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It then continued for another 8 miles to around 10 miles west of Thompson by 418 PM CDT, for a total track length of nearly 17 miles. Trees in shelterbelts and farmsteads were snapped, uprooted, or sheared off. One well constructed house near Holmes was completely swept from its foundation and destroyed. Peak winds were estimated at 185 mph. A farm shop about five and one-half miles north of Mayville was hit by the tornado, destroying the shop. A man inside survived with cuts on his hand. There were several other reports of tornadoes across North Dakota and Minnesota on this day.

1882: A tornado, or family of tornadoes, traveled more than 200 miles across the state of Iowa killing 130 persons. The storm traveled at nearly 60 mph and began about 90 miles west of Grinnell, struck the town and its college around sunset, killing 60, and caused more than half a million dollars damage.

1944: What appears to have been an F5 tornado crossed from South Dakota into Minnesota. Some farms were swept away so completely that there wasn't even any debris left. Eight people were killed. The twister was nearly a mile wide and was on the ground for 30 miles.

1971: Hurricane Bridget sunk the flagship of the Admiral of the Mexican Navy as it passed off the coast of Mexico near Acapulco.

1988: Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across Georgia and the Carolinas. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Eden, NC.

2010: At least 20 tornadoes roared across North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin between 4pm and 8pm, including three EF4s.