On June 15, 1960, the tiny community of Kopperl, Texas, was struck by one of the strangest weather events in state history: a violent blast of wind and heat so extreme that locals called it Satan’s Storm.
Shortly after midnight, temperatures reportedly skyrocketed, winds approached hurricane strength, trees toppled, roofs were damaged, car radiators boiled and entire fields of cotton and corn were scorched before sunrise. One famous thermometer allegedly reached an almost unbelievable 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
So what actually happened?
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