On this Day in Weather History...6 June In 1975, a tornado was reportedly spinning clockwise near Alva, Oklahoma. This is highly unusual since most tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counter clockwise. In 1989, severe thunderstorms developed across southwest Kansas and spawned several tornadoes and produced large hail. A large tornado touched down northwest of Liberal and then moved south southeast, just passing west of the town. The tornado did considerable damage to farmsteads and irrigation systems in its path. Large hail, up to baseball size, also did considerable damage to automobiles and broke out windows in homes. Crop damage was extensive in the area from the hail. In 1994, in West Central Kansas, hail five inches in diameter, knocked holes in roofs and damaged windshields and farm machinery 7 miles south of Tribune. Early in the history of the United States, Salem, Mass. recorded a high temperature of 92 degrees on this date in 1816. A day later, the temperature would register at 49 degrees to mark the start of "The Year Without a Summer."
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:09:53 +0000