1882: Eyewitnesses near Dubuque, IA claimed two frogs hopped out of a melting hailstone after a thunderstorm.

1944: A confused tornado in Sioux City, IA spun in one spot for 20 minutes. Then the tornado moved erratically as it made a u-turn and headed southeast for 3 miles.

1992: Sixty-five tornadoes ravaged the central United States. In Minnesota alone 27 tornadoes touched down. An F5 tornado cut a 16 mile long path across Nobles and Murray Counties, leveling half of Chandler, killing 1 person and doing $27 million in damages.

1992: An F3 tornado caused major destruction as it moved northeast across the northwestern side of Ft. Thompson. The tornado virtually destroyed the Lake Sharpe Visitor Center. In Ft. Thompson, the tornado destroyed at least 4 homes and 15 mobile homes were damaged, leaving about 55 persons homeless. Eight people

were injured, two of them seriously. The storm also destroyed other buildings, six 50,000 bushel grain bins, and four high voltage towers from Big Bend Dam. At the Shady Bend campground, 19 campers and several boats were destroyed. Also, heavy rains fell over a three day period beginning on the 15th. The hardest hit area was in Clear Lake were the three day total was 11.53 inches. As a result, wall of water up to 15 feet high swept down creeks in the Clear Lake area. The resultant flash flooding went through first floors of many houses and even filled basements of houses on hills. The wave of water hit a car that was occupied by a woman and her son. The water spun them around as they floated about 200 yards. The car finally grounded without

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