Tuesday,  June 11, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 326 • 16 of 33

Today in Weather History

1982: Golf ball size hail fell in Hayti, creating three foot drifts of hail.

1990: Hail, up to golf ball size, cut a swath 1.5 miles wide and 50 miles in length from the Missouri River east to the Hyde County line. Thunderstorm winds destroyed a granary roof and downed numerous trees. Damage from large hail was considerable to crops with complete fields being wiped out. The County Agent placed crop damage estimates at 1.8 million dollars in Sully County. Hail also produced window damage to cars and homes.

2008: A strong inflow of moist and unstable air into and over a surface warm front resulted in training thunderstorms and very heavy rain across parts of northeast South Dakota. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches occurred across much of the area resulting in widespread flash flooding. Many roads, bridges, and cropland were damaged by the flooding. In Milbank, many basements were flooded and/or received sewer backup.

1915: The twister that hit near Mullinville, KS was a mile wide multi-vortex tornado at the peak of its power that swept away an entire farm and threw a trio of mules a distance of two miles. Eight suction vortices were observed. However, the storm moved so slowly that people were able to get out of its way and there wasn't a single death or even an injury.

1939: A tornado raced through Saint John in Quebec. Roofs were ripped off houses and trees were toppled. The storm damaged decorations erected for the visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth on the 12th.

1997: Cars were floating in intersections in Miami, FL after up to 10 inches of rain fell during the morning hours.

2010: Thunderstorms repeatedly developed over the Albert Pike Recreation Area in Arkansas, dropping 5 to 7 inches of rain. A flash flood on the Little Missouri River swept through campgrounds, taking the lives of 20 people.

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