Last night we were taking photos of a senior and trying to dodge the rain that threatened to make a portrait session damp when we noticed the black clouds to our east out near Bacon Creek Park. Our immediate thoughts were to those east of us. Those folks were getting more rain that they didn't need, we shook our heads in disbelief, and got on with the fun at hand. This gal wanted to get some photos with a horse so we went to her uncles home on the east side of town. It was a great shoot and she has some wonderful images. He was talking about a storm that had just rolled over his land, blowing over his lawn chairs and swing. We were a little surprised because the sun had come out and it was a beautiful evening.
While we were taking photographs, however, to the south of us, a boy scout camp near Little Sioux was hit by a deadly tornado 60 miles south of Sioux City. Boy scouts from the tri-state area were there for leadership training. Four young men were killed and over forty people hurt in and around the camp. We are all stunned by the devastation and death of this storm. Our hearts go out to the boys' families and loved ones.