Wednesday,  Nov. 06, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 113 • 11 of 37

Today in Weather History

• 1959: A strong cold front that brought near blizzard conditions and cold temperatures in the 5th continued to bring record or near record lows during the morning hours. Some low temperatures include;-13 in Murdo; -12 in Eureka; -11 in Britton; -

10 in Castlewood;-9 near McIntosh and Redfield; -8 in Andover; -7 in Clear Lake and Kennebec; -6 degrees in Aberdeen; -5 in Watertown; and -4 in Pierre.
• 2005: The deadliest tornado to strike Indiana since April 3, 1974, occurred around 2 am. Twenty four fatalities, 238 injuries, and nearly 90 million dollars in damage were inflicted by a single F3 tornado with a path length of 41 miles. This tornado moved in a northeasterly direction from just north of Smith Mills Kentucky to Gentryville, Indiana and crossed the Ohio River three times. Most of the damage occurred as the tornado past southeast of the city of Evansville, Indiana.
• 2008: A strong area of low pressure moving across South Dakota and into Minnesota brought widespread rain, freezing rain, and snow to central,

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