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foot TV tower at Garden City was also destroyed by the high winds. There was some loss to the corn crop. Sunflowers comprised the greatest loss, because they had not been completely harvested. Reports of livestock losses were minimal. Some storm total snowfall amounts include; 15 inches in Watertown; 14 inches in Sisseton; 12 inches in Clear Lake and Wheaton; 10.5 inches in Castlewood; and 9 inches near Raymond and Bryant.

• 1982: The occurrence of tornadoes in Southern California is not a common event. However, on this day, a total of 7 tornadoes touched down in the Los Angeles area during a winter type storm. The strongest tornado reached F2 strength. Two of the tornadoes began as waterspouts which moved onshore at Point Mugu and Malibu. The tornadoes generally moved from a SSW to the NNE in advance of an approaching cold front. The Long Beach tornado was the longest and most damaging of the tornadoes. Starting near the Queen Mary ocean liner, it travelled 10 miles northward along the Los Angeles River.

• 1913: The "Great White Hurricane" brought 90mph winds to the Great Lakes and generated 35-foot waves. There were a dozen major shipwrecks and 250 lives were lost.
• 1926: An F4 tornado struck a school in La Plata, MD killing 14 students and faculty. It was the deadliest tornado in Maryland history.

• 1970: One of the worst cyclones in recent history hit the coast of Bangladesh. Storm surges of 13 to 16 feet combined with high tides and more than 10 inches of rain caused incredible flooding and killed more than 300,000 people.

• 2002: The Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak got underway. The outbreak began on the 9th with six tornadoes that struck western Tennessee, but by the time the weekend was over, 76 tornadoes were reported across 17 states, killing 36 people.
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