TRUE DAKOTAN PHOTO/DUKE STRONG WINDS took down several large cottonwood trees along a dam (right) near the Wyatt Brunsen and Robert Jokumsen home a little more than a mile south of Wessington Springs. The May 26th storm also blew down a tree at the Robert and Nancy Amberg home a half mile south. That tree fell on the house causing a hole in the roof. The storm also downed many trees around the David Salmen home between Springs and Lane along Highway 34. Salmen commented that he had not seen so many trees down in all the years he has lived there. It was not confirmed if the damage was caused by tornadoes or strong straight winds.

Approximately four inches of rain fell on the Jerauld County area from Thursday, June 10 through Sunday night, June 13. Some of rains caused flood damage in the area including rural roads and crop fields.

Sump pumps were busy as several homes had flood damage in the basements.

The heavy rains came at haying time, causing problems on how to best salvage it (see Agri-Notebook by Heather Larson on page five).

It could have been worse. An area to the south of Wessington Springs, around Mt. Vernon, received a downpour of over five inches in just a few hours, and Mitchell had the highest rainfall in a two day period since 1908. See Kraft’s official weather above-left.

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