My dad never wanted us to take a shower while there was a thunderstorm. It made sense, water conducts electricity, our water pipes are connected to the water tower, electrocution seeemed possible.
For over seven hours, severe weather rolled through central and eastern South Dakota, northern Nebraska, western Iowa and western Minnesota on Tuesday (June 13).
Storms quickly passed through Sioux Falls and were awed by the vivid purple clouds and the bright smashes of lightning. Here's a short video of the awesomeness.
Dark clouds enveloped Sioux Falls today (June 12), but the actual outcome was only a bit of small hail and heavy rain. The next event could produce more storms.