1929: On this day, Aberdeen recorded 3.0 inches of snow. This is the latest measurable snow for the city of Aberdeen on record.

1992: This was a wild day across the tri state region of Nebraska, South Dakota, and Iowa, with tornadoes and very strong straight-line winds. A tornado tore up three grain bins and two farm wagons in Cedar County of northeast Nebraska before crossing into Dixon County. As it traveled east, it destroyed two barns and a garage, and was responsible for killing between 5,000 and 10,000 chickens at a chicken farm. In northwest Iowa, Sioux City reported winds of around 60 miles an hour causing some minor damage. Elsewhere, winds gusted as high as 75 miles an hour in Spencer and 74 miles an hour in Le Mars.

1874: A flash flood caused by dam slippage claimed 143 lives and a million dollars in property damage at Mill Creek, west of Northhampton, MA.

1951: Hurricane Able performed a loop north of the Bahamas and reached Category 3 strength off Cape Hatteras, NC.

2010: A significant hail storm struck the Oklahoma City metro area with baseball sized hail. It was one of the most damaging and costly hail storms in Oklahoma history. The hail produced significant damage to automobiles, roofs, and vegetation and was accompanied by winds in excess of 50 MPH. Hail drifts several feet deep were reported, and some locations had hail still covering the ground 12 hours after it fell. Damage estimates exceeded $500 million.