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JULY 12TH, 1951-The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million dollars property damage. JULY 12TH, 1961-South of Clinton, SC, lightning strikes nine tobacco workers, aged 13 to 70, seeking safety in a tobacco barn; eight are killed. Outside three other workers survive unharmed.
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Jul 11 |
JULY 11TH, 1888-Heavy snow reached almost to the base of Mt Washington NH, and the peaks of the Green Mountains were whitened. JULY 11TH, 1987-Early morning thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Parkston SD, and wind gusts to 87 mph at Buffalo MN. Later in the day strong thunderstorm winds at Howard WI collapsed a circus tent injuring 44 persons.
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Jul 10 |
JULY 10TH, 1936-Hottest day ever recorded in the Eastern U.S. as mercury hits 111 F (44 C) in Pennsylvania; 110 F (43 C), in New Jersey; 109 F (43 C) Maryland and 112 F (44 C) in West Virginia. JULY 10TH, 1913-The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley CA, the hottest reading of record for the North American continent. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129 degrees, following a morning low of 93 degrees.
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Jul 09 |
JULY 9TH, 1860-A hot blast of air in the middle of a sweltering summer pushed the mercury up to 115 degrees at Fort Scott KS and Lawrence KS. JULY 9TH, 1987-Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Michigan. A tornado near Munising MI destroyed part of a commercial dog kennel, and one of the missing dogs was later found unharmed in a tree top half a mile away.
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Jul 08 |
JULY 8TH, 1816-The onset of a two-day frost in low-lying areas in New England. JULY 8TH, 1950-The town of York NE was deluged with 13.15 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record.
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Jul 07 |
JULY 7TH, 1981-Montana was in the midst of a snowstorm that dumped ten inches at Glacier National Park, and produced winds to 90 mph. Meanwhile, Denver CO set a record high with a reading of 101 degrees. JULY 7TH, 1911-A break in one of New England's severest heat waves as temperatures peak at 90 F (32 C) or higher between July 2 and 12, reaching 106 F (41 C) in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and 105 F, in Vermont.
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