East of Regent is where the Focht farm once stood. It was completely destroyed by an F4 tornado on June 29, 1975. “I was 21, and we were married a year and a day,” said Verna Focht.

An F4 tornado bears down on storm chaser Tim Samaras near Manchester, South Dakota in 2004. South Dakota is in Tornado Alley, a region in the United States known for frequent tornadic activity.