US Weather events
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1662 |
364 yrs ago |
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A fast was held at Salem MA with prayers for rain, and the Lord gave a speedy answer. (David Ludlum)
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1879 |
147 yrs ago |
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McKinney ND received 7.7 inches of rain in 24 hours, a state record. (The Weather Channel)
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1896 |
130 yrs ago |
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The temperature at Fort Mojave, CA, soared to 127 degrees, the hottest reading of record for June for the U.S. The low that day was 97 degrees. Morning lows of 100 degrees were reported on the 12th, 14th and 16th of the month. (The Weather Channel)
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1953 |
73 yrs ago |
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Dust devils are usually rather benign weather phenomena, however, two boys were injured by one near Prescott AZ. One of the boys suffered a black eye, and the other boy had two vertabrae fractured by wind-blown debris. (The Weather Channel)
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1957 |
69 yrs ago |
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East Saint Louis was deluged with 16.54 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the state of Illinois. (The Weather Channel)
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1987 |
39 yrs ago |
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Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in the northwestern U.S. A tornado damaged five homes and destroyed a barn near Salmon ID. It lifted a metal shed 100 feet into the air, and deposited it 100 yards away. Hail an inch and a half in diameter caused ten million dollars damage to automobiles at Nampa ID. (The National Weather Channel)
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1988 |
38 yrs ago |
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Severe thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region spawned five tornadoes around Denver, CO, in just one hour. A strong (F-3)
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1989 |
37 yrs ago |
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Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, including strong (F-3)
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