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Posts tagged as “weather”

Rapid City Has Least Predictable Weather in America

Rapid City—Land of Climatological Adventure! So says Nate Silver, who now that the election is over has time to crunch meteorological data to determine what parts of the United States have the most unpredictable weather. Silver and FiveThirtyEight.com colleague Reuben…

Ranchers Report 87% More Losses to Relief Fund Than to State Vet

Following the big October blizzard, state veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven received reports from ranchers that about 23,000 cattle, sheep, horses, and bison had been lost in the storm. But the Rancher Relief Fund, which is soliciting donations to help West River…

Amid Blizzard and Water Crisis, Allen Announces City Commission Bid

Madison faces triple trouble today. Lake County is in a blizzard warning until this evening, with new snow getting whipped around in blinding 50- to 65-mile-per-hour gusts. The roof caved in on the city's clean-water well last night, leaving Madison…

Guest Column: State Fumbled Response to October Blizzard

Former State Fire Chief Joe Lowe knows a thing or two about responding to fires, floods, and other major emergencies. He also happens to be running for Governor. That's why his critique of the state's apparent lack of readiness and…

Daugaard: Obama Working Harder Than Noem, Thune, Johnson

Barack Obama to the rescue! Governor Dennis Daugaard is pleased to report that our caring and hard-working President has with great alacrity declared western South Dakota a disaster area due to last month's early blizzard. Governor Daugaard says President Obama…