Minnesota Storms

Lightning, Prairie Storms,

Last night I wasn't sure if we were going to have a house left or not. I know, that sounds a bit dramatic but this was a doozy of a storm that rolled through, and my stomach which usually does not react to things of this nature, told me to be wary of it. The storm came in northwest of our farm, and although it took it's time getting to us, once it was here it settled right over our place for way longer than I was comfortable with. It didn't help that the weather band was squawking continually over and over to

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Northwestern Iowa Storm

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Since the wind and stormy weather has yet to break in our area, I thought this would be the perfect time for this video. I took this video last Saturday night on my way to Minneapolis, the last leg of my trip. It ended up being quite a ride, as the rain made for moments of low or no visibility. I ended up stopping towards at the end of this video and having supper with hopes of the storm letting up. Sadly, I did not get out of the storm until well after midnight, which made for a long drive. I wish I had the sound of

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