Survived South Dakota Derecho 05-12-2022 Brookings, SD - PT 2 

I live in Texas and have been through 17 tornadoes. I've been deployed in Afghanistan three times and dealt with sandstorms. This looked like the worst of both.

I don't think I've ever seen that kind of prolonged, utter darkness directly from a storm before. I didn't even know it was possible for clouds and debris to completely enshroud sunlight like this (unless potentially in the fallout of a super volcano eruption), insane footage.

My daughter lives there, She was scared out of her mind. Had 3 kids in the car and beatin for shelter. They found it. Thank God !

The part where darkness suddenly envelops the sky isn't something I'd expect to actually occur in real life. Absolutely wild

Double Trouble: practically ALL of the severe thunderstorms within this derecho were ALSO tornado-warned, which is highly unusual. Another time when something similar happened (i.e., squall lines spawning numerous tornadoes) was during Rounds 1 and 2 of the April 27, 2011 Super Outbreak in the Deep South. The reason that happened was that, at that time, conditions were *EXTREMELY* favorable for tornadoes, due to a rare but dreaded combination of summer-like instability and winter-like wind shear. Round 3 was the *BIG ONE:* the March of the Supercells. That round spawned the greatest number of tornadoes, including FOUR EF5 tornadoes!

Wow. I have NEVER seen daylight turn completely black like that. Those clouds were pitch black! That’s freaky.

I don't love earthquakes and wildfires in California but these wind events in the plains and middle of the country lately really are something. Sheesh, what a sight!

I was farther south, but this is exactly how we experienced it. In a convenience store, where the whole front was glass. Terrifying, especially when the power went out.

I remember coming home from work and I just see this massive dust cloud move into my area. Absolutely scary.

We were in front of it going 65 mph on a two lane highway, it actually gained ground on us, met a sheriff heading out to watch for tornadoes in this mix, sirens wailing when we got into town, very surreal, the bank of clouds were green and mixture of dirt

0:52 When the power goes out before the worst of the storm arrives, you know you're in trouble. That's what happened in my neighborhood when the 2012 derecho hit the DC metro area. The storm took out every part of the power grid that was in its path.

Holy smoke it went day to night really fast that’s how crazy big it was… hope u guys are all ok

As a Texan those sirens alone give me the chills. Then you add that incredibly dark storm and I’m gone!

I was in Sioux Falls when this happened and it was definitely the most scariest things ever.

This is what I love about nature. Nature doesn't care about your race, opinions, your politics... and especially your religion/faith. It's coming without your permission and it's going to do, what it's going to do, and there is NOTHING one can do but 'duck & cover.' Utter respect!

I remember this! I was coming home from daycare (I am a 6th grader now) and we saw the whole sky go pitch black. it was amazing!!

1:31 that shift holyyy

I love how people just drive around going about their errands in the face of a monster like this approaching, even with the sirens going off. It really showcases who among us are the turkeys that will stare slack-jawed up into the rain until they drown.

This reminds me of my dad’s descriptions of the dust bowl storms.

How it goes from day to pitch darkness I find quite astonishing in all honesty.

Fascinating. You weren't kidding about it looking like night, first time ever seeing something like this, thanks for the vid.

I was in the middle of that in my car. My back door window was exploded by something

I was born in Deadwood SD. My parents moved us to California when I was 2. Thank goodness. Never seen or heard about this from one of my 13 aunts and uncles who still live there. That was amazing and frightening in equal measure.

I’m in Sioux Falls and seeing just a wave of darkness and dust coming in was insane! Then came the wind and phone alerts. That was insane and can’t believe how hard places around us got hit!

Thats a scary storm Weird how it got dark and 10 sec later it got even darker. The power of nature keeps us in check and reminds us that we're not in control we're just along for the ride

My God that's terrifying, please stay safe, from Manitoba, Canada

Incredible footage. Years ago a Derecho passed through Virginia and snapped the tops right off large trees. Scary storms.

This looks insanely unreal, the way those fast moving clouds move in, the way it grows so dark _so dang fast._ We had one similar to this two weeks ago in southern Ontario and in southern Quebec. We don’t get them a lot (if at all), it literally took many of us by surprise. The damage was immense from the aftermath of the storm. It didn’t turn _THIS_ dark where I was though, THIS looks like night in the middle of nowhere. Thanks for sharing this, nature beautiful but sometimes scary as heck.

Holy shit. I've never seen anything like this. Imagine being there in real life. Man that's insane.

I saw something similar back in 2001 during a tornado at the then Airborne Express Terminal, where I worked as a computer technician and flight simulator operator (three different platforms). I had already been through an F5 back in the 1974 Super Outbreak, and that is what totally destroyed any calmness about severe weather. In this case, the sky was this black, but the power was still on. I saw the funnel drop when I got into the computer building. Was ready to hit the alarm, but the tower saw it at the same time...there were about 20 cargo jets loading up for the night flights. I ran into the building and grabbed two colleagues and we went into the reinforced stairwell that was the "safe area." I was shaking but my co-worker was sobbing uncontrollably and so I tried to divert the attention to how cool it was to be in a tornado (yeah..right,...I know)...and felt the pressure change and the ears pop...looked out the safety door and everything was this black but greener and the huge windows were bowing in and out. then it cleared. The tornado jumped the road and hit a farm across from the airpark. I do not even want to think about a twister hitting all those jets. I have since retired and moved everyone to our nice spot in the relatively calm SW. I will just enjoy seeing other folks' photos and videos...I absolutely get the chills. When we bought the property, and found out what the physical address was (rather than...three miles past the flagpole and the red pump handle on our private road), Mother Nature had a laugh at us...part of our road name is "Derecho!" 🤠🌞

this is actually so scary..... I've been through some seriously bad storms in Oklahoma including the 2011 and 2013 stuff but something like this where it's just suddenly pitch black, tornado sirens blaring and not knowing where the tornadoes might be.... that would actually terrify me.

The complete blackout in daylight actually terrified me! I have seen it get very dark; but never so dark that it blots out the sun completely!!! Wow that is scary!!!!

Good on your city for activating the sirens. I hear most cities didn't and could have saved that Sioux Falls teacher's life. Maybe she wouldn't have gotten in her car if she heard the sirens go off.

Thank you for sharing…soooo dark. Biblical!

I've never seen video of a dust storm derecho (haboob) where it got dark as night because of the dust thickness!

I been through a tornado and I was js sitting outside watching it, crazy part about this storm I’m talking about is it was 3 pm and it looked like it was 3 am

jesus the darkness and the speed at which it fell is absolutely insane

That is crazy how it got dark sooo fast! Wow!

Damn this is a great video, it's amazing how it goes from day time to night in the blink of a eye . Awesome video ...

That is fucking terrifying. Makes the one here in Ontario that happened Saturday look like a shower.

I’ve only ever seen something like this happen once in the UK. It got dark and I remember the orange glow of the street lights in the middle of the day. The conifer trees were blown around so hard, they reminded me of the vertical bruises spinning in the car wash. It rained so hard.

Thank you Jack Sloan for posting this!!!!

I was in the Dubai storm, and i thought that was the darkest it could get, it looked like midnight at just 3 pm in the morning, little did i know there was storms like these making you feel blind

Several years ago I remember searching up "darkest daytime skies during a storm" out of curiosity. Nothing I could find were as dark as night, so I didn't think it was possible. Well I guess I've found what I was looking for. Terrifying, yet so fascinating.

Thanks for sharing this!

We had a Derecho here in Iowa and Illinois back in 2020. Caused a lot of damage for a couple of hundred miles.

I grew up in Lubbock Texas and this reminds me of the many dust storms that I endured growing up in the Panhandle.

Interesting to experience this weather phenomenon.

This is an incredible shot. It is both terrifying and amazing.

Green clouds in thunderstorms are usually hail. Large hail and dust. Lived through Huricaine Andrew in south Miami working in ICU that night. Countless tornados and 2 derechos in Kansas.

That happened to me once stuck on road with a giant tractor trailer in front me - instant darkness, the friggin loudest sound that it sounded like silence; I thought I was dead.🎉

I lived in the MW for a while and it never ceased to amaze me how casual people were when bad weather blew in.

Wow just wow I couldnt imagine being there for this. I like storm but this is just crazy.

Incredible video. Thank you for sharing this.

This isn't your everyday darkness. This is advanced darkness.

I was in that Derecho, we refer to as the “May 8th storm” that swept our town in Souther Illinois I think in like 2012 or somewhere in that time frame. That was an intense storm

Damn. That's almost like being in the middle of a black hole. Glad you're okay!

Holy cow, that's nuts!

I honestly thought that the clouds rolling in at the beginning is what you were talking about, and i could see the camera adjusting the brightness to keep things visible, and then it went full black. That's terrifying.

My god. One moment, it was relatively light out. The next, COMPLETELY pitch dark (coupled with electricity being knocked out by the derecho before the darkness came).

Same thing here in Sioux Falls.

I experienced one of these in DC - it was incredible and terrifying.

Tornadoes are violent and are just as deadly but Derechos I still think can be worse. Great footage.

Very cool video! Glad you survived and thanks for sharing!😮

We in Oklahoma well know huge tornados and black outs from dust storms ! Nice footage !

i was half expecting Sauron and his Orcs to march in with the storm

You know what I think why everything darkenned so badly? Notice in 1:31 that the drops of rain are soaked with soil. So what happened was that the rain mixed with the black soil, just like in a volcano (ashes in the volcano case). So maybe the intense winds of the derecho blew the dry soil and mixed with the rain.

holy... I have never seen clouds block out the sun like that before.

I have never seen it turn black as night! Wow. Scary

Kansas, Michigan, ontario, Germany, India, South Dakota Wow tornadoes are pretty active that year.

how long did it stay that dark for? I've been through a couple but nothing like that

Moro no Brasil e por aqui não temos tornados, embora assustador eu acho um dos fenômenos mais admiráveis da natureza.

I think that about sums it up…WOW!

Bit of a juxtaposition between watching a terrifying tornado that turns day into night and knowing at that moment that you’ve just sold several items on eBay.

Right out of a sci-fi movie.

I assume the storm coincided with a dust storm. I've seen them in deserts. They can get VERY dark.

I find it interesting how that lady is calmly getting in her car like shit isn't about to go down as the siren is wailing in the distance, wonder if she thought it was just another run-of-the-mill tornado... Regardless, this is such interesting footage! never in my life have I even seen a tornado blot out the sky like that! I live in Florida and the closest we get are hurricanes here.

Wow, this is unnerving.

The horn sound is haunting

Those tornado sirens sound ominous and eerie

The fact that the whole storm at the beginning was rotating was super scary

Darker than at night!!

In 2020 a volcanic eruption on St Vincent (and island in the Caribbean which is part of North America) blotted out the sun on neighbouring island Barbados. It turned high noon into midnight.

Derechos are awesome forces of nature -

Crazy how it went from light to dark in 5 seconds!

That was darker than an eclipse ......eerie and scary

Amazing

May God protect you all !!!

That's amazing, Never heard of a "derecho" before. I know the word, but not the storm.

Day turns to night 🌞 - 🌙

Those things are always a trip ‼️

Wow!!! I live in North Carolina, near the coast. We get some big hurricanes from time to time but NEVER seen one turn the sky black like that. I would be on my knees praying to Jesus 😅

That derecho making broad daylight pitch black in seconds is scary especially with a tornado siren after the storm caused a blackout. Where's the tornado coming from?

The sky turning dark seems apocalyptic ! 😮

My dad was from Illinois. He use to talk about when he was a boy out working in the fields, how storms would come in . He said it would be 12 noon and you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face . I allways thought he was building it up a little bit . Apparently i was wrong . That was during the great depression.

Now, imagine being homeless and hunkering down in a hammock or tent, and then feeling the winds pick up. You stick your head out to see what the storm looks like and all you see is darkness. The whole world has come to an end!

Went black so so fast now a tornado warning holy heak

Wow I can’t believe how it turned night in seconds.

I witnessed a tornado 41 years ago before which the sky got the darkest I'd ever seen it, but what is shown in this video is darker than that!

That had some Silent Hill movie feel to it.