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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024

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

In 2013, an epic blizzard began a 2-day rampage from the
Northern Rockies to the Northwestern Plains.  Hardest hit
were the Black Hills of South Dakota, where many areas
were overwhelmed by 3 to 5 feet of snow.  The situation
was greatly magnified by winds that gusted to around 70
mph.  This produced near zero visibilities, which lasted
as long as 3 hours, and whipped the snow into drifts as
high as 10 feet.  Around 38,000 people lost power.  The
19.0 inches of snow measured in Rapid City was a single
day record for October; burying the previous record of
4.0 inches measured on October 26, 1996.  While a
blizzard raged in Eastern Wyoming and Western South
Dakota, severe thunderstorms raked Eastern Nebraska and
Northwest Iowa with hail as large as baseballs and
tornadoes.  The most violent tornado was an EF 4 that hit
Wayne Nebraska, where 15 were injured.

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In 1987, Southern California continued to "shake and
bake" with high temperatures from 105 to 111, and two
moderate earthquakes that occurred three days apart.
High temperatures soared to 108 degrees in downtown L.A.
on the 3rd and 4th, while 111 degrees scorched San Luis
Obispo.  The earthquakes, which struck the Southern San
Gabriel Valley, occurred on the 1st and 4th, registering
5.9 and 5.4 on the Richter Scale, respectively.

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