1959: A strong cold front brought near blizzard conditions and bitter cold temperatures. High temperatures in many locations only reached the upper teens. Some daytime highs include; 19 degrees in Pierre and Waubay; 18 degrees in Aberdeen,

Faulkton, Kennebec, Pollock and Roscoe; 17 degree in Eureka, Gettysburg, Mobridge and Watertown; and 15 degrees in Timber Lake and near McIntosh. Some record or near record lows also occurred near midnight on the 5th. Some lows include; 2 degrees in Aberdeen; 1 degree near McIntosh; 0 degrees in Timber Lake and Pollock; and 2 degree below zero in Kennebec.
1985: The flood of November 4-5, 1985 in northern and eastern West Virginia and western Virginia may have been the most destructive flood on some streams in the past 2,000 years, based on archaeological evidence. The remnants of Hurricane Juan, a slow-moving upper level trough moving eastward over the Ohio Valley, a high-pressure ridge over the eastern seaboard, and a low level jet stream carrying large quantities of

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