| Weather History for December 28 |
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1999 It took only two hours for winds to destroy two centuries of history. The usually peaceful gardens at Versailles, France became a weather-beaten battlefield during violent storms that killed more than 100 people in western Europe and reduced some cultural treasures to ruins. Many 200 year old trees were uprooted.
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2003 A severe snow storm hit northern California and southern Oregon. As much as 2 feet of snow fell along Interstate 5 closing a 150-mile stretch of the highway, stranding hundreds of travelers. Winds from the storm caused power outages to more than 200,000 customers. One man died of a heart attack after helping other drivers.
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Data courtesy of the National Weather Service
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