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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Weather History - May 9th

May 9th, 1999:

Torrential rains of two to five inches fell in Lyman County during the late evening hours, causing flash flooding on Medicine Creek. The KOA Campgrounds near Kennebec, including the main facility, were flooded. Several roads were also flooded and damaged along Medicine Creek. The storm's total rainfall in Kennebec was 3.40 inches. Also, a weak F0 tornado touched down briefly three miles south of Reliance, with no damage reported. Winds gusting to 70 mph knocked over a 4000-bushel holding bin near Revillo.