1970: In an early season severe thunderstorm, hail 0.75 inches in diameter fell in Day County, 4miles SSE of Webster. In addition, 1.75 inch hail fell 5 miles south of Huron in Beadle County.

1899: The Bathurst Bay Hurricane was the worst cyclone related disaster in Australian history. Over 300 people were killed, and a 42-ft storm surge was reported, the highest recorded storm surge.

1982: Half of the island of Tonga in the South Pacific was rendered homeless by Tropical Cyclone Isaac after winds of 112 mph caused heavy damage.

2012: An EF4 tornado struck near Crittenden, KY and resulted in four fatalities. It was part of a much larger tornado outbreak across the southeast United States that was the first billion dollar weather disaster of 2012.