Wednesday,  August 15, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 032 • 9 of 26 •  Other Editions

Today in Weather History

1886: A tornado moved northeast from 5 miles southwest of Newark in Marshall County, through town and into North Dakota. Only three buildings were reportedly undamaged at Newark, and a bartender at a saloon was killed. Three people died in two homes on adjoining farms 2 miles southwest of town. A saddle from a Newark stable was carried for a half mile. In North Dakota, homes and barns was damaged along the Wild River. This tornado was estimated as an F3.

1987: On this day the largest hail stone was reported in Brown County. The size of the hail stone as 4.5 inches in diameter, and fell on the southwest corner of Warner. This storm also produced F1 tornado that touchdown about 2 miles southwest of Warner. An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was also reported about 2 miles NNW of Stratford.

1787: The most extensive pre-Civil War tornado outbreak known in America struck New England from Connecticut to New Hampshire. No major towns were struck, but many farms were leveled. Orchards were swept away, and sod in pastures was ripped from the ground. A house in New Hampshire was obliterated, and the debris carried for three miles.

1946
: Parts of St. Louis, MO were deluged with more than 8 inches of rain in 24 hours.

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