Today's Weather Trivia
Today's Date is Monday March 18, 2024...\n ON... Mar 18, 1925 The great Tri-State Tornado occurred, the most deadly tornado in U.S. history. The tornado claimed 695 lives including 234 at Murphysboro Illinois and 148 at West Frankfort Illinois, and caused seventeen million dollars property damage. It cut a swath of destruction 219 miles long and as much as a mile wide from east central Missouri to southern Indiana. Seven other tornadoes claimed an additional 97 lives that day. IN 1971...High winds accompanied a low pressure system from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes. Winds gusted to 100 mph at Hastings NE, and reached 115 mph at Hays KS. High winds caused two million dollars damage in Kansas. IN 1982...A farm home was destroyed by a tornado, and outbuildings were damaged 6 miles NNW of Liberal. Debris was scattered for a half mile. About 2 miles N of Sublette, a mobile home was overturned. No injuries were reported. IN 1998...Total snow accumulations in southwest Kansas ranged up to 8 to 12 inches in Stafford, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Finney, Grant, Morton, Seward, Meade and Clark counties. 20 to 30 mph winds accompanied the snowfall resulting in visibilities under a half mile and significant drifting of the snow.
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