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Today in Weather History
1985: Two to six inches of snow spread from the west part of South Dakota on the 28th to the east part on the 29th. Some locations received more snow, with Lake Preston (Kingsbury County) reporting 16 inches. Specific storm total snowfall amounts included thirteen inches at Clear Lake; ten inches at Browns Valley; nine inches at Pierre, Waubay, Murdo, and Watertown; eight inches at Eureka, Clark, and near Summit; seven inches at Miller, Ipswich, and 23N Highmore; six inches at Kennebec, Britton, and Eagle Butte; five inches at Redfield, Aberdeen, near Faulkton, and near McIntosh; four inches at Sisseton, Gettysburg, Timber Lake, Leola, and Mobridge; and three inches at Wheaton.
1991: A tornado struck southeast Springfield, Missouri, causing F4 damage. Shortly after touchdown, the tornado reached F3 intensity, approximately 3 miles north of the town of Nixa. While crossing Highway 65, the tornado picked up a truck and dropped it onto a frontage road, killing one passenger and injuring ten others. The tornado intensified to F4 strength as it moved through the Woodbridge and Natural Bridge Estates subdivisions where 15 homes were destroyed. Altogether, two people were killed and 64 others were injured.
1996: Widespread freezing rain laid down a thick layer of ice across a large part of northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota on the 29th and 30th, making driving on area highways and Interstate 29 treacherous. Later on the 29th, the freezing rain changed over to snow. Snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the area. Numerous accidents occurred throughout the weekend with mainly minor injuries. Many cars and trucks also went into ditches. The South Dakota Highway Patrol reported in, one three hour period that along I-29, from the Clear Lake exit to the Codington County line 40 to 45 vehicles were in the ditch. Many activities and sporting events were also postponed or cancelled.
2002: High winds of 30 to 50 mph, gusting to near 70 mph, occurred much of the afternoon across central and north central South Dakota. A tractor-trailer, carrying a (Continued on page 11)
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