Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in the Plains; Snow in the Northern Rockies; Heavy Rain in Guam

A storm system moving over the Rockies today will bring marginal risks for excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms from parts of New Mexico into western South Dakota. Heavy snow expected from northwestern Wyoming into southern Montana. Ongoing heavy showers and thunderstorms from Invest 96W could result in localized flash flooding, particularly in central or southern Guam early this morning. Read More >

May 8, 1918
Counties: Warren
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 7
Path width:
Path length: 5 miles
Time: afternoon
Narrative: Barns or outbuildings were destroyed on eight farms. Two people died in a turnip house on the Wright Farm near Oakland. Wheat, orchard grass, strawberries, and garden crops were ruined near Smith's Grove. The Cook Hazelip Building in Smith's Grove was unroofed. Trees and telephone poles were knocked down.

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Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in the Plains; Snow in the Northern Rockies; Heavy Rain in Guam

Tornadoes of 1918