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gan. Over $300 million in Federal Disaster Assistance has been approved for the people of Tennessee.

1920: An F4 tornado killed 71 people when it tore apart the entire town of Peggs, OK. The fatalities were thirty percent of the town's population.

1929: In Virginia an F2 tornado at Rye Cove caused 13 deaths and 100 injuries. Homes and a school were torn apart as an F3 passed through Woodville, VA killing 3 and injuring 30. In Maryland a couple was killed as their farmhouse was destroyed west of Frederick by an F3. 8 others were injured. A home was destroyed by an F3 tornado near Laytonsville, MD killing 4 people.

2010: Historic rains swept much of Tennessee. Nashville received 13.53" of rain in two days, double the old record. 7.21" of that fell today, making it the wettest day ever seen in Nashville. New records were also set at Nashville for the most rain in 6 hours (5.57") and 12 hours (7.20"). The Cumberland River peaked at 51.9 feet which was the highest since the Flood of '37.