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killed in town, including 16 in one residential block. A Fort Smith street sign was found 22 miles away.

1972: Winds raced down the eastern slopes of the Rockies, resulting in wind gusts of more than 140 mph in parts of Colorado. Damage was estimated at $25 million.

1980: A chinook at Great Falls, MT took the temperature from 28 degrees below zero to 15 degrees above zero in seven minutes.

1982: Eight hundred fans were stranded at the Buffalo Municipal Auditorium following a Sunday evening hockey game after two feet of snow fell on the city.