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touched down briefly and dissipated. Another F3 tornado touched down in open prairie three miles northeast of Glad Valley and moved northeast, creating a path of destruction as it progressed. On one farm, nine buildings were wiped out and scattered up to two miles away. Trees and poles were uprooted and scattered a half mile away. This tornado was estimated to be on the ground for six miles with a path width of 300 yards. A third tornado, rated F2, touched down seven miles south of Pollock. This tornado damaged several cabin roofs, a restaurant, and downed several trees. Boats were tossed in a lake and picnic tables were hurdles against cars.

1995: Numerous slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rains across north-central South Dakota from early morning to the early evening hours of the 21st, and again from early morning to the early afternoon hours on the 22nd. The two day rainfall amounts ranged from two to nearly seven inches across north-central South Dakota. Some rainfall amounts included; 2.12 inches at Gettysburg; 2.20 at Hoven; 3.33 at Roscoe and Eureka; 3.50 at 2.5W Bowdle; 3.60 at Trail City; 3.77 at Herreid; 4.00 at Firesteel; 4.45 at Bowdle; 4.50 at 20NW of Gettysburg; 5.06 at 9NE Timber Lake; 5.45 at Timber Lake; and 6.80 at 7NW Trail City. Many roads were flooded and closed. In the Timber Lake, Firesteel, and Isabel area, flooding washed gravel off the roads in 40 to 50 places. Some crops were also flooded. A bridge was washed out on the Dodge draw road just off U.S. Highway 83.

1942: The temperature reached 129 degrees in Tirat Tsvi, Israel.

1972: An F3 tornado destroyed two homes and several businesses in Eloy, AZ. Also, an F2 tornado damaged several hundred homes from northeast Phoenix into Paradise Valley.

1987: A tornado destroyed 57 mobile homes at the Chateam Estates trailer park northwest of Detroit, MI killing 1 person and injuring 6 others. Total damage was estimated at 1.7 million dollars.