sturgis cam

[perry 82]

this might be interesting to watch when the bikes roll in.

LIVE sturgis cam

3 days till sturgis 2009

http://www.sturgis.com/

[C-Series14 15]

Actually, it started monday!!! Didn't go this year, went last year, but a bunch of us are going next year!!!

[perry 82]

08/08/2009 4:14 AM

Hail Storm Pounds Sturgis Rally

Bikers and homeowners in Sturgis will be spending this final weekend of the rally cleaning up from a Friday night storm.

Golf ball to baseball sized hail, and a possible tornado turned a campground and R-V park into a war zone.

The hail damaged several vehicles bad enough that they had to be towed.

The storm was heading past Sturgis but at the last minute swung north and that's when the tornado sirens sounded, warning everyone to take cover.

Emergency management had extra staffing at the fire department and ambulance service because of the rally, so they were able to respond quickly to people who needed help in the storm.

Officials say there were a handful of minor injuries, and at least one report of a downed tree on top of a house.

Several small fires were started because of lightening strikes, but no serious damage.

[TJ 184]

Actually, it started monday!!! Didn't go this year, went last year, but a bunch of us are going next year!!!

Looks like you picked the right year to miss. :thumbs2:

[C-Series14 15]

Yea, I guess we did! Actually, last year, we headed NW into Montana and stopped at a bar in Alzada. Then headed south into Wyoming headed to Devil's Tower and other watering holes. Well, on the way back to Spearfish, basically the same thing happened...one of the guys with a bagger and weather radio said storms are a coming, with hail!!!! Well, that was the fastest I ever drove back to the house!!! We pulled into the garage and 10 minutes later, it let loose. Never seen clouds like we saw before or since, it was scary!!!