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and flooding would continue for the next several months. In Hamlin County, Lake Poinsett, including several other lakes, continued to flood and damage several homes along with several county and township roads. High lake levels and flooding would continue for the next several months.

2012: A few severe thunderstorms developed over northeastern South Dakota. Quarter size hail was reported in Brown, Marshall, and Clark Counties. Three weak, EF0 tornadoes touched down as well. One was just north of Columbia in Brown County. The other two were near Willow Lake in Clark County. No significant damage was reported with all three tornadoes.

1903: The Gainesville (GA) Cotton Mill was hit by an F4 tornado. Children working on the top floor were killed by debris and by being flung five stories down to the ground. Other employees escaping the building were killed by falling debris. A total of about 100 people lost their lives in the area affected by the tornado.

1907: South America's coldest temperature was recorded at Sarmiento, Argentina, at -27 degrees. That's the same as Frankfort, KY's all-time record low.

1999: An MD-82 aircraft ran off the runway, broke up, and caught fire in Little Rock, AR. It occurred as the plane touched down. There were thunderstorms with winds gusting to 50 mph in the area at the time (there was an 87mph gust shortly after the crash). One of the six crewmembers and ten of the 139 passengers were killed.