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1948: A rare early season hurricane struck Hispanola, killing an estimated 80 people.

1995: Cantaloupe sized hail was reported in Preston, KS.

1996: Collapsing nighttime thunderstorms in Oklahoma caused a large heat burst that made temperatures rise to over 100 degrees at midnight.

2004: The world's widest tornado, with a maximum width of two and a half miles, struck Hallam, NE with F4 strength.

2011: Joplin, MO was struck by a devastating EF5 tornado that took 159 lives, making it the deadliest tornado since the Woodward Tornado in 1947. The tornado was half a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 7 miles, destroying a hospital.