On April 14, 1886, a devastating "cyclone" tore through St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Rice, killing 72 people and injuring 213. It's still remembered as Minnesota's deadliest tornado.
I bet you haven't seen this video! Nearly 40 years ago a tornado popped up out without warning. Miraculously, the tornado was caught on camera by a news chopper.
Nothing surprises me when it comes to weather anymore. It's late February and a storm chaser caught the beginning of a tornado forming near Watertown, South Dakota on Monday!
South Dakota's Tornado Alley region includes much of the Sioux Empire in the southeast of the state. If you live in one of these 10 counties there's a pretty good chance of being near a tornado.