Thunderstorms Bring Hail, Wind, And Power Outages to Sioux Empire

The series of thunderstorms that moved through the Sioux Empire on Wednesday night (June 11) brought some much-needed precipitation, high winds, a bit of hail, and a spectacular light show.

As AC/DC would say, "We were thunderstruck!"

There was some serious cloud-to-ground lightning going on! No shortage of things that go boom in the night, last night.

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Parts of Sioux Falls were without power due to a transformer that was struck by lightning early in the evening. Some residents were left without power for over six hours courtesy of Mother Nature's little light show.

The section of town where I live in western Sioux Falls lost power shortly before 8 PM, and power wasn't restored until after 2 AM on Thursday, June 12th.

We should really consider ourselves lucky here in Sioux Falls, because things were far worse east of here.

Dakota News Now is reporting that a few communities in Northwest Iowa were hit the hardest with Mother Nature's severe weather whoppin' stick.

Towns like Rock Rapids and Sibley, Iowa, which are between 30 and 60 miles east of Sioux Falls, took the brunt of Mother Nature's wrath. Residents in those areas saw damage to homes, businesses, and trees due to severe storms that rolled through that portion of the state.

According to Dakota News Now, many roofs were blown off homes in Lyon County’s Rock Rapids and Sibley in Osceola County. Several buildings were also damaged in Rock Rapids, along with numerous trees down in Emmetsburg.

Cleanup will be at the top of everyone's list today in those Iowa communities.

What can we expect to see weather-wise for the rest of the week?

Well, it looks like just a slight chance of thunderstorms again tonight, with a better chance on Saturday and Sunday night.

Hopefully, nothing too severe, where you live.

Your favorite Results-Townsquare Media radio station will keep you updated should severe weather break out again.

Source: Dakota News Now

14 Things South Dakotans Hate About South Dakota

If you're a west-river resident you may turn your nose up at east-river life. And east-river folks may look down their noses at their western brothers and sisters.

But, in the end, we are all South Dakotans.

Bound by our unique place in the world. We are the mountains (kinda) and the plains, urban and rural, and often hot and cold; all at the same time. This is our weird state and we love it.

But, even though we all love our state, there is room to complain. Here is a list of 19 things that real South Dakotans say they hate about South Dakota (it's all just for fun).

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns