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Derecho 05-12-2022 Brookings, SD
YIKES!
"2022 Derecho that hit South Dakota on May 12th with winds estimated at 107 mph at Brookings, SD per the National Weather Service, Souix Falls, SD "
From the comments:
"A dust storm, in the form of a haboob (which is a dust storm with a wedge-shaped front, which can be caused by either a cold front or in this case a thunderstorm gust front), accompanied this derecho. This explains the blackout (i.e., the thick dust made the environment pitch black)."
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