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On This Day In Weather History - June 9

Local


1984   Up to eight inches of rain turned Johnson County's Indian Creek into a raging torrent. Swift currents swept two young women onto a traffic median at 103rd and Lowell where they were stranded for hours. Flood damage in the Kansas City area came to more than ten million dollars.


National


1991   Two-day total rainfall topped 30 inches in the western India city of Bombay. This was the heaviest rainfall in four decades.

1953   An F4 tornado hit Worcester, MA causing 94 fatalities. The tornado touched down in Petersham, traveled through Worcester, and on to Southborough. Debris was carried eastward and fell in the Boston area. About 4000 houses and buildings were destroyed, totaling more than $52 million in damages.