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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Weather History Archive

Weather History - May 31st


May 31st, 1960:
A late evening thunderstorm cut a path of destruction, principally from high winds from Beadle County, northeast to Roberts and Grant Counties. Twelve heads of cattle were electrocuted for a downed tension wire that occurred at Wolsey. Winds with 65 to 75 mph gusts were observed at Huron and Watertown. A grain elevator tipped over, and a windmill was destroyed near Willow Lake.  The winds at Hayti blew over a steel corn crib and damaged other farm buildings and implements.