This Day in Weather History: May 31st

Weather History - May 31st

May 31st, 1960:
A late evening thunderstorm cut a path of destruction, principally from high winds from Beadle County, northeast to Roberts and Grant Counties. Twelve heads of cattle were electrocuted for a downed tension wire that occurred at Wolsey. Winds with 65 to 75 mph gusts were observed at Huron and Watertown. A grain elevator tipped over, and a windmill was destroyed near Willow Lake. The winds at Hayti blew over a steel corn crib and damaged other farm buildings and implements.