Thursday,  June 7, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 329 • 10 of 36 •  Other Editions

Today in Weather History

1895: An estimated F2 tornado moved northeast from 6 miles west of Summit, passing 3 miles northwest of Summit. Buildings were damaged on eight farms.

1995: Slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rains in southern Jones County from the late afternoon into the early evening. Some rainfall amounts included; 2.70, 7 miles WSW Murdo and 3.85 inches 2.5 NW Okaton. Several roads were flooded with some roadbeds washed out. Also, a culvert was torn out by the flash flooding.

1999: Heavy rains of 2 to 4 inches caused flash flooding on a creek feeding into the Grand River. At a ranch southwest of Bullhead, a bunkhouse wall moved off the foundation by a wall of water coming down the creek. All of the contents in the bunkhouse were destroyed. A machine shop was washed away along with several pieces of equipment and many tools. Some tools and equipment were found more than a mile down the creek. A pump-house and grain bin was also destroyed. A pickup was washed down the creek and a propane tank near a house was rolled over. A colt was picked up by the water but managed to escape. The powerful flow of water took out several dead trees and washed them down stream. Finally, a road and a culvert were washed out by the flash flood.

1816: A June snow punctuated the Year Without A Summer in the northeastern U.S. Danville, VT reported drifts of snow and sleet 20 inches deep. Flurries were observed as far south as Boston.

1936: Idaho's deadliest tornado, an F3, killed two people north of Ruebens. A house and a barn were leveled, and the water was removed from a small pond.

1984: As part of a massive tornado outbreak in the Upper Midwest, an F5 twister ripped 90% of Barneveld, WI to shreds. Of the town's 18 business and public buildings, 17 were destroyed. Nine people were killed along the 36 mile long path.

1998: On this date, the high temperature at Barrow, AK, on the Arctic Ocean, rose to a record 51 degrees with a gusty land breeze.

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