Southington, CT (1784)
Two tornadoes "It seems to have been occasioned by the meeting of two heavy clouds, one from the south and the other from the north. The whole storm therefore collected with amazing blackness and centered at the place above mentioned; producing such a scene of desolation, as perhaps the memory of the oldest man cannot recollect to have been produced by a similar cause in New England. Connecticut Courant (Hartford), August 24, 1784.
Galveston, TX (1915)
A hurricane claimed 275 lives as winds gusted to 120 mph; storm surge of 12 feet.
California (1885)
Amos, CA - 130 degrees, hottest Aug. temp in U.S.
Two tornadoes "It seems to have been occasioned by the meeting of two heavy clouds, one from the south and the other from the north. The whole storm therefore collected with amazing blackness and centered at the place above mentioned; producing such a scene of desolation, as perhaps the memory of the oldest man cannot recollect to have been produced by a similar cause in New England. Connecticut Courant (Hartford), August 24, 1784.
Galveston, TX (1915)
A hurricane claimed 275 lives as winds gusted to 120 mph; storm surge of 12 feet.
California (1885)
Amos, CA - 130 degrees, hottest Aug. temp in U.S.
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