A look back at the May 12, 2022 derecho 4 years later

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Four years ago, a storm still talked about to this day hit Sioux Falls and impacted four different states.

The May 12, 2022, derecho, which started as thunderstorms in southern Nebraska, produced 34 tornadoes in four different states: 19 in Minnesota, 13 in South Dakota and 1 in both North Dakota and Iowa. Xcel Energy reported power was out for more than 35,000 customers, while Northwestern Energy had as many as 9,500 customers without power.

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That storm, which produced daunting images of dust-filled haboob, produced more than 150 damaging wind reports, 59 significant wind gusts (75 mph or higher) and resulted in two deaths in South Dakota…

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