Saturday,  April 28, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 289 • 23 of 48 •  Other Editions

Today  in Weather History

April 28, 1994:
Snow accumulated 5 to 12 inches over most of the eastern half of South Dakota, with the 12 inch report from Winner. Ten to eleven inches of snow were reported at numerous places including Sioux Falls and Platte in the southeast, and Summit in the northeast. Numerous accidents were caused by snow and ice, including one which killed a man and injured two women on highway 12 near Bath, South Dakota. There was some undetermined crop damage, and livestock loss was feared as the late season cold and snow lowered resistance to disease.

1928: A coastal storm produced tremendous late season snows in the central Appalachians, including 35 inches at Bayard, WV, 31 inches at Somerset, PA, and 30 inches at Grantsville, MD. High winds accompanying the heavy wet snow uprooted trees and unroofed a number of homes.

2002: An F4 tornado hit La Plata, MD and traveled a path 6 miles long. The storm killed 3 and injured 90.


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