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Sioux Falls, South Dakota – South Dakota sits in the heart of the northern Plains, one of the most active tornado corridors in the United States, giving residents only minutes to act when an alert is issued.
According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes occur most frequently between the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachians, placing South Dakota squarely in a high-risk zone during the warm season. The state averages dozens of confirmed tornadoes in many years, with peak activity in late spring and early summer when warm, unstable air collides with powerful cold fronts sweeping across the Plains…