I am from MN but happened to be in Sioux Falls for a work conference. It was very confusing and scary because I had difficulty figuring out where the tornadoes were compared to where I was, and I heard from no one in the hotel as far as seeking shelter. I didn't want to look panicked, so I stayed on the phone with my husband, then later my dad trying to keep calm.
It's crazy how this was four years ago. I woke up due to the wind and hail, and i saw we were in a tornado warning. But I never heard a single tornado siren, so I never went to wake up my family like I would have. Thank the Lord, it wasn't worse.
You are actually delusional if you think they chose not to sound off the sirens. They tried, but there was a glitch in the sirens that prevented them from going off.
They're called outdoor warning sirens for a reason. TVs, phones, radios (especially weather radios) all give out plenty of warning. They sounded ours in Crooks, but I had to go outside to hear it. Too much wind and other noise to hear it from inside. Don't rely on the outdoor sirens to alert you. If you have a smartphone and it has battery, it's gonna tell you no matter what. If you have cable TV, it's gonna tell you. If you are watching something on CBS, NBC, ABC, etc., you're going to be watching the weather report instead. But the smartest thing is to have a weather radio somewhere. That shit will wake you up from sleeping. You just need one.
I'm thirteen right now but I lived in Sioux falls for 7 years and I haven't seen anything like that this since I been there
Same
omfg same
i remember that night, i was dying of laughter as i watched a garbage bin zoom across my tv screen
now i have the worst premonition for next spring... i feel the metro area is going to be devastated
@@kenidk1654 I mean, you were about two years off, but there was that derecho that just went through... does that count?
This was the first time for me and it was so scary!! It's wired to think a tornado has hit my home town
In 2014 a funnel cloud was confirmed in Sioux Falls, but it didn't touch down. A tornado warning was still issued though.
@@RiverTheHuskyVR oh yeah, I know. But this was the first tornado that actually caused damage. But I remember that day in 2014 though!!
the first time since the 80s tornadoes had hit the sioux falls metro area, my 7th grade year was HELL. tornadoes, teacher died, and covid...
I am from MN but happened to be in Sioux Falls for a work conference. It was very confusing and scary because I had difficulty figuring out where the tornadoes were compared to where I was, and I heard from no one in the hotel as far as seeking shelter. I didn't want to look panicked, so I stayed on the phone with my husband, then later my dad trying to keep calm.
Wow!
You know, KELO, one of these days you should ask the FCC if you can legally change your callsign to KELOLAND.
That was a week before my grandparents and I moved away
Dam. I remember this
I went to the Basement and freaking ran when I felt that wind
I remember this night. I was right where the tornado/tornadoes were
I had to go thru this.
i slept through all of this and was so confused the next day as to why i wasn't going to school
It's crazy how this was four years ago. I woke up due to the wind and hail, and i saw we were in a tornado warning. But I never heard a single tornado siren, so I never went to wake up my family like I would have.
Thank the Lord, it wasn't worse.
Wow!
I remember this night very very well
No sirens , the city chose not to sound them , we almost died in our home
You are actually delusional if you think they chose not to sound off the sirens. They tried, but there was a glitch in the sirens that prevented them from going off.
How do ppl im country survive without sirens? Get a weather radio take responsibility.
They're called outdoor warning sirens for a reason. TVs, phones, radios (especially weather radios) all give out plenty of warning. They sounded ours in Crooks, but I had to go outside to hear it. Too much wind and other noise to hear it from inside. Don't rely on the outdoor sirens to alert you. If you have a smartphone and it has battery, it's gonna tell you no matter what. If you have cable TV, it's gonna tell you. If you are watching something on CBS, NBC, ABC, etc., you're going to be watching the weather report instead. But the smartest thing is to have a weather radio somewhere. That shit will wake you up from sleeping. You just need one.