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NWS and OCS Release Top Ten Weather Events of the 20th Century

On Monday, the Norman and Tulsa offices of the National Weather Service,
with assistance from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, released a list
of the top ten weather events of the 20th Century.  For more detailed
explanations and honorable mention events, please visit the NWS OUN site
at:  http://www.nwsnorman.noaa.gov/

Here's the Top Ten:

1. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s
2. Tornado Outbreak of May 3-4, 1999
3. Blizzard of February 21-22, 1971
4. Woodward Tornado of April 9, 1947
5. Tinker AFB Tornadoes of March 1948
6. Arctic Cold Wave of December 1983
7. Heat Wave of Summer 1980
8. Snowstorm of January 5-7, 1988
9. Tulsa's Flash Flood of May 26-27, 1984
10. The Ice Storm of January 25-27, 1987