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2008: Eighty mph winds or higher brought down many branches along with some trees in Fort Pierre and in Pierre. Power was cut off for parts of Fort Pierre when branches fell on power lines. Several truck trailers and feed silos were tipped onto their sides by the high winds. There were also some buildings damaged. A loaded train was pushed down the tracks almost a quarter of a mile by the high winds. There were also some power outages in Pierre along with some buildings receiving damage. Near Murdo, in Jones County, seventy mph winds flattened a two stall garage, bent a flag pole over, and downed many large tree limbs. Damaging thunderstorm winds also downed six power poles between Sully Buttes and Onida knocking power out to over 800 homes in and around Onida.

1899: The U.S.'s record 130-minute rainfall amount was set at Rockport, WV with exactly 19 inches.

1942: Smethport, PA reported the U.S.'s record 3 hour rainfall (28.50"), 4.5 hour rainfall (30.70"), and 12 hour rainfall (34.30").

1986: A KARE TV news helicopter captured live footage of a tornado as it hit the northern suburbs of Minneapolis. It touched down in Brooklyn and continued to Fridley. The tornado, an F2 in magnitude, caused $650,000 in damages.

1986: At the second round of the British Open at the Turnberry Course in Western Scotland Greg Norman shot an amazing 63 in wind and rain. A low pressure system in the Atlantic brought 35 mph winds, dropped temperatures into the 50s, and lowered visibilities to less than a mile.

1996: An F5 multiple-vortex tornado moved to the ESE, then E, then NE as it destroyed much of Oakfield, WI. Homes were swept clean of their foundations east of town. Canceled checks were later found 125 miles away in Lower Michigan.