Published by admin on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 12:01pm
10 years ago, 2013 — A powerful storm made its way through Custer late Sunday afternoon, destroying gardens, damaging cars and roofs and even uprooting trees. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Rapid City confirmed a tornado formed from the storm and believed winds reached 100 miles per hour. The storm formed near Silver City and intensified over Hill City, with the tornado touching down two miles south of town, east of Hwy. 16...The Custer County Commission approved its provisional budget, with the budget expected to be around $400,000 higher than a year ago.