1983: Funnel clouds were reported just east of Lake City, and near Langford and Veblen in Marshall County. In Veblen, a pole barn was blown over and shingles torn off. A coal shed was destroyed, a semi trailer was blown over, and two grain augers were damaged due to high winds.

1993: A severe thunderstorm hit Groton with hail, damaging lightning, and 3.43 inches of rain which flooded some basements. At the high school, lightning spit a 30 foot chimney which fell through a large skylight and sections of the roof.

1965: Mount Washington, NH reported 2.5 inches of snow -- a national record for the month of August.

1994: Hurricane John, also known as Typhoon John, lasted 30 days as it affected both the northeast and northwest Pacific basins making it the longest lasting tropical cyclone. It formed in the northeast Pacific, reached hurricane force there, moved across the dateline and was renamed Typhoon John, and then finally recurved back across the dateline and renamed Hurricane John again.

2005: Hurricane Katrina, a strong Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds but with a much higher storm surge, came ashore along the Louisiana/Mississippi border. The massive storm brought 12 hours of hurricane force winds and up to a 32 foot storm surge to Waveland and Biloxi, MS. New Orleans was inundated.