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May 29

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1995: A destructive tornado struck western Massachusetts, killing three people in the town of Great Barrington.

2008: Tropical Storm Alma formed just off the coast of Costa Rica at 86.5º W, the easternmost Pacific tropical cyclone on record. Alma was also the only known tropical cyclone to strike the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.

2010: Tropical Storm Agatha made landfall near the Guatemala–Mexico border, killing more than 200 people due to flooding, landslides, and a sinkhole.

2013: Hurricane Barbara made landfall in Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico, killing 4 people. This was the easternmost landfall for a Pacific hurricane on record, as well as the second-earliest in the year.