This Day in Weather History

On This Day In Weather History - May 4
Local
1977	A tornado formed near Drexel at 12:40 PM and struck Pleasant Hill, MO killing two persons. More than 1000 homes and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Others touched down nearby Excelsior Springs, Sedalia, Missouri City, and southern Overland Park , KS.
2003	A single supercell spawned a series of 4 tornadoes touched down from south of Paola to northwest of Sedalia between 5 and 7:45 PM. The tornadoes ranged in strength from F0 to F4 on the Fujita-Pearson scale.
National
1917	A late season snowstorm produced up to 8 inches of snow in parts of Texas.
1812	A winter storm produced snow from Philadelphia to Maine. Keene, NH reported a foot of snow, while parts of Massachusetts reported 9 inches.
2007	The first EF-5 tornado of the 21st Century, and the first tornado of that strength to be classified under the new "EF" system, obliterated the town of Greensburg, KS. Eleven people were killed in the two-mile wide twister. The town then took the opportunity to completely rebuild itself according to environmentally "green" standards.