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And the destructive impact that can have, the way they would close down roads, the difficulty they would create for people. And obviously the loss of livestock that comes with that. Weve seen over the years blizzards that have taken their toll on one of our states most important industries. But the storm damage that i saw yesterday when i toured western south dakota really was epic. You cant look at the mountains and branches that were piled high waiting fordice posal or the for disposal or scenes of pastures scattered with dead livestock. This snowstorm started out, madam president , as heavy rain. And i know the distinguished chair had much of this in her state of north dakota as well. But that soaked the livestock. Then it turned into a raging blizzard with heavy snow and sustaining winds of 60 to 70 miles an hour. These winds drove livestock for miles, some more than 12 miles from their pastures. The fortunate ones lasted through the storms miles from their origination but still al ....