Saturday,  June 29, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 343 • 11 of 36

Today in Weather History

1927: This estimated F2 tornado moved northeast from near Claremont, passing along the northwestern edge of Britton. The Claremont area had a $12,000 loss as a large silo was destroyed. A dozen homes had roof damage in Britton.

2005: Heavy rains of three to seven inches fell across far eastern Brown, western and northern Day, and most of Marshall Counties in the early morning and again in the afternoon hours. One location measured five inches of rain in two hours. Many township roads and highways were flooded along with thousands of acres of cropland. Water surrounded several homes resulting in people being rescued. Some of the homes were flooded. Many bridges were damaged and roads and culverts were washed out. In Day County, 30 roads were washed out and 15 bridges needed repairs. Some rainfall amounts include 5.04 inches in Britton, 3.34 at 8N of Columbia, and 2.08 in Aberdeen. Total June rainfall for some locations in Marshall and Day Counties was between 11 and 12 inches. The flooding continued into early July before receding by July 10th.

1904: Two tornadoes moved through Moscow, Russia, killing at least 30 people. The first and stronger touched down 20 miles south of the city at Podolsk and rampaged through communities on the southeast edge of the city. The second struck close to the city center. The winds blew roofs off stone buildings and leveled many wooden homes.

1994: The lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia was -9.4 degrees at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales.

2006: Thick fog ruled out any play on the first day of the U.S. Women's Open at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. With visibility of less than 100 yards on parts of the course, officials had little choice but to reschedule the entire first round.

2012: A cluster of thunderstorms developed southwest of Chicago, and quickly blew up into a derecho that tore eastward all the way to Washington, DC. Winds were up to 100 mph!

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