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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

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

In 1935, Southeast Colorado was in the midst of 13-day
dust storm that sandblasted the region from March 12th to
the 25th.  Six people died and countless livestock
starved or suffocated.Some areas were buried under 6
FEET OF DUST.  In 1907, the high temperature reached 91
degrees in Wichita, the earliest 90 degree reading in the
city`s history.  In 1875, an F3 tornado with a track 15
miles long struck North-Central Louisiana where 3 people
were killed, 6 homes were destroyed and several thousand
trees were splintered.All 3 deaths were from one
family.

&&

In 1950, Timberline Lodge, located on the south slopes
of Mount Hood about 60 miles east of Portland, was
`snowed under` by around 20.5 feet which had set an
Oregon State record.

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