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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Wed Aug 21 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1989, afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms
struck the Northern and Central Plains from North Dakota
to Kansas.  The severe thunderstorms that tore through
North Central Kansas walloped Wilson Dam with gusts
around 105 mph between 9 and 10 PM.  In 1883, a violent
F5 tornado struck Rochester Minnesota.The vicious
vortex had a track 25 miles long and nearly reached one
mile wide.  The twister killed 37, injured around 200,
and caused around $700,000 damage.  The tremendous roar
gave many people sufficient warning to seek shelter.  Of
the 40 farms in Dodge County, 10 were leveled or vanished
altogether.  Many injuries were very serious and it is
likely others perished in the disaster.  The Rochester
Tornado was the impetus for the creation of the Mayo
Clinic.

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In 2007, the atmospheric sauna ran full throttle across
the Southeast United States as Raleigh/Durham North
Carolina set an all time record high of 105 degrees.

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