On this date in Weather History…
In 1994… Strong tornado hit the east side of Kansas City MO. Four people were killed, including two people in a house that was blown intact for 700 feet and then destroyed. A mother and small child were blown 500 feet and killed. 130 homes and buildings were destroyed.
In 1990…What a difference a day makes. The day before in Rapid City SD, it was 89 degrees. On this date, freezing conditions and snow shower
In 2005…parts of North Dakota had up to two feet of snow on the ground from an early season snowstorm that the NWS in Bismarck reported was the earliest major snowstorm on record there. Parts of Interstate 94 were closed through Montana and North Dakota. Ten National Guard soldiers with heavy equipment were out rescuing stranded people. In Minot, a shelter also was set up at an old armory. The Minot Air Force Base required only essential personnel to report for duty.
Also in 2005… At least 210 died in the wake of flooding and mudslides across Central America from Hurricane Stan. Forty people died when a giant mudslide struck the lakeside tourist town of Santiago Atitlán in Guatemala. At least 119 people died in Guatemala, 65 in El Salvador, 10 in Nicaragua, 13 in Mexico and 3 in Honduras.
