Area Storm Damage

We'd like to wish all the wind storm victims a speedy recovery from last weeks high winds.

Winds were clocked at over 115 mph lasting more than 2 hours which did a lot of damage.

Several area towns were without electrical power until last night.  Some are still without power.

This damage leaves scars that will be visible for a long time to come as many of the trees torn out were large mature ones.  Along with loss of trees, many structures were destroyed or badly damaged.  The worst of the damage seems to be along highway 12 from Aberdeen to Summit and east with a swath of 40-50 miles wide.  We heard this storm went all the way to Chicago.  That's akin to having an F-2 tornado on the ground from central South Dakota all the way to Chicago....think about that.

There is still a lot of clean-up left to do. If anyone wants to volunteer their time or energy I am sure it would be most welcome.