When It Rains, It Pumps
Life on the Southeast Side of Sioux Falls
Wednesday’s rain [July 23, 2025] wasn’t just a little sprinkle — it was a full-on dump from the sky. According to our rain gauge near Harmodon Park, we got 4.10 inches in about 70 minutes. I don’t know what we did to deserve that kind of weather drama, but it felt like Mother Nature had a bone to pick.
Thankfully, our house stayed dry. But if you went for a walk around the neighborhood this morning, you got a real show — sump pump hoses stretched across yards like garden snakes, and the pumps themselves? Oh, they were performing. You’d hear one start spitting as you walked by, then another, then maybe even a third before you’d made it to the end of the block. It was like a neighborhood playlist, except instead of music, it was the whirr-thunk of hardworking pumps keeping basements dry…