Tornado

There's a legend tied to a local chief, a river crossing that supposedly couldn't happen, and a safety tip that's been quietly making things worse for decades.

Six years later, Sioux Falls remembers the night three tornadoes left a trail of destruction across the city.

Reed Timmer followed this storm throughout the state of South Dakota. He saw strong winds, tornadoes, large hail, and even a wildfire!

Tanner Charles is a Storm Chaser from Minnesota and is known for following extreme weather. He took some amazing video and pictures of the latest tornadoes

Timmer says it was the 'most amazing intercept' in his 30-year career.

Some rural communities were hit harder than others

This is not very Minnesota nice.

The video shows just how close these travelers were to the twister.

Six lives lost. One-third of the town injured. Nearly every building destroyed. This is the story of the 1998 Spencer tornado in words and pictures.

Even though tornados are rare, that infrequency has allowed a mythology to grow around them. That leads to myths that get passed around as fact.