Picture this: a chilly spring day in South Dakota, and those slender funnel clouds start twisting above. They look like tornadoes, but there's more to the story.
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!