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1884 SD tornado photo, sketches show storm's force

Tornados swept across the prairie and plains of South Dakota long before there was Doppler radar to predict them.

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S.D. Historical Society To Gather Information At Mead

Yankton history enthusiasts will have a chance to provide some valuable input Friday afternoon at the Mead Museum.

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Coolidge In South Dakota

Calvin Coolidge not only spent a summer in South Dakota but paved the tourism path we have come to love about our beautiful state.

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February 1962, a record-breaking storm

Sixty years ago this week, southeastern South Dakota was hit with a snowstorm of monster proportions. Beginning on February 16 and lasting through the 18th, the storm dropped a total of 32.2 inches of snow in Sioux Falls, making it the biggest single snow event in Sioux Falls weather history. In addition, the storm accounted for the single highest 24-hour snow total of 26 inches. All told, the month of February 1962 saw over four FEET of snow (48.4 inches) cover the area.

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