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APRIL 23RD, 1885-The city of Denver CO was in the midst of a storm which produced 23 inches of snow in 24 hours, and at Idaho Springs CO produced 32 inches of snow.
APRIL 23RD, 1910-The temperature at the Civic Center in Los Angeles CA hit 100 degrees to establish an April record for the city.
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Apr 22 |
APRIL 22ND, 1883-An outbreak of tornadoes from Louisiana to Kansas claimed the lives to 200 persons. One of the tornadoes destroyed the town of Beauregard MS.
APRIL 22ND, 1980-A record April heat wave sent the mercury up to the 100 degree mark in Iowa.
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Apr 21 |
APRIL 21ST, 1958-Portions of Montana were in the midst of a spring snowburst. Snowfall amounts ranged up to 55 inches at Red Lodge, 61 inches at Nye Mine, and 72 inches at Mystic Lake.
APRIL 21ST, 1967-Severe thunderstorms spawned 48 tornadoes in the Upper Midwest. Hardest hit was northern Illinois where sixteen tornadoes touched down during the afternoon and evening hours causing fifty million dollars damage. On that Friday afternoon tornadoes struck Belvidere IL, and the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, killing 57 persons.
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Apr 20 |
APRIL 20TH, 1952-The tankers Esso Suez and Esso Greensboro crashed in a thick fog off the coast of Morgan City LA. Only five of the Greensboro's crew survived after the ship bursts into flame.
APRIL 20TH, 1920-Deadly tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama killed 219 persons.
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Apr 19 |
APRIL 19TH, 1775-The first engagement of the Revolutionary War took place under clear crisp weather at Lexington-Concord.
APRIL 19TH, 1941-The temperature at Sodus NY soared to 95 degrees. The next day Albany NY reported a record for April of 93 degrees.
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Apr 18 |
APRIL 18TH, 1880-More than two dozen tornadoes were reported from Kansas and Arkansas to Wisconsin and Michigan. More than 100 persons were killed, including 65 persons at Marshfield MO.
APRIL 18TH, 1944-California experienced its worst hailstorm of record. Damage mounted to two million dollars as two consecutive storms devastated the Sacramento Valley destroying the fruit crop.
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