Saturday,  October 6, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 81 • 12 of 37 •  Other Editions

Today in Weather History

1994: During the late afternoon hours, a small tornado traveled for 3 miles along an intermittent path east of Browns Valley damaging several buildings on a local farmstead. Another tornado touched down east of Wilmot, South Dakota in Roberts County. The tornado was on the ground for eight miles and destroyed several small farm buildings, a garage, damaged farm machinery, blew down a grain bin, and uprooted several trees. Several hogs were killed when their shed was destroyed and minor damage was done to some homes. The tornado drove a 6 foot long 1x6 piece of lumber through the center of a large tree limb.

1963: For five days along the coast of Cuba, Hurricane Flora lashed the island with winds up to 100 mph and dumped over 70 inches of rain. The storm killed 7,000 people.

1972: Arizona saw its first topical storm when the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Joanne made their way to the state. Up to 5 inches of rain fell.

1981: A Fokker F28 passenger flight flew into a tornado near Moerdijk, Holland at an altitude of about 3,000 feet shortly after take-off. The plane experienced nearly 7 g of force, resulting in detachment of the starboard wing. On-board instruments recorded significant pressure variations as the plane entered, or neared, the vortex. The plane crashed, killing all 17 aboard.

2010: Eight tornadoes tore through northern Arizona during the pre-dawn hours. It is the most tornadoes ever recorded in Arizona in a single day. One of the twisters was an EF3.

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