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In 1987, thunderstorms produced torrential rains in extreme Northwest Montana, where 4 to 6 inches of rain caused extensive flash flooding along the Divide Creek. In 1918, a single lightning strike killed a herd of 504 sheep at the Wasatch National Forest in Utah. The lightning bolt passed from one animal to another. && In 1986, Hurricane Estelle passed 120 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, producing a 10 to 20 foot surf. Parts of Oahu were drenched by 6 or 7 inches of rain from the 24th to the 25th.

 


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