"Someone forgot to tell South Dakota it is April!" That is one of the comments being posted on Twitter tonight as the storm progresses through the state. Trees are down, power is out in various parts of the state, all schools are canceled, and Interstate 90 is closed throughout the state with officials there refusing to speculate on when it might reopen again.
Even in snowy South Dakota, the snowfall there is one of record proportions. One poster on Twitter says that he has lived in South Dakota all his life and has never encountered a storm of this nature. In Ellsworth, drifts are eight feet high. "Just be glad you don't live in South Dakota right now," is one Twitter comment. However, there are creative ways to cope. One older couple that is without electricity is entertaining themselves by having their dog chase their flashlight halo around the house.
The weather is being accompanied by very eerie conditions. One poster reports green lightning. Another poster reports thunder, lightning, and ice pellets along with no power. As one poster sums up, "Here in South Dakota, our seasons are fall, winter, still winter, sunshine for three days, winter, and a little more winter just for kicks."
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