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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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September 2, 1962:

From 315 to 445 pm, hail fell in and around the Mobridge area. The hail ranged from 1 1/2 to 4 inches in diameter. The ground was covered up to 3 inches deep with drifts of 2-3 feet. At this time, the storm was one of the worst in recent history for damage.

September 2, 1983:

A tornado touched down in the late afternoon 3 miles west and 1 mile south of Polo in Hand county damaging buildings, machinery, and trees. The roof of a hog house was torn off and the north side of the building was destroyed. A haybuster was overturned. A barn was pulled several inches off of its foundation and numerous trees were destroyed. At a nearby farm, two outbuildings were destroyed, with two cows injured along with two calves killed.

September 2, 1985:

Intense thunderstorms moved from south central South Dakota to northeast South Dakota during the evening. Winds gusted to 60 to 70 mph over the area. Southwest of Presho, three small buildings were destroyed and barns were damaged. Power lines and other property were damaged near Vayland, Miller, Wessington, Wolsey, Kimball, White Lake, Armour, and Castlewood. Large hail caused considerable damage to crops.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 101 (1983) Aberdeen: 35 (1896)
Kennebec: 108 (1983) Kennebec: 39 (1974)
Mobridge: 99 (1971) Mobridge: 39 (1974)
Pierre: 108 (1983) Pierre: 40 (1974)
Sisseton: 100 (1939) Sisseton: 38 (1974)
Timber Lake: 102 (1971) Timber Lake: 35 (1974)
Watertown: 98 (1929) Watertown: 36 (1974)
Wheaton: 102 (1929) Wheaton: 38 (1974)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 1.56" (1973)
Kennebec: 1.52" (1999)
Mobridge: 2.65" (1962)
Pierre: 2.74" (1999)
Sisseton: 0.87" (2006)
Timber Lake: 1.23" (1973)
Watertown: 1.37" (1985)
Wheaton: 3.30" (2006)

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