It was the worst storm that South Dakota experienced in years. Moving through the roads of Aberdeen, the sights of uprooted trees blocking important road crossings and damaged electric poles and transformers clearly revealed the scale of devastation that the storm brought in its wake. The storm crashed at a speed that varied from 80 to 115 miles per hour on the night of July 31, Thursday, accompanied with heavy showers.  

Aberdeen, of all cities in South Dakota, was the worst affected. Road blockages and power cuts were the worst of problems, followed by large scale destruction of homes, cars and roadways. The picture was more or less same all over the Brown County. The authorities believe that it will take some time to clear up the mess and restore normalcy. There were losses of homes and road blocks in the Day county as well, where a number of trailer homes and cabins by the Waubay Lake were razed to the ground.

As the authorities are working double time to bring life back to normal, the people are yet to revived from the shock and terror that swept through the state on Thursday night.