Weather History for Saturday, June 27, 2020, from the National Weather Service in Wichita: In 1987, extremely dangerous severe thunderstorms that moved southeast from Nebraska, invaded North Central Kansas shortly after midnight. Gusts around 100 mph tore through Lake Waconda, heavily damaging around 50 camping trailers and injuring 16 people at a state park campground. Beloit and Sylvan Grove were whiplashed by gusts around 80 mph. In 1918, lightning struck the wires connecting 9 tons of dynamite that were readied for detonation at an open pit mine 2 miles west of Virginia, Minnesota. The resulting premature explosion caused the mine to collapse, trapping 20 men, 14 of which were killed. The town is located 63 miles north northwest of Duluth.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Weather History for Saturday, June 27, 2020, from the National Weather Service in Wichita: In 1987, extremely dangerous severe thunderstorms that moved southeast from Nebraska, invaded North Central Kansas shortly after midnight. Gusts around 100 mph tore through Lake Waconda, heavily damaging around 50 camping trailers and injuring 16 people at a state park campground. Beloit and Sylvan Grove were whiplashed by gusts around 80 mph. In 1918, lightning struck the wires connecting 9 tons of dynamite that were readied for detonation at an open pit mine 2 miles west of Virginia, Minnesota. The resulting premature explosion caused the mine to collapse, trapping 20 men, 14 of which were killed. The town is located 63 miles north northwest of Duluth.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This Day in Weather History: Storms rake Beloit, Sylvan Grove areas in 1987