This Day in Weather History: June 12th

Weather History - June 12th

June 12th, 1924:

A tornado moved southeast from the southwestern edge of Lake Kampeska, passing southwest of Watertown. Two barns and 20 smaller farm buildings were heavily damaged. This tornado was estimated to have F2 strength.

June 12th, 1983:

Lightning struck and killed two cows near Miller in Hand County. Lightning also hit a home six miles north of Aberdeen, breaking a ceramic statue and blowing out light bulbs. Another home in Aberdeen was struck by lightning, rupturing a gas line and starting the house on fire. Also, heavy rains of up to seven inches fall around the area. Some storm total rainfall amounts include 2.00 inches at 2NW of Stephan, 2.40 inches in Miller, 3.03 at 4 miles west of Mellette, and 6.30 inches in Orient.

June 12th, 1994:

In Hand County, a thunderstorm caused an estimated 3 million dollars in crop damage. Hail, the most significant being baseball size, was reported in three- to four-foot-high drifts. About 70,000 acres of cropland and pastures were destroyed. The hail killed pheasants and ducks, and many cattle were injured. Many windows were broken in homes, holes were punched in mobile homes, the contents of dwellings were damaged from hail that entered through windows, and many vehicles were extensively damaged.

June 12th, 2013:

A line of thunderstorms moving northeast across the region brought damaging wind gusts from 60 to 80 mph to parts of central and northeastern South Dakota. Many branches and several trees were downed. Some buildings were also damaged, with a couple of structures destroyed. An estimated eighty mph wind destroyed a cabin on the east shore of the Missouri River and north-northwest of Pierre. A hundred-foot by seventy-five-foot storage building was flattened south of Doland in Spink County. Tractors, planters, and other equipment in the building were damaged.