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Weather on This Date - June 2

6/2/2018

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June 2, 1889
A great flood on the Potomac River in Washington D.C. took out a span of Long Bridge, and flooded streets near the river. The flood stage reached was not again equaled until 1936. (David Ludlum)

June 2, 1917
The temperature at Tribune, KS dipped to 30 degrees to establish a state record for the month of June. (The Weather Channel)

June 2, 1949
A tornado northeast of Alfalfa OK circled an area one mile in radius. (The Weather Channel)

June 2, 1985
Lightning struck a house, broke a bedroom window, and jumped to a metal frame bed. A man was killed but his wife was unharmed by the lightning. (The Weather Channel)

June 2, 1987
Thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes in West Texas and six tornadoes in Illinois. Thunderstorms in Illinois produced wind gusts to 70 mph at McComb and Mattoon. Thunderstorms in southern Texas produced 5.5 inches of rain south of Seguin, and up to eight inches of rain in Washington County. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

June 2, 1988
Severe thunderstorms in Texas and Oklahoma produced hail more than three inches in diameter near Stilwater OK, and softball size hail in Jones County of north central Texas. Baseball size hail and 70 mph winds caused an estimated 100 million dollars damage around Abilene TX. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

June 2, 1989
Thunderstorms produced severe weather across much of the south central U.S. through most of the day and night. Thunderstorms spawned a dozen tornadoes, and there were 123 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 78 mph at Russell KS, and baseball size hail was reported at Denver CO, Cuthbert TX, and in Reeves County TX. Afternoon thunderstorms in southern New England produced wind gusts to 120 mph at Fitchburg, MA, causing five million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

June 2, 2005
Strong winds struck Columbus (Muscogee County) knocking down 26 trees across the city and causing damage to homes and vehicles. Several of these trees fell across mobile homes in the Pine Grove Mobile Home Park while a 50 foot branch fell through the back of one site-built home. Up to 15,000 residents in the area lost power during the storm. (NWS Atlanta)

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