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August 7
 * 1924 – Strong tornadoes touched down in the Wisconsin and Nebraska. An F4 tornado hit Northfield and Black River Falls, Wisconsin, killing 4 people and injuring 20; homes were swept away in Black River Falls. Another F4 tornado killed 3 people and injured 60 in and near Bloomer, Wisconsin, with debris carried up to 20 mi. One person was killed and another was injured when an F3 tornado destroyed a farm house near Rushville, Nebraska.
 * 2003 – A weak but destructive F1 tornado hit a trailer park in Riviera Beach, Florida, destroying 58 homes and damaging 171. Twenty-eight people sustained minor injuries. Damage totaled $70-80 million.