Vermont Remains Calm; Don't Go To Rapid City

The weather gods really seem to have in it for the area around Rapid City, South Dakota.

This building collapsed under the weight of
several feet of snow during a blizzard i
South Dakota a couple weeks ago. The Black Hills
in that state continue to experience extreme weather. 

While we here in Vermont have enjoyed a (mostly) very pleasant autumn, the Black Hills of South Dakota just seem to be a huge weather target.

They had that huge blizzard a couple weeks ago, that dropped more than four feet of snow on many areas, brought winds to 70 miles and killed countless numbers of cattle.

That was followed a few days ago by rains, combined with melting snow to produce flooding, along with another windstorm packing gusts to 60 mph.

Now, in the forecast for the Black Hills the next couple of days, is heavy rain and more flooding, plus another heavy snowstorm. (though they're talking a foot of snow, not five feet this time)

So, if you're in Vermont like me or some other island of calm weather, remember this: Rapid City and the Black Hills are getting hammered by every kind of weird weather imaginable. It will calm down there eventually.

And then maybe it will be your turn in a few months to get hammered by a parade of bizarre weather extremes.

You never know.  So don't get too smug if you're enjoying a pleasant weather weekend