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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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May 26, 1983:

Unofficial rain fall of up to 5 inches caused widespread flooding of basements and streets in and near Aberdeen. The storm total rain fall officially at the Aberdeen airport was 1.72 inches.

May 26, 1985:

Hail of unknown diameter was five inches deep, 1 mile north of Rosholt. Some hail remained on the ground until the following morning.

May 26, 1992:

A widespread frost and hard freeze hit most of South Dakota except portions of the southeast causing up to $14 million in potential crop losses to growing corn, soybeans, wheat, and other crops. Some low temperatures include; 23 degrees 12 miles SSW of Harrold; 26 at one mile west of Highmore and 23 north of Highmore; 27 in Kennebec; and 28 degrees 1 NW of Faulkton and at Redfield.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 94 (1900) Aberdeen: 30 (1992)
Kennebec: 97 (1914) Kennebec: 27 (1992)
Mobridge: 98 (2006) Mobridge: 32 (1947)
Pierre: 96 (2006) Pierre: 29 (1992)
Sisseton: 94 (1934) Sisseton: 32 (1932)
Timber Lake: 95 (2006) Timber Lake: 28 (1992)
Watertown: 91 (1911) Watertown: 30 (1971)
Wheaton: 90 (1966) Wheaton: 32 (1971)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 2.40" (1906)
Kennebec: 1.30" (1918)
Mobridge: 2.35" (1932)
Pierre: 1.81" (1955)
Sisseton: 1.06" (1943)
Timber Lake: 2.00" (1973) Timber Lake: 1.0" (1918)
Watertown: 0.98" (1939)
Wheaton: 0.79" (1939)

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