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This Date in Weather History Update
2014: Hail storm causes $400 million in damage in Abilene, TX
2008: F3 tornado strikes Scout camp near Little Sioux, IA
1752: Benjamin Franklin famously flies kite in thunderstorm
1984: Violent tornado outbreak in Russia
The 1953 Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak
1984: F5 tornado destroys 90% of Barneveld, WI
1944: How weather forecasting impacted D-Day
1925: Temperature reaches 100 degrees in Washington DC
1976: Strong tropical cyclone and 40' storm surge hits India
1921: Cloudburst causes 10' of flooding in Pueblo, CO
1965: Tropical system causes 30k fatalities in Bangladesh
1889: The Johnstown Flood
1879: The Real-life inspiration for "The Wizard of Oz"
1914: Empress of Ireland and Storstad ships collide
1880: 1' of rain falls in less than 2 hours in Brackettville, TX
1896: The third most deadly tornado in U.S. history strikes St. Louis
2008: "Pneumonia Front" causes big temperature drops in Chicago
1987: A fisherman is struck and killed by lightning
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