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and Edmunds Counties. Near Timber Lake a home and some farm buildings were reported to have washed away by heavy rains. Rainfall amount of 1.80 inches was observed in Timber Lake. At Roscoe, 2.95 inches of rain washed out portion of the basement wall of the community hall. Other heavy rainfall amounts include 1.83 inches in Pollock and 1.50 inches in Murdo.

1975: Heavy rains and high winds blew over trees, damaged buildings and destroyed an airplane in the Ipswich area. A funnel cloud was seen between Craven and Ipswich. A small tornado was observed seven miles north and five miles west of Aberdeen. The tornado was on the ground for only a few minutes with no damage reported.

2013: Slow moving thunderstorms brought some large hail along with very heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of northeast South Dakota. One thunderstorm produced quarter hail and winds over 50 mph, which caused major damage to a bean field along with damaging the siding of the house south of Wilmot in Roberts County. Several roads in Wilmot had water running over them for several hours. Over three inches of rain caused water to go over a part of Highway 123 south of Wilmot. Heavy rain of three to four inches brought many flooded roads in and around Veblen in Marshall County.

1588: A powerful storm heavily damaged the Spanish Armada off the northwest tip of Spain. The Armada would continue to be weakened by storms, as well as attacks from the English, and would crumble before the end of the year.

2000: A rare thunderstorm occurred at Barrow, AK around 10:30pm.

2012: Intense thunderstorms moved repeatedly over Duluth, MN, dropping 8 to 10 inches of rain on the city and surrounding areas overnight on the 19th-20th. Catastrophic flooding resulted, resulting in sinkholes and widespread damage. The city zoo was flooded, drowning several animals.