Monday,  April 15, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 270 • 9 of 25 •  Other Editions

Today in Weather History

1896: A tornado (F3) moved Northeast from Burkmere which is 10 miles West of Faulkton. About a half dozen farms were torn apart. Two children were killed and the rest of the family critically injured as a home was leveled 6 miles Northwest of Faulkton, near Millard. Downburst damage was also noted at Cresbard.

1921: A large tornado outbreak struck Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. One tornado family was on the ground for 112 miles and caused up to F4 damage. That family took 59 lives from Marion County, TX to Pike County, AR and the individual tornadoes were as much as a mile wide.

1949: A hailstone with a diameter of 5 inches and weighing over 4 pounds was reported in Troy, NY.

1984: In Terrace, British Columbia an intense wind storm capsized fishing vessels and sailboats, damaged power lines and buildings, and fanned forest fires. Wind gusts as high as 75 mph were reported. The storm caused several million dollars in damage.

2011: Tornado outbreaks happened on three consecutive days from the 14th to the 16th. On this date an EF3 tornado hit the northwest side of Jackson, MS, injuring ten people. An EF-3 in Neshoba and Kemper counties in Mississippi was on the ground for nearly 39 miles and was 3/4 of a mile wide.

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