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18 May 1898 → In Marathon County, WI, 30 miles of farms and forest were leveled by what was likely an F5 tornado. Seventeen people were killed, including 5 people from one family. The tornado was one of five violent twisters that hit the middle and upper Mississippi Valley during a two-day outbreak on May 17-18, 1898. At least 55 people were killed across the region.
18 May 1902 → 100 buildings were obliterated in Goliad, TX by an F4 (estimated) tornado. 114 people were killed.
18 May 1980 → Mount Saint Helens, WA, erupted, spewing ash and smoke nearly 63,000 feet into the air. Heavy ash covered the ground as small particles were carried by the winds all the way to the Atlantic coast.
18 May 1995 → Near Ethridge, TN 6 TVA high-tension electric transmission towers were destroyed by an F4 tornado and were never found. Northern Alabama was hard hit as well, especially in the Anderson Hills area near Huntsville. Anderson Hills would be hit hard again during the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak.

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June 28, 1961:

This F2 tornado skipped ESE from about 5 miles south of Eureka to Lake Mina. About twelve farm buildings were destroyed. A house was damaged when a small shed was smashed against it in Hillsview. The storm struck north of Roscoe where a barn was unroofed. A stock water tank was blown over one mile away. A second F2 tornado struck west of Hoven. On one farm, a barn and five small buildings were destroyed, although grain bin nearby was untouched. Another farm, across the road, lost four buildings including a house. The Langford area of Marshall County was struck by an EF2 tornado shortly after 8:00 pm. An estimated 15 to 20 farm buildings were demolished or heavily damaged and a store in town was partially unroofed.

June 28, 1982:

An estimated thunderstorm wind gust up to 94 mph knocked down trees and caused minor structural damage to several homes just west of Wheaton, Minnesota.

June 28, 1990:

KDIO radio in Ortonville, Minnesota, clocked thunderstorm winds of 80 to 85 mph for several minutes as a thunderstorm passed. There were reports of numerous trees downed and scattered power outages in Ortonville.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 112 (1931) Aberdeen: 40 (1951)
Kennebec: 112 (1931) Kennebec: 39 (1951)
Mobridge: 110 (1931) Mobridge: 43 (1951)
Pierre: 108 (1936) Pierre: 42 (1951)
Sisseton: 98 (1961) Sisseton: 44 (1957)
Timber Lake: 107 (2002) Timber Lake: 42 (1951)
Watertown: 107 (1931) Watertown: 41 (1923)
Wheaton: 106 (1931) Wheaton: 39 (1923)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 1.80" (1915)
Kennebec: 1.20" (1965)
Mobridge: 0.73" (1941)
Pierre: 1.19" (1992)
Sisseton: 1.96" (1952)
Timber Lake: 1.10" (1952)
Watertown: 1.65" (1939)
Wheaton: 1.24" (1952)

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