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Today in Weather History
1940: From near Miller, a tornado moved southeast, destroying a barn, garage, and two windmills. This tornado was estimated to be F2 strength.
1987: During the afternoon, an unusually severe thunderstorm moved northeast through northwest Wyoming and spawned the highest elevation F4 tornado ever documented. The tornado touched down in the Teton Wilderness Area, and created a massive blow down of trees as it travel north northeast. The distance traveled was 24.3 miles and ended along the Yellowstone River in the southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. The path averaged 1.5 miles in width, reaching a maximum width of 2.5 miles.
1983: Vostok, Antarctica recorded the coldest temperature ever on the planet: 129 degrees below zero.
1987: An F4 tornado swept through Yellowstone National Park leaving a path of destruction up and down a 10,000 ft mountain, the highest elevation an F4 has been recorded. 15,000 acres of trees were downed.
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