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May 5[edit]
1950: Known locally as "Black Friday", heavy precipitation caused the already swollen Red River to breach several dikes, causing disastrous flooding in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1995: A major hailstorm caused around $1 billion in damage in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. This was the costliest hailstorm in United States history.