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several roads in the area in Dewey Country. A tornado touched down west of Hayes in Stanley County and traveled almost a mile before lifting. No damage occurred. A second tornado touched down east of Hayes with no damage occurring.

1903: The "Heppner Disaster" occurred in Oregon and is the state's deadliest weather catastrophe. Thunderstorms in the hills sent a flood down Willow Creek, and a wall of water swept away a third of the town in minutes, killing 247 residents and causing 100 million dollars damage. There are no exact rainfall data available for this storm because the weather observing station was completely destroyed, drowning the observer and his entire family.

1957: An F4 tornado moved across the south and southeast sides of Springfield, IL. The tornado destroyed 25 homes and severely damaged 175 others; property damage was around $3 million. On the north side of town the storms produced a wind gust of 98 mph at Capital Airport, which still stands as Springfield's record wind speed. Two people died during the storm, with over 50 injured.

1990: One of Ohio's deadliest flash floods hit the valley community of Shadyside when three to five inches of rain fell in less than 2 hours. Two creeks in the area roared out of their banks and claimed 26 lives and 80 homes.