1902: An estimated F3 Tornado moved northeast from 6 miles southwest of Mina to just south of Westport, a distance of about 25 miles. A four year old girl was killed in one of two farm houses blown apart in Edmunds County. Three more homes were damaged in Brown County. There were probably two if not three separate tornadoes involved.

1937: A complex of tornadoes and downbursts skipped southeast from near Roslyn and Greenville. This storm also caused $50,000 in damage in downtown Waubay and damaged farm property to about 4 miles west of Gray, Minnesota. About 20 barns were destroyed. Sheep and horses were killed. These events traveled a distance of about 70 miles. The strongest tornado was estimated at F2 strength.

1996: An F1 tornado touched down 20 miles southeast of Wilmot or 5 miles northwest of Ortonville, Minnesota at Schmidts Landing on Big Stone Lake. The roof was ripped off of a house and a garage wall was blown off its foundation. Thee RV's were demolished a trailer was overturned and destroyed. This tornado moved into Big Stone County and intensified. An F3 tornado crossed Big Stone Lake from Roberts County, South Dakota destroying on cabin at the Meadowbrook Resort. It also blew the roof off another cabin, and third cabin was demolished when a tree fell onto it. Several boats on Big Stone Lake were overturned. Approximately 150 buildings sustained damage or were destroyed as the tornado moved northeast across Big Stone County. Southwest of Clinton, a pontoon boat and a camper were destroyed. East of Clinton, a farm lost all buildings with severe damage to their home. Estimated property damage was listed at $1.5 million. A wind gust of 90 mph blew two garage roofs off, destroyed an antenna, blew large trees down, and also a grain dryer was blown down near Dumont, Minnesota.

1896: A 2-mile wide path of utter destruction, made up of a nearly mile-wide F5 tornado plus powerful downburst winds, swept for 100 miles across northeast Kansas and the southeast corner of Nebraska. Seneca, KS was particularly hard hit and lost its opera house. Twenty-five people were killed.

1979: It does get cold in Hawaii! The state's record low was set on Mauna Kea, bottoming out at a rather chilly 12 degrees.

1983: A golfer playing the Fox Meadows course in Memphis, TN was struck by a bolt of lightning that went through his neck, down his spine, came out a pocket containing his keys, and went into a nearby tree. He survived.