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for 2.5 miles through Mattoon, IL. 500 homes were destroyed and the debris was carried 50 miles. Fifty-three people lost their lives in town. The tornado then proceeded directly through the next town to the east, Charleston, where another 220 homes were flattened and 38 people killed.
1967: A slow moving nor'easter battered New England with high winds, heavy rain, and record late season snow. Winds 70 to 90 mph in gusts occurred along the coast. Over 7 inches of rain fell at Nantucket, MA with 6.57 inches falling in 24 hours to set a new 24 hour rainfall record. 24.9 inches of snow fell at Mount Washington, NH to set a new May snowfall record.
1984: Overnight from the 26th into the 27th thunderstorms dropped a foot of rain on Tulsa, OK in 6 hours. The flooding claimed 14 lives and caused $180 million in property damage. 4600 cars, 743 houses, and 387 apartments were destroyed or severely damaged in the flood.
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