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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 6, 2000:

Eight miles southwest of Miller, ninety mph winds destroyed three barns and a small garage along with severely damaging a creeper feeder and an enclosed trailer. Another building was moved from its foundation and damaged. An empty school bus was rolled several times before it came to rest atop a fence. Also, a window was broken out of the house.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 103 (1970) Aberdeen: 32 (1956)
Kennebec: 107 (1976) Kennebec: 32 (1956)
Mobridge: 102 (1976) Mobridge: 31 (1929)
Pierre: 107 (1976) Pierre: 36 (1956)
Sisseton: 98 (1978) Sisseton: 36 (1956)
Timber Lake: 102 (1976) Timber Lake: 30 (1929)
Watertown: 101 (1893) Watertown: 32 (1929)
Wheaton: 98 (1978) Wheaton: 35 (1929)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 1.20" (1992)
Kennebec: 1.72" (1948)
Mobridge: 1.25" (1911)
Pierre: 1.46" (1911)
Sisseton: 1.70" (1938)
Timber Lake: 0.97" (1981)
Watertown: 1.12" (2007)
Wheaton: 1.04" (1925)

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