after a tornado dubbed the father's day tornado hit billings' rimrock auto arena on june 20, 2010, causing major damage, the outlaws franchise folded, and their star quarterback chris dixon signed with the storm. led by dixon, sioux falls scored an astounding 1022 points on the 2011 regular season, with 70 or more points in 10 games and opening with a 105-71 win over the kent predators in kent, washington. only twice did the storm fall short of 50 points and both were against the omaha beef, who handed them a 41-37 loss in the regular season finale after sioux falls had started 13-0. the two teams met in the next game, which was the playoff opener. the storm won it, 52-39, then beat green bay 52-12 to return to the united bowl. although they tied their lowest scoring game of the season, sioux falls rolled over the tri-cities fever 37-10 to earn the league championship after a two-year hiatus and also win its first ifl title. dixon and the storm dominated again in 2012, this time with a perfect 14-0 record and 941 points in the regular season. on april 14, the storm beat the allen wranglers, then featuring former nfl standout receiver terrell owens, 52-45 on the road in allen, texas. dixon threw his 500th career touchdown pass, when he hit james terry with a 42-yard pass during a may 19 game against the blizzard. sioux falls defeated the lehigh valley steelhawks 79-21 in the playoff opener, then again beat green bay in the semifinal and tri-cities (this time winning 59-32) in the united bowl.