Storms Cause Damage, Several Injuries In NE South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Weekend storms in northeastern South Dakota damaged buildings, caused power outages and led to at least a couple of injuries.
National Weather Service reports show wind gusts on Saturday in the region in the range of 75 mph. The American News reports the wind downed power poles and trees, damaged a machine shed near Bath and a hangar at Aberdeen's airport. Heavy rain also led to street flooding in Aberdeen.
The Daily Republic reports that winds estimated at up to 80 mph knocked over a camper at Lake Poinsett. JL Dye of Sioux Falls was knocked unconscious and suffered a cut on his nose. His wife, Chrissy, was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital with a back injury.
Dye says the camper and several others were heavily damaged.
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