Significant amounts of agricultural land are flooded as the James River at the Columbia gauge in South Dakota reached 15.1 feet on Thursday morning.

Why It Matters

The flooded river arrives as the region has battled heavy rains this summer. National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warned that more flooding was possible on Thursday night, as more heavy rainstorms trekked across the state.

What To Know

A flood warning issued by the NWS office in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Thursday morning said the James River will remain in effect until further notice. The warning was reissued, as one has been in place for "a little while now," NWS meteorologist Brian Cromwell, who works at the Aberdeen office, told Newsweek .

"We've seen a lot of rainfall in that area , so the rainfall piled

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