1989: At approximately 5:40 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts of 58mph one mile NW of Seneca, in Faulk County.

1898: In Topeka, KS the Weather Bureau released its first observation kite for daily upper air readings. Kites were used until they were supplanted by airplanes in the early 1930s.

1899: An F4 tornado struck the east side of Kirksville, MO. Three hundred buildings were damaged or destroyed by a combination of the actual tornado and associated straight-line winds. A deed from a property owner in town was later found 95 miles distant.

1942: A tornado moved across the Oklahoma counties of Rogers and Mayes. It struck the town of Pryor, killing 52 people and causing $2 million in damage.

2011: A 1.5 mile-wide EF4 tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, AL, killing 65 people and injuring 1500 along its 81-mile long path. It was one of 277 tornadoes that touched down in a 24-hour period, resulting in 327 fatalities.