1965: Six tornadoes struck an 11 county region with the greatest damage southwest and just north of Minneapolis.

1988: High winds produced blowing dust which reduced visibilities to less than one half mile in northeastern South Dakota. Wind gusts of 62 mph were reported at Aberdeen. A small building was destroyed in Gettysburg and a building was damaged near Timber Lake. Winds also blew over a tractor trailer injuring a man in Okaton.

1999: High winds of 35 to 50 mph, gusting to over 60 mph blew across central and north central South Dakota from the early morning to the late evening hours causing some damage. In Pierre, the high winds blew a large tree down and tore loose a piece of the sheet metal cornice atop a downtown building. At the Legion Memorial Park in Mobridge, the high winds knocked the centerfield lights to the ground. In Jones County, a semi tractor trailer was blown over and damaged. The fishing tournament of Lake Oahe had to be postponed as result of the high winds.

1917: A late season snowstorm produced up to 9 inches of snow in parts of the Texas Panhandle.

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Britton City-Wide Rummage Sales- Saturday, May 10th, 8am-1pm. Listings will be available for you to print after May 8th on www.brittonsouthdakota.com under the "play" tab. 

Groton United Methodist Women May Breakfast, Wednesday, May 7, with seating at 11:30 am and 1:15 pm. $8 Reservation required. Call Clare Brotherton at 397-8177 or Caralee Heitmann at 397-8634. Meals may be picked up or we will deliver to local businesses. To schedule a delivery, please call Kay Brandt at 397-8389 Monday or Tuesday or before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7th.

Open House Bridal Shower for Brianna Siefkes.  May 7th at 6:00pm at  St John's Lutheran Church in Hecla.

ONE AND TWO bedroom apartment for rent. HDS subsidized. Rent includes utilities and heat. No smoking. Pets okay. Contact Kendra at 605/215-4000.