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Weather on This Date - August 20

8/20/2018

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August 20, 1886
The town of Indianola, TX, was completely destroyed by a hurricane, and never rebuilt. (David Ludlum)

August 20, 1910
The big blow up of forest fires finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. (David Ludlum)

August 20, 1987
Half a dozen cities in the Central Plains Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Pueblo CO with a reading of 102 degrees, and Goodland KS with a high of 104 degrees. Hill City KS reached 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

August 20, 1988
Sheridan, WY, reported a record hot temperature reading of 100 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail near Fortuna ND, and wind gusts to 70 mph near Webster SD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

August 20, 1989
Early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeast Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, with up to six inches reported around Tulsa OK. Some roads in the Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Thunderstorms produced winds gusts to 75 mph in Major County OK, and hail two inches in diameter at Jennings KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

August 20, 2014
An EF-1 tornado touched down in far eastern Murray County, near Pleasant Hill. It then crossed the Turkey Mountain ridge line and moved southeast into extreme northwestern Gilmer County. Once it crossed into Gilmer County the tornado paralleled Georgia Highway 2 as it snapped and uprooted trees. The tornado was on the ground for about 2 minutes before lifting. In total, hundreds of trees were downed. Straight line winds that accompanied the storm that produced this tornado also caused damage to nearby homes, producing minor roof damage. Approximately 4,000 people were without power following this event. (NWS Atlanta)

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