{"id":16392,"date":"2016-06-22T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=16392"},"modified":"2016-12-28T18:49:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T02:49:57","slug":"june-22-2016-going-to-church-in-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2016\/06\/22\/june-22-2016-going-to-church-in-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"June 22, 2016 Going to Church in South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start\/Lemmon, SD<\/p>\n

End\/Belle Fourche, SD<\/p>\n

183 miles<\/p>\n

Lunch in Ludlow at the Crooked Creek Cafe<\/p>\n

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Chris took his mini tour group into Rapid City to have the windshield repaired. \u00a0My group dilly-dallied in northwestern SD on this down day before rolling into Belle Fourche for the night. \u00a0There was a moderate risk of severe weather, with a very decent chance of strong tornadoes, in northern Illinois. \u00a0That was too far away for this group, given our starting point at Lemmon along the western SD\/ND border. \u00a0Strong storms did develop in IL by early evening, but tornado-wise the event was a bust for most chasers. \u00a0The one or two longer-lived tornadoes which developed before dark were difficult to catch and were involved with rain.<\/p>\n

Detailed maps of South Dakota show numerous churches in the middle of nowhere, notably along the lonely roads from Lodgepole to Ludlow in Perkins and Harding counties. \u00a0We had a leisurely drive along this route and stopped at about a half dozen churches. \u00a0Some were still in use and some were in serious disrepair. \u00a0Among those visited were (east to west) Duck Creek Church, Bethany Church, Golden Valley Church, St. Isadore Church, and Immanuel Church.<\/p>\n

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