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19 May 1960 → Nearly 50 farms were devastated by a family of powerful tornadoes in northeast Kansas. Farms were swept clean away, and the twisters came within ten miles of Topeka. Much of the small town of Meriden was devastated.
19 May 1974 → One of the deadliest F1 tornadoes on record took 6 lives when it struck a boat in Murrells Inlet, SC.
19 May 1990 → Thirteen inches of rain fell at Hot Springs, AR in 9 hours, resulting in a devastating flood. The 500 foot Carpenter Dam Bridge across Lake Catherine was completely washed away. Two waves of water that were 4 to 6 feet deep flooded stores down Central Avenue.

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October 11, 1987:

More than thirty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including Waterloo IA and Scottsbluff NE where the mercury dipped to 16 degrees. Tropical Storm Floyd brought heavy rain to southern Florida, moisture from Hurricane Ramon produced heavy rain in southern California, and heavy snow blanketed the mountains of New York State and Vermont.

October 11, 1989:

Much of the nation enjoyed "Indian Summer" type weather. Nine cities in the central U.S. reported record highs for the date as temperatures warmed into the 80s and 90s. Record highs included 90 degrees at Grand Island NE and 97 degrees at Waco TX. Strong winds along a cold front crossing the Northern High Plains Region gusted to 80 mph at Ames Monument WY during the early morning.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 89 (1910) Aberdeen: 16 (1935)
Kennebec: 97 (1910) Kennebec: 14 (1896)
Mobridge: 90 (1943) Mobridge: 19 (1946)
Pierre: 88 (1943) Pierre: 16 (2009)
Sisseton: 84 (1974) Sisseton: 15 (1935)
Timber Lake: 88 (1943) Timber Lake: 14 (2009)
Watertown: 88 (1934) Watertown: 20 (1959)
Wheaton: 87 (1995) Wheaton: 20 (1919)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 1.38" (1961) Aberdeen: 0.2" (2009)
Kennebec: 1.30" (1973)
Mobridge: 1.43" (1973) Mobridge: 1.2" (2009)
Pierre: 1.73" (1973) Pierre: 0.5" (2009)
Sisseton: 0.76" (1947)
Timber Lake: 1.15" (1947)
Watertown: 0.65" (2003) Watertown: 0.5" (2006)
Wheaton: 0.70" (1997)

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