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kansas, including two F4s. In Tunica County, MS an F4 tornado killed 15 people and threw the bodies half a mile downstream. Another F4 tornado was heading right for the center of Columbia, TN, but turned to the north at the last minute and grazed the northwest side of town. Still, 27 people lost their lives homes were "turned into kindling wood."

1944: "Darkness at Noon." After a decade of drought, dust storms frequented Australia. On this day a thick dust blanketed Mildura for eight hours, and the railway lines to Balranald and Moulamein were blocked by sand.

1979: A blizzard struck Cheyenne, WY producing a record 19.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, and a record total of 25.6 inches in 40 hours. Strong winds created huge drifts stopping all transportation.