On this Day in Weather History.... *In 1910 The big blow up of forest fires finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 75 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. *In 1933, three short lived, but strong, tornadoes moved across parts of Harper, Sumner and Kingman counties. Fortunately they remained in rural areas. *In 1989, early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma, with 5.37 inches measured at the Tulsa Weather Office. Some roads in the Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep. Evening thunderstorms produced gusts around 75 mph in Major County Oklahoma, and 2 inch diameter hail in Jennings, Kansas. *IN 1997...Severe weather developed across much of southwest Kansas. In Minneola nearly every window in the small community were broken with siding destroyed on many homes. Cars received considerable damage too. Shingles were also torn off. Skylights were broken at the school
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