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On This Day In Weather History - July 12
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1951	The Kaw River flood hit it's peak. Torrential rains in eastern Kansas during June and early July caused the Kansas River to overflow its banks. Four of the five industrial districts in Kansas City were inundated, and total damage from the flood was 870 million dollars.
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1984	A golfer in Tucson, AZ was killed as he was struck by lightning, even though it was not raining within 3 miles of where he was.
1984	A severe thunderstorm moved across Germany and pounded Munich with hail. For 20 minutes hail averaged 2 inches in diameter, but hail stones up to five and half inches fell. The hailstorm caused damage to 700,000 homes and 200,000 cars, estimated at more than $1 billion. It is the most expensive natural catastrophe to ever occur in Germany.

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