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Posted by: BriSr Jun 8 2008, 05:28 PM

This day in MN history.

June 8
1893 violent windstorm at Maple Plain from 1:30 to 2:15pm. A large frame house was
moved 8 feet from its foundation. Many barns and haysheds blown over by the wind. One
barn was blown across Dutch Lake.

1972 8 inches of rain falls in 7 hours at Madelia Township in Wantonwan County.

Posted by: msweather Jun 8 2008, 07:19 PM

Very intersting. 8 inches in 7 hours? That means 1 of those hours,it rained two inches alone.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 9 2008, 04:53 PM

This day in MN history

June 9th

1913 Strange mirage in Duluth. Ships appeared to be floating in the air over Lake
Superior.

2002 Extensive flash flood began across northwest Minnesota. 14.55 inches would fall
over the next 48 hours near Lake of the Woods. Floodwaters covered the city of Roseau.
The Roseau River looked like a large lake from a satellite view.


That mirage is actually quite common on the lake. Because of the cold air over the lake, it bends light in such a fashion as to make things look larger or floating. Learn that in HS physics class years ago.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 10 2008, 04:41 PM

Today in MN history

June 10

1926 Downpour at Mahoning. 3.05 inches fell in 45 minutes.

Posted by: msweather Jun 10 2008, 06:32 PM

You seem to have a lot of downpours in the history books.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 11 2008, 03:20 PM

Today in MN history.

June 11
1922 Hailstorm at Maple Plain causes much damage to crops.

1996 5.91 inches of rain fell at Mankato. Mudslides closed roads including Hwy. 169.
Mud pushed a trailer home 20 feet down a hill.

2001 Severe weather over central Minnesota. An unofficial wind gust of 119 mph is
reported at a seed farm 1 mile northwest of Atwater. A storm chaser's car was battered
when he got too close to the storm. Most of the windows in the car were broken.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 12 2008, 02:38 PM

This day in Mn history.

June 12
1917 The ice pack finally breaks up in Duluth, one of the latest ever.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 13 2008, 05:40 PM

This day in MN history.

June 13
1930 Tornado hits Northfield area, heavy damage at Randolph.

1991 One dead, 5 injured when a lightning bolt strikes a tree at Hazeltine Golf Course
during the US Open.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 14 2008, 02:31 PM

This day in MN history.

June 14
1943 Torrential downpours cause flooding in the Twin Cities and east-central
Minnesota. 2.5 inches of rain fell in St. Paul in two hours. In addition, four streetcars
were hit by lightning.

1956 8 inches of rain fell in the Ivanhoe area in 3 and a half hours. 100 thousand dollars
in damage to crops.

1981 Tornado hits Roseville, destroying homes and damages Har Mar Mall.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 15 2008, 04:04 PM

This day in MN history.

June 15
1989 Scattered frost across the state with the cold spot at Isabella with 29.

U.S history.

# 1662 - A fast was held at Salem MA with prayers for rain, and the Lord gave a speedy answer. (David Ludlum)

# 1879 - McKinney ND received 7.7 inches of rain in 24 hours, a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1896 - The temperature at Fort Mojave, CA, soared to 127 degrees, the hottest reading of record for June for the U.S. The low that day was 97 degrees. Morning lows of 100 degrees were reported on the 12th, 14th and 16th of the month. (The Weather Channel)

# 1953 - Dust devils are usually rather benign weather phenomena, however, two boys were injured by one near Prescott AZ. One of the boys suffered a black eye, and the other boy had two vertabrae fractured by wind-blown debris. (The Weather Channel)

# 1957 - East Saint Louis was deluged with 16.54 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the state of Illinois. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in the northwestern U.S. A tornado damaged five homes and destroyed a barn near Salmon ID. It lifted a metal shed 100 feet into the air, and deposited it 100 yards away. Hail an inch and a half in diameter caused ten million dollars damage to automobiles at Nampa ID. (The National Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Severe thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region spawned five tornadoes around Denver, CO, in just one hour. A strong (F-3) tornado in southern Denver injured seven persons and caused ten million dollars damage. Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 97 degrees at Portland ME was a record for June. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, including strong (F-3) tornadoes which injured three persons at Mountville PA and four persons at Columbia, PA. There were 111 reports of large hail and damaging winds, including wind gusts to 80 mph at Norfolk, VA, and Hogback Mountain, SC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 16 2008, 09:38 AM

Today in MN history.

June 16

1989 Frost across the state with crops destroyed on high ground in southeast Minnesota.
Preston got down to 32.

1992 A total of 27 tornadoes were reported across Minnesota. The most in a single day.
Some communities that were badly damaged were Chandler, Lake Wilson, Clarkfield and
Cokato. The total damage was 80 million dollars. Presidential disaster declarations were
made for many counties.

U.S. History

# 1806 - A total eclipse of the sun was viewed from southern California to Massachusetts. (David Ludlum)

# 1917 - The temperature soared to 124 degrees at Mecca climaxing the most destructive heat wave of record in California history. (David Ludlum)

# 1944 - A tornado in Sioux City, IA, traveled an odd course. It spun in one place for about twenty minutes, made a U-turn, traveled southeast for about three miles, then traveled south, east, north, and finally east again. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the Upper Midwest, reaching 104 degrees at Lincoln, NE. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 96 mph at Valley City, ND, and baseball size hail near Red Oak, IA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - After a brief respite, hot weather returned to the Northern High Plains Region. Late night thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Polson and north of Lake Seeley. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Daytime thunderstorms produced severe weather from northern Florida to the Middle Atlantic Coast. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, and there were 138 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 87 mph caused twenty million dollars damage at Columbia SC. Strong thunderstorm winds killed one person at McLeansville NC. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 17 2008, 12:30 PM

June 17

MN History

1954 Hailstorm at St. Cloud injures many people.

U.S. History

# 1859 - Hot Santa Ana winds in southern California roasted fruit on one side at Santa Barbara. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1882 - A tornado traveled more than 200 miles across the state of Iowa killing 130 persons. The tornado touched down about ninety miles west of Grinnell, and struck the town and college around sunset, killing sixty persons, and causing more than half a million dollars damage. Traveling at nearly 60 mph, the tornado hit Mount Pleasant about 11 PM causing another half a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1965 - Holly, CO, was deluged with 11.08 inches of rain to establish a state 24 hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Lyons, and baseball size hail at Garden City. The Edwards Aquifer, which supplies water to San Antonio, TX, reached a record level of 699.2 feet following a record 18.43 inches of rain in thirty days. Torrential rains between the mid May and mid June sent 8.8 million acre feet of water down the rivers of southern Texas, the largest volume in 100 years of records. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Georgia and the Carolinas. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Eden, NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cool air, responsible for 37 record lows in the central U.S. on the 15th and 16th, including a low of 33 degrees at Valentine NE on the 15th, overspread the eastern U.S. ending a three day seige of severe weather. (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 18 2008, 12:31 PM

June 18

MN History

1850 Territorial Governor Ramsey reports that about halfway between Ft. Ripley and Ft.
Snelling on the Mississippi a severe hail storm occurred in the evening. One or two
hailstones picked up were as large as hen’s eggs and he thought he saw one about the size
of a musket ball.

1939 Tornado hits Anoka. 9 were killed and over 200 were injured.

U.S. History

# 1875 - A severe coastal storm (or possible hurricane) struck the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. Eastport ME reported wind gusts to 57 mph. (David Ludlum)

# 1958 - Hailstones up to four inches in diameter killed livestock as a storm passed from Joliet to Belfry in Carbon County MT. (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - Wind and rain, and hail up to seven inches deep, caused more than five million dollars damage at Oberlin KS. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - It was a hot day in the Upper Great Lakes Region. Nine cities in Michigan and Wisconsin reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 90 degrees at Marquette, MI, marked their third straight day of record heat. Severe thunderstorm in the Northern and Central High Plains Region spawned half a dozen tornadoes in Wyoming and Colorado. Wheatridge, CO, was deluged with 2.5 inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Severe thunderstorms in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota produced hail three inches in diameter and spawned four tornadoes in Steele County. Thunderstorms also produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Clearbrook MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. In Arizona, afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Winslow, 113 degrees at Tucson, and 115 degrees at Phoenix were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 19 2008, 01:01 PM

June 19

MN history

1955 Hailstones the size of hen's eggs were dropped in Roseau County.

2000 Barrow, Alaska reports its first thunderstorm ever!

U.S. History

# 1835 - A tornado tore through the center of New Brunswick NJ killing five persons and scattering debris as far as Manhattan Island. The tornado provided the first opportunity for scientists to study firsthand the track of such a storm. (David Ludlum)

# 1938 - A cloudburst near Custer Creek, MT, (near Miles City) caused a train wreck killing forty-eight persons. An estimated four to seven inches of rain deluged the head of the creek that evening, and water flowing through the creek weakened the bridge. As a result, a locomotive and seven passenger cars plunged into the swollen creek. One car, a tourist sleeper, was completely submerged. (David Ludlum)

# 1972 - Hurricane Agnes moved onshore near Cape San Blas FL with wind gusts to 80 mph, and exited Maine on the 26th. There were 117 deaths, mainly due to flooding from North Carolina to New York State, and total damage was estimated at more than three billion dollars. Up to 19 inches of rain deluged western Schuylkill County PA. The rains of Hurricane Agnes resulted in one of the greatest natural disasters in U.S. history. Agnes caused more damage than all other tropical cyclones in the previous six years combined (which included Celia and Camille). (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - It was a warm June day, with plenty of thunderstorms east of the Rockies. Lightning knocked out power at Throckmorton, TX, and ignited an oil tank battery. A woman in Knox City TX was struck by lightning while in her car, and a man was struck by lightning near his home in Manatee County FL. Strong thunderstorm winds overturned several outhouses near Bixby OK, but no injuries were reported. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the central U.S. for Father's Day. Fifteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Severe thunderstorms in Minnesota and Wisconsin produced softball size hail near River Falls WI, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Menomonie WI. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Fourteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date as searing heat spread from the southwestern deserts into the High Plains Region. Record highs included 98 degrees at Billings, MT, 107 degrees at Valentine, NE, and 112 degrees at Tucson, AZ. (The National Weather Summary)


# 2006 - Up to 11 inches of rain fell in the Houston, Texas area, causing widespread flash flooding. The Houston Fire Department rescued more than 500 people from flood waters, but no serious injuries or fatalities were reported.

Posted by: BriSr Jun 20 2008, 12:54 PM

June 20

MN History

1861 1.17 inch of rain measured at Forest City with the observer noting that the rain was
"strongly impregnated with sulfur."

1992 Very cold across the north. Temperatures dropped to 26 at Embarass and Hayward,
WI. The cold spot was 24 at Brimson.

U.S. History

# 1682 - A major tornado ripped through southwestern Connecticut, passing through Stratford, Milford, and New Haven, and then into Long Island Sound. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1921 - Circle, MT, received 11.5 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the state. The town of Circle received a total of 16.79 inches of rain that month to establish a rainfall record for any town in Montana for any month of the year. (The Weather Channel)

# 1928 - A farmer near Greensburg, KS, looked up into the heart of a tornado. He described its walls as "rotating clouds lit with constant flashes of lightning and a strong gassy odor with a screaming, hissing sound". (The Weather Channel)

# 1964 - A squall line producing large hail swept through central Illinois. A second squall line moved through during the early morning hours of the 21st, and a third one moved through shortly after dawn. The series of hailstorms caused nine million dollars damage. Hailstones as large as grapefruit caused heavy damage to trees, utility lines, crops and buildings. The thunderstorms also produced as much as five inches of rain in an eight hour period. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms prevailed east of the Rockies, producing severe weather in the Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes in Colorado, and produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Goodland, KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty-eight cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Flint, MI, and 104 degrees at Chicago, IL, equalled records for the month of June. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced baseball size hail near Kief, and wind gusts to 100 mph near McGregor. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - An early morning thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 61 mph at Pierre, SD, and the hot thunderstorm winds raised the temperature from 86 degrees at midnight to 96 degrees by 1 AM, and 104 degrees by 2 AM. Butte, MT, and Yellowstone Park, WY, reported snow that afternoon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 21 2008, 01:27 PM

June 21

MN History
1989 Fairmont has a wind gust of 76 mph during a severe thunderstorm.

U.S. History
# 1893 - On the first day of summer the temperature at Dodge City, KS, soared to 106 degrees during the midst of a blistering heat wave. The heat wave initiated a severe three year drought in the Central Plains Region. Ironically, at about the same time, heavy rains in the Mississippi Valley were causing the river to swell to its highest level of record at New Orleans, LA. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1919 - Seven heavy coach cars of a moving train were picked up and thrown from the tracks by tornado winds. A baggage car was set down thirty feet away from the rest of the train. (The Weather Channel)

# 1954 - A severe hailstorm struck Wichita KS and vicinity causing nine million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

# 1972 - Phoenix, AZ, was drenched with 1.64 inches of rain late on the 21st and early on the 22nd to easily surpass their previous June rainfall record of 0.95 inches. The total for the month was 1.70 inches. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A tornado destroyed 57 mobile homes at the Chateam Estates trailer park northwest of Detroit, MI, killing one person and injuring six others. Total damage was estimated at 1.7 million dollars. Thunderstorms over Lower Michigan also drenched the Saginaw Valley with up to 4.5 inches of rain in less than six hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - The first full day of summer was a torrid one, with afternoon highs of 100 degrees or above reported from the Northern and Central Plains to the Ohio Valley. Sixty-nine cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 110 degrees at Sioux Falls, SD, was an all-time record for that location. Highs of 103 degrees at Des Moines, IA, 102 degrees at Fort Wayne, IN, 109 degrees at Huron, SD, 108 degrees at Sioux City, IA, and 101 degrees at South Bend IN were records for June. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - The first day of summer heralded snow in the northern and central Rockies. In Colorado, 15 inches of snow was reported at the summit of Mount Evans and, in Wyoming, 18 inches was reported at Dickensen Park, west of Lander. Heavy rain continued in the eastern U.S. Huntsville, AL, reported a record 11.65 inches for the month, compared to the 0.17 inch rainfall total in June 1988. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 2005 - A slow-moving thunderstorm dumped up to a foot of hail in southeastern portions of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Snowplows had to be used to clear a route through a major thoroughfare in the city. Heavy rainfall from the storm left up to 4 feet of water in city streets, trapping dozens of motorists (Associated Press).

Posted by: BriSr Jun 22 2008, 03:43 PM

June 22

MN History
1917 Downpour at Grand Meadow. 4.98 inches fell in just less than a day. Corn crops
were badly damaged by the water.

1919 2nd most deadly tornado in Minnesota history hits Fergus Falls. 59 people died.
Like the #1 killer tornado for Minnesota (St. Cloud), it struck on a weekend.

1988 The sky was smoky across much of Minnesota due to wild fires during the '88
drought.

U.S. History
# 1947 - Twelve inches of rain fell in forty-two minutes at Holt, MO, establishing a world rainfall record. That record was tied on January 24-25, 1956, at the Kilauea Sugar Plantation in Hawaii, as their state record was established with 38 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The Weather Channel)

# 1972 - Hurricane Agnes deluged Pennsylvania and New York State with torrential rains resulting in the most costly flood in U.S. history. In the Middle Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania, 24 hour rainfall amounts were generally 8 to 12 inches, with up to 19 inches in extreme southwestern Schuylkill County. At Wilkes-Barre, PA, the dike was breached destroying much of the town. Flooding resulted in 117 deaths and 3.1 billion dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1981 - A young woman from Lubbock, TX, was struck by lightning. The bolt of lightning struck just above her right shoulder near her neck, and passed right to left through her body, tearing her warm-ups, causing her tennis shoes to explode, and lifting her two feet into the air. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms in southern Texas produced wind gusts to 116 mph near Quemado. Thunderstorms in New York State produced 5.01 inches of rain in 24 hours at Buffalo, an all-time record for that location, and produced an inch of rain at Bath, PA. The temperature at Fairbanks AK soared to 92 degrees, establishing a record for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Sixty-five cities in twenty-four states reported record high temperatures for the date. Tucson AZ reported an all-time record high of 114 degrees, surpassing the previous record of 112 degrees established a day earlier. Highs of 98 degrees at Pittsburgh, PA, and 100 degrees at Baltimore, MD, tied records for the month of June. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Record cold temperatures were reported in the High Plains Region. Rapid City, SD, reported a record low of 39 degrees, in sharp contrast to their record high of 102 degrees two days earlier, on the 20th. (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 23 2008, 12:53 PM

June 23

MN History
1992 Chilly air across state with a high of 48 at the Duluth Harbor and 52 at Grand
Marais.

2002 Just a few weeks after torrential rains hit the area, another round of heavy rain hit
northern Minnesota. This time up to eight inches fell in a two-day period in small parts of
Mahnomen and St. Louis Counties.

U.S. History
# 1902 - The temperature at Volcano Springs, CA, soared to 129 degrees to set a June record for the U.S. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

# 1944 - Four tornadoes killed 153 persons and caused five million dollars damage in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. The tornadoes formed during the evening and moved southeast along parallel paths flattening everything in their way. The town of Shinnston WV was leveled, and was left with the majority of the casualities. Until that time it was believed that damaging tornadoes did not travel across mountainous terrain. (David Ludlum)

# 1957 - A few miles west of Fort Stockton TX, softball size hail injured 21 persons unable to find shelter, mostly farm laborers. Some livestock were killed. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A massive hailstorm hit eastern Colorado causing an estimated 60 to 70 million dollars damage. At La Junta, CO, hail as large as softballs caused 37 million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thirty-four cities reported record high temperatures for the date. The reading of 90 degrees at Bluefield, WV, equalled their record for the month of June. The record high of 104 degrees at Billings, MT, was their thirteenth of the month. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Six cities in the High Plains Region reported record low temperatures for the date, including Sheridan, WY, with a reading of 38 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms in the eastern U.S. deluged New Castle County, DE, with 2.5 inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 24 2008, 12:21 PM

June 24

MN History
1972 Frost across eastern Minnesota. Duluth had a low of 35 and Tower bottomed out at
32.

2002 Heavy rains fell on already saturated ground on June 24. 5.50 inches fell at Delano.
Half of a mobile home park at Howard Lake was evacuated due to rising water.

U.S. History
# 1816 - The cold weather of early June finally gave way to several days of 90 degree heat in Massachusetts, including a reading of 99 degrees at Salem. (David Ludlum)

# 1924 - Six men at a rock quarry south of Winston-Salem, NC, sought shelter from a thunderstorm. The structure chosen contained a quantity of dynamite. Lightning struck a near-by tree causing the dynamite to explode. The men were killed instantly. (The Weather Channel)

# 1951 - Twelve inches of hail broke windows and roofs, and dented automobiles, causing more than fourteen million dollars damage. The storm plowed 200 miles from Kingmand County KS into Missouri, with the Wichita area hardest hit. It was the most disastrous hailstorm of record for the state of Kansas. (David Ludlum)

# 1952 - Thunderstorms produced a swath of hail 60 miles long and 3.5 miles wide through parts of Hand, Beadle, Kingsbury, Miner and Jerauld counties in South Dakota. Poultry and livestock were killed, and many persons were injured. Hail ten inches in circumference was reported at Huron SD. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms spawned six tornadoes in eastern Colorado. Baseball size hail was reported near Yoder, CO, and thunderstorm winds gusting to 92 mph derailed a train near Pratt, KS. The town of Gould, OK, was soaked with nearly an inch and a half of rain in just ten minutes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Forty-three cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Valentine NE reported an all-time record high of 110 degrees, and highs of 102 degrees at Casper, WY, 103 degrees at Reno, NV, and 106 degrees at Winnemucca, NV, were records for the month of June. Highs of 98 degrees at Logan, UT, and 109 degrees at Rapid City, SD, equalled June records. Lightning killed twenty-one cows near Conway, SC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather from Colorado and New Mexico to Kansas and Nebraska. Thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Wood River, NE, and hail three inches in diameter at Wheeler, KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 25 2008, 12:08 PM

June 25

MN History
1950 Flood at Warroad. Strong winds accompanied waters that rose 4 feet in 10 minutes.

2003 Heavy rains across central Minnesota. Elk River picked up 8.19 inches. 4.36 inches
in 4 hours in Maplewood with reports of street flooding in St. Paul. Strong winds toppled
trees in Richfield.

U.S. History
# 1749 - A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned. (David Ludlum)

# 1925 - The mercury hit 101 degrees at Portland, OR, their earliest 100 degree reading of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

# 1953 - The temperature at Anchorage soared to 86 degrees, their hottest reading of record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Miami, FL, 107 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding CA were new records for the date. It was the third of six straight days of record heat for Miami. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Austin, and gusts to 75 mph at Tulsa OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Fifty-two cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 100 degrees at Erie, PA, and 104 degrees at Cleveland OH established all- time records for those two locations. Highs of 101 degrees at Flint, MI, 105 degrees at Chicago, IL, and 106 degrees at Fort Wayne, IN, equalled all-time records. Thunderstorms in Idaho produced wind gusts to 100 mph west of Bliss and north of Crouch, injuring 29 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Tropical depression Allison, the remnants of what was earlier Cosme (a hurricane over the Pacific Ocean which dissipated as it crossed northern Mexico), began to spread heavy rain into southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 26 2008, 12:39 PM

June 26

MN History
1982 Cold spell. Kulger Township dips to 31 degrees. Duluth registers 36.

U.S. History
# 1888 - Residents of New York suffered through a record heat wave. Daily average temperatures were above 80 degrees for fourteen straight days. The heat wave was a sharp contrast to the severe blizzard in March of that year, which buried the city under nearly two feet of snow. (David Ludlum)

# 1977 - "The Human Lightning Conductor", park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, was struck by lightning for the seventh time. He was first hit in 1942, then again in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1976. (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - Record heat prevailed from Texas to Michigan. Alpena MI hit 98 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1985 - A spectacular early morning waterspout developed at 5:20 AM (MST) from a stationary thunderstorm over the south end of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It was visible 20 miles away, and lasted four minutes. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Hot weather prevailed in the Pacific Northwest. Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Seattle, WA, 103 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding, CA, were records for the date. Cloudy and cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The high at Boston, MA, was just 60 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. In Montana, the record high of 102 degrees at Billings, MT, was their fifteenth of the month, and the high of 108 degrees at Glasgow MT equalled their record for June. Thunderstorms in the Atlantic Coast Region produced wind gusts to 102 mph at Tall Timbers MD. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley. There were 129 reports of severe weather during the day and night. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Liberal, and hail four inches in diameter at Quinter. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin spawned a tornado at Lake Delton injuring four persons. Lightning struck and killed a woman at Junction City, KS, who had gotten out of her car to photograph the lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 27 2008, 12:06 PM

June 27

MN History
1908 Tornado hits Clinton in Big Stone County.

U.S History
1805 The Lewis and Clark Expedition near Great Falls Montana is pelted by tennis ballsized
hail. The men saved themselves by hiding under a canoe. Two were knocked down
and several suffered bruises.

# 1901 - There was a rain of fish from the sky at Tiller's Ferry. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower. (David Ludlum)

# 1915 - The temperature at Fort Yukon AK soared to 100 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1957 - Hurricane Audrey smashed ashore at Cameron, LA, drowning 390 persons in the storm tide, and causing 150 million dollars damage in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Audrey left only a brick courthouse and a cement-block icehouse standing at Cameron, and when the waters settled in the town of Crede, only four buildings remained. The powerful winds of Audrey tossed a fishing boat weighing 78 tons onto an off-shore drilling platform. Winds along the coast gusted to 105 mph, and oil rigs off the Louisiana coast reported wind gusts to 180 mph. A storm surge greater than twelve feet inundated the Louisiana coast as much as 25 miles inland. It was the deadliest June hurricane of record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of Nebraska produced severe weather in north central Kansas after midnight. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph damaged more than fifty camping trailers at the state park campground at Lake Waconda injuring sixteen persons. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph at Beloit and Sylvan Grove. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - The afternoon high of 107 degrees at Bismarck, ND, was a record for the month of June, and Pensacola, FL, equalled their June record with a reading of 101 degrees. Temperatures in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley dipped into the 40s. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Ohio Valley to western New England. Thunderstorm spawned six tornadoes, and there were 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Tropical Storm Allison spawned six tornadoes in Louisiana, injuring two persons at Hackberry. Fort Polk LA was drenched with 10.09 inches of rain in 36 hours, and 12.87 inches was reported at the Gorum Fire Tower in northern Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 28 2008, 01:27 PM

June 28

MN History
1876 The latest ice breakup in Duluth.

U.S. History
# 1788 - The Battle of Monmouth in central New Jersey was fought in sweltering heat. The temperature was 96 degrees in the shade, and there were more casualties from the heat than from bullets. (David Ludlum)

# 1892 - The temperature at Orogrande UT soared to 116 degrees to establish a record for the state. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

# 1923 - A massive tornado hit Sandusky, OH, then swept across Lake Erie to strike the town of Lorain. The tornado killed 86 persons and caused twelve million dollars damage. The tornado outbreak that day was the worst of record for the state of Ohio up til that time. (David Ludlum)

# 1975 - Lee Trevino and two other golfers are struck by lightning at the Western Open golf tournament in Oak Brook, IL. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - The temperature at Wichita Falls, TX, soared to 117 degrees, their hottest reading of record. Daily highs were 110 degrees or above between the 24th of June and the 3rd of July. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in the north central U.S. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced wind gusts to 70 mph and baseball size hail at Arapahoe, and wind gusts to 80 mph along with baseball size hail at Wolback and Belgrade. Six cities in the Ohio Valley reported record low temperatures for the date, including Cincinnati, OH, with a reading of 50 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Showers and thunderstorms brought much needed rains to parts of the central U.S. Madison, WI, received 1.67 inches of rain, a record for the date, and their first measurable rain since the Mother's Day tornado outbreak on the 8th of May. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms deluged Winnfield LA with eleven inches of rain in four hours and fifteen minutes, and Baton Rouge LA reported 11 inches of rain in two days. Totals in west central Louisiana ranged up to 17 inches. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Northern High Plains. Two inch hail broke windows in nearly every building at Comstock, NE. Thunderstorms in North Dakta produced two inch hail at Killdeer, and golf ball size hail at Zap. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 29 2008, 01:26 PM

June 29, 2008

MN History
1930 Heat wave across state. Canby got up to a sizzling 110 degrees.

1969 Worthington picked up over 6 inches of rain in 24 hours.

U.S. History
# 1931 - The temperature at Monticello FL hit 109 degrees to establish an all-time record for the state. (The Weather Channel)

# 1954 - Hurricane Alice dumped as much as 27 inches of rain on the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The Rio Grande River at Laredo reached a level 12.6 feet above its previous highest mark, and the roadway of the U.S. 90 bridge was thirty feet below the high water. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region, with reports of large hail and damaging winds most numerous in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes in Michigan. A tornado near Clare MI was accompanied by softball size hail. In Colorado, an untimely winter-like storm blanketed Mount Evans with six inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Alpena, MI, reported a record low of 39 degrees while Jackson, MS, equalled their record for the month of June with an afternoon high of 105 degrees. Thunderstorms in the central U.S. soaked Springfield MO with 3.62 inches of rain, a record for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern and Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced softball size hail at Kit Carson, while pea to marble size hail caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Philips County, CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Posted by: BriSr Jun 30 2008, 04:48 PM

June 30

MN History
1863 Note written on June 1863 meteorological form at Ft. Ripley. Drought is very
severe. The grass upon the prairie is nearly or quite dried up. The Mississippi River at
this point is lower than was ever known before. The amount of moisture which fell during
the last six months ending June 30, 1863 was 4.27 inches.

1871 Large hail fell in Meeker County. Some of the stones were 6 inches in
circumference. Many windows were broken on the north sides of houses.

1982 Frost hits St. Louis County. Kulger Township falls to 27 degrees and Meadowlands
bottoms out at 32.

U.S. History
# 1886 - The second destructive hurricane in nine days hit the Apalachicola-Tallahassee area. (David Ludlum)

# 1942 - The temperature at Portland, OR, hit 102 degrees, an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1972 - The entire state of Pennsylvania was declared a disaster area as a result of the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes, which claimed 48 lives, and caused 2.1 billion dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Hot weather prevailed in the Pacific Northwest, with readings above 100 degrees reported as far north as southern British Columbia. Yakima, WA, reported a record high of 100 degrees, while temperatures near the Washington coast hovered near 60 degrees all day. Thunderstorms prevailed from southwest Texas to New England. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph at Gettysburg, PA, killed one person. High winds and large hail caused more than five million dollars damage to property and crops in Lancaster County, PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms in eastern Kansas drenched Worden with 12.21 inches of rain, and a wall of water two to four feet deep swept through Lone Star, KS, flooding every home in the town. Up to ten inches of rain was reported southeast of Callaway, NE. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Winfield, KS. Seventeen cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Duluth, MN, with a reading of 36 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Winnfield, LA, reported 22.52 inches of rain in three days, and more than thirty inches for the month, a record for June. Shreveport LA received a record 17.11 inches in June, with a total for the first six months of the year of 45.55 inches. Thunderstorms also helped produce record rainfall totals for the month of June of 13.12 inches at Birmingham AL, 14.66 inches at Oklahoma City, OK, 17.41 inches at Tallahassee FL, 9.97 inches at Lynchburg, VA, and more than 10.25 inches at Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh had also experienced a record wet month of May. (The National Weather Summary)

Posted by: BriSr Jul 1 2008, 01:28 PM

July 1

MN History
1964 Tyler picks up over 6 inches of rain in 24 hours.

U.S. History
# 1792 - A tremendous storm (a tornado or hurricane) hit Philadelphia and New York City. Many young people were drowned while out boating on that Sunday. (David Ludlum)

# 1911 - The high of just 79 degrees at Phoenix AZ was their coolest daily maximum of record for the month of July. The normal daily high for July 1st is 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1979 - It snowed almost half a foot (5.8 inches) at Stampede Pass WA, a July record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Lake Charles LA was drenched with a month's worth of rain during the early morning. More than five inches of rain soaked the city, including 2.68 inches in one hour. A thunderstorm in the southern Yakima Valley of Washington State produced high winds which downed trees up to six feet in diameter. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Twenty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 48 degrees at Providence RI, 48 degrees at Roanoke VA, 49 degrees at Stratford CT, and 48 degrees at Wilmington, DE, were records for the month of July. Boston MA equalled their record for July with a low of 50 degrees. Five inches of snow whitened Mount Washington NH. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms associated with the low pressure system which was once Tropical Storm Allison continued to drench parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and eastern Texas. Late night thunderstorms produced 12.58 inches of rain at Biloxi, MS, in six hours, and 10.73 inches at Gulfport MS. Flooding in Mississippi over the first six days of the month caused 55 million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1891 - The U.S. Weather Bureau is born as the equipment, stations and personnel of the U.S. Army Signal Service is passed to the new agency, which was part of the Department of Agriculture.
# 1933 - Lightning struck Texas Oil Company plant near Elizabeth NJ causing 300,000 barrels of oil to go up in flames.
# 1986 - Chadron NE is struck by a severe thunderstorm with large hail and 80 mph winds. An automobile dealership had its windows blown out many buildings had large holes punched in their roofs by the hailstones.
# 1988 - 5 inches of snow at Mt. Washington NH. 34 degrees at Barre Falls, MA. These wintry conditions occurred in the middle of one of the hottest summers on record.
# 1996 - July 1996 was cool and wet across the east with a persistent trough of low pressure providing lots of clouds and rainfall. Temperatures at New York and Philadelphia never reached 90 degrees during the month, which is highly unusual. It was the first time that that had happened in The Big Apple in over 100 years and the first time at Phillly since 1906!
# 1998 - The temperature at Tallahassee FL reached 100 degrees for the 13th time during the year 1998, establishing a new record and summer had just barely begun. The previous record was 12 days in 1931.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 2 2008, 02:03 PM

July 2

MN History
1972 Freezing temperatures at Big Falls in Koochiching County.

1989 Softball sized hail near Dorset, and baseball sized hail at Nevis in Hubbard County.

U.S. History
# 1833 - An unusually large New England tornado, one half to three quarters of a mile wide, went from Salem Pond to Norton Pond, VT, and then into Canada. It "prostrated" nearly everything in its path. (The Weather Channel)

# 1843 - An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston, SC, during a thunderstorm. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms in Colorado produced hail as large as golf balls northwest of Kiowa, which accumulated to a depth of twelve inches. Hail two and a half inches in diameter was reported at Black Forest. Hail damaged 900 acres of crops south of the town of Wiggins. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The morning low of 47 degrees at Roanoke, VA, broke the July record set the previous day. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S., with 158 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Evening thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced softball size hail which caused more than five million dollars damage at Allen, and wind gusts to 90 mph at Dallas, which injured eight persons and caused seven million dollars damage. Winnfield LA reported 29.52 inches of rain in six days, for a total of 62.50 inches for the first six months of the year. Midland, TX, reported an all-time record high of 112 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1900 - Wyoming's hottest ever (114F) at Basin.
# 1980 - 114 degrees in Wichita Falls, TX, breaking old record by 10 degrees. This is the 9th consecutive day of 100 degrees plus.
# 1985 - It has never been hotter in Santa Barbara CA than on this date when the mercury topped out at 109 degrees.
# 1986 - Amazingly, an F2 tornado at Jacksonville NC that killed 3 people was the deadliest twister of the year in 1986 as the United States experienced only 15 tornado deaths during the year (an all-time low since records began in 1916).
# 1989 - Midland TX recorded their all-time record high with a reading of 112 degrees. Meanwhile, the morning low of 35 in Alamosa CO was a record for the date, but the mercury would rise to 88 the same day to record a new high temperature mark for the date - all in the same day!
# 1992 - Unusual summertime cold at Saranac Lake NY where the mercury fell to 30 degrees. 29 in East Haven VT.
# 1997 - Many record lows set or tied over the West including 30 in Alamosa CO, 31 in Ely NV and 34 in Casper WY. The 44 at Denver broke on of the oldest records on the books in the Mile High City. Official readings for Denver began in January 1872 at a site located near 16th and Larimer Streets.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 3 2008, 03:43 PM

July 3

MN History
1947 Tornadoes hit Marshall and Polk Counties.

U.S. History
# 1966 - The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of a sweltering heat wave. The temperature at Philadelphia reached 104 degrees. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Hartford CT, 105 degrees at Allentown PA, and 107 degrees at LaGuardia Airport in New York City established all-time records for those two locations. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Lightning struck and killed three men playing golf on a course near Kingsport TN. The three men had sought shelter from the rain under a tall tree on a small hill. Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in New Jersey, with 5.2 inches reported at Trenton State College. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms around Fort Worth, TX, produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Burleson, along with two inches of rain in thirty minutes. The record low of 46 degrees at Youngstown OH was their sixth in a row. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in the eastern U.S. Bowling Green, KY, was soaked with 4.99 inches of rain during the morning hours, and up to ten inches of rain deluged Oconee County SC. The temperature at Alamosa, CO, soared to a record warm reading of 91 degrees, following a record low of 35 degrees the previous day. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1956 - Lightning sets off dynamite charge near Brooksville FL, killing one woman.

# 1966 - July 3rd marks the official beginning of the Dog Days of Summer. The Dog Days are named for the Eqyptian belief that during the period of time from July 3 through August 11 when the Dog Star Sirius rises and falls with the sun, that the star added to the heat of the Sun. On this date in 1966, the Dog Days were in full force in the Northeast. New York City recorded its hottest temperature ever with 107 at LaGuardia Airport. It was a sizzling 105 in Allentown Pa and 102 in Hartford CT. Sizzlin 104 in Philadelphia PA.

# 1992 - 18 foot high rogue wave crashes into coast of Eastern Florida affecting a 27 mile stretch of coastline from New Smyrna Beach to Ormond Beach. 75 people were injured and 200 cars were damaged.

# 1994 - Tropical Storm Alberto makes landfall near Destin FL with top winds of 65 mph and a central pressure of 995 mb. After landfall, the motion of the storm slowed and precipitation increased. The storm moved slowly through Alabama into Georgia, stalling just south of Atlanta. Over the next few days it reversed its course and then looped back on its previous course before ultimately dissipating. During that period it dumped copious amounts of rain across the area. Amounts as high as 21.1 inches in 24 hours were observed at Americus, Georgia. and Macon GA was deluged with over 10 inches. This rainfall produced record and near-record flooding along the Flint, Ocmulgee, Chattahoochee,Choctawhatchee, and Apalachicola Rivers. Overall, flash flooding and flooding caused by the rainfall from Alberto took 33 lives, destroyed thousands of homes (including some entire communities), forced approximately 50,000 people to be evacuated, and caused property damage (including lost crops) estimated as high as $750 million. It would be the worst natural disaster in the history of the state of Georgia. 30 counties were declared disaster areas.

# 1998 - Severe wildfire outbreaks continued across Florida as severe drought contributed to wildfires that consumed 480,000 acres of land, destroyed 356 structures and caused over $270 million in damages. On this date, smoke from the vicious Florida fires caused a pall of smoke to spread all the way into the Florida Straits, to Cuba and even to the Bahamas. Visibility was down to only one mile in both Havana, Cuba and at Freeport in the Bahamas. The Pepsi 400 NASCAR race at Daytona was canceled because of fires in area. Track officials did not want to put any more pressure on the already harried local residents. At least 30,000 people evacuated coastal Flagler County, Florida as fires in three sections of the area threatened to converge into one big fire.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 4 2008, 12:43 PM

July 4

MN History
1962 Downpour at Jackson. They got 7 and-a-half inches of rain in two hours.

1999 Windstorm knocked down millions of trees in the BWCA, 19 people were injured.

U.S. History
# 1776 - Thomas Jefferson paid for his first thermometer, and signed the Declaration of Independence. According to his weather memorandum book, at 2 PM it was cloudy and 76 degrees. (David Ludlum)

# 1911 - The northeastern U.S. experienced sweltering 100 degree heat. The temperature soared to 105 degrees at Vernon, VT, and North Bridgton ME, and to 106 degrees at Nashua NH, to establish all-time records for those three states. Afternoon highs of 104 at Boston, MA, 104 at Albany, NY, and 103 at Portland, ME, were all-time records for those three cities. (The Weather Channel)

# 1956 - A world record for the most rain in one minute was set at Unionville, MD, with a downpour of 1.23 inches. (The Weather Channel) (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms around the country provided extra fireworks for Independence Day. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Clearwater, KS, eight inches of rain in four hours at Menno SD, and three inches of rain in just fifteen minutes at Austin, KY. Morning thunderstorms drenched Oneonta AL with 8.6 inches of rain, their greatest 24 hour total in thirty years of records. The heavy rain caused mudslides and serious flooding, claiming two lives. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over the Central Gulf Coast Region for the second day in a row. Monroe, LA, was deluged with 3.75 inches in two hours. Aberdeen and Rapid City, SD, reported record high temperatures for the date, with readings of 105 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Independence Day was "hot as a firecracker" across parts of the country. Nineteen cities, mostly in the north central U.S., reported record high temperatures for the date, including Williston ND with a reading of 107 degrees. In the southwestern U.S., highs of 93 at Alamosa, CO, 114 at Tucson, AZ, and 118 at Phoenix, AZ, equalled all-time records for those locations. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1874 - 8 people killed in a tornado at Lewistown PA. Other tornadoes caused minor damage in the Washington and Baltimore area.

# 1876 - Dam failure at Rockdale IL resulted in flash flood through town that destroyed a railroad bridge. 42 people were killed.

# 1898 - Hampton Beach NH strck by a tornado which killed 3 and injured 120.

# 1932 - Washington KS is struck by huge F4 tornado. 5 people killed.

# 1969 - Severe thunderstorms accompanied by wind gusts of 100 mph dump heavy rains of 4-15 inches across parts of northern Ohio. Major flash flooding results. 41 deaths and 359 injuries result. 1969: severe thunderstorms produced high winds to 100 mph, 3 tornadoes, and very heavy rains across northern ohio. anywhere from 4 to 15 inches of rain fell from the late evening into the morning of the 5th. major flash flooding occurred. 41 people were killed, 559 were injured, and damage exceeded 66 million dollars.

# 1977 - Straight line winds from a thunderstorm downburst created havoc along a 166 mile long path in Wisconsin. Winds reached 135 mph 1 fatality and 35 injuries.

# 1978 - F4 tornado strikes town of Elgin ND where 5 are killed. The storm cut a path 28 miles long through Elgin County.

# 1998 - Thousands of evacuated Florida residents would never forget this Fourth of July as they spent the holiday uncertain if they would have a home to return to. More than 120,000 people were ordered to evacuate from homes in Flagler, Brevard and Volusia counties as fire officials closely watched the winds to see which direction the wildfires may head next. More than 480,000 acres of land would be scorched the wildfires and 356 structures would be destroyed by fire. Damages totalled $270 million. The fires were caused by extreme drought across the South from Texas to Florida. Estimated damages exceeded $6 billion and at least 200 people died because of the dry conditions.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 5 2008, 03:55 PM

July 5

MN History
1966 Jumbo hailstones fall at Detroit Lakes. One measured a foot in diameter. (The
record is 18.75 inches found June 22, 2003 at Aurora, Nebraska.)

1999 Flooding over the Arrowhead. The largest 24-hour rainfall total was 8.84 inches in
central St. Louis County.

U.S. History
# 1891 - Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more have to be put to death due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid City, SD. (The Weather Channel)

# 1916 - A hurricane produced 82 mph winds, an 11.6 foot tide, and a barometric pressure of 28.92 inches at Mobile, AL. (David Ludlum)

# 1937 - The temperature at Medicine Lake, MT, soared to 117 degrees to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1937 - Midale and Yellow Grass in Saskatchewan hit 113 degrees to establish an all-time record high for Canada that same day. (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - The morning low at Death Valley CA was 103 degrees, and the high that afternoon was 120 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked south central Kansas for the second morning in a row. Thunderstorm winds again gusted to 80 mph at Clearwater, and in the Wichita area reached 100 mph. Twenty-five persons were injured at a trailer park at El Dorado Lake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes in Montana and three in North Dakota. Baseball size hail was reported at Shonkin, MT, and wind gusts to 85 mph were reported south of Fordville, ND. Twenty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fargo ND with a reading of 106 degrees. Muskegon, MI, equalled their July record with a high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Moisture from what once was Tropical Storm Allison triggered thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, which deluged Wilmington, DE, with a record 6.83 inches of rain in 24 hours, including 6.37 inches in just six hours. Up to ten inches of rain was reported at Claymont, northeast of Wilmington. July 1989 was thus the wettest month in seventy years for Wilmington, with a total of 12.63 inches of rain. Alamosa CO reported an all-time record high of 94 degrees, and Pierre, SD, hit 113 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1882 - Trace of snow at Newton NJ and other locations in the Northeast.

# 1900 - Lightning sets off fire at Standard Oil refinery in Bayonne, New Jersey which burns for 3 days. 1 person is killed and damage is rated at $2 million.

# 1904 - Violent thunderstorm over Boston Harbor caused tremendous damage.

# 1985 - Utah records its hottest temperature ever (117F).

# 1989 - Denver recorded second straight day of 100 degree temperatures, only second time had happened in weather records.

# 1998 - Hopeful Floridians, harried by the scourge of out-of-control wildfires turned the eyes toward a tropical weather system in the Caribbean as a potential source of much-needed rainfall. About 110,000 residents were still under evacuation orders on this date.

Posted by: bubbles Jul 5 2008, 07:17 PM

QUOTE(BriSr @ Jul 5 2008, 01:55 PM)

Posted by: BriSr Jul 6 2008, 04:54 PM

July 6

MN History
1936 Temperature of 121 degrees was recorded in North Dakota. The warmest ever in
that state. Moorhead registered 114.

U.S. History
# 1893 - A violent tornado killed 71 persons on its forty-mile track across northwestern Iowa. Forty-nine persons were killed around Pomeroy, where eighty percent of the buildings were destroyed, with most leveled to the ground. Photos showed most of the town without a wall or tree left standing. (The Weather Channel)

# 1928 - A hailstorm at Potter, NE, produced a stone which was 5.5 inches in diameter, and seventeen inches in circumference, weighing a pound and a half. (David Ludlum)

# 1985 - Lightning struck a large transformer in Salt Lake County sending a 200 foot fireball into the air and blacking out almost the entire state for up to five hours. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Thunderstorm rains during the mid morning hours, and again during the evening, produced major flash-flooding at Leavenworth, KS. The official rainfall total was 10.37 inches, but unofficial totals exceeded twelve inches. At nearby Kansas City, the rainfall total of 5.08 inches was a daily record for July. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in twenty-one states east of the Rockies, with severe weather reported in Kentucky and Indiana for the second day in a row. A thunderstorm produced more than five inches of rain in one hour near Reynolds, IL. Rochester, NY, was soaked with 3.25 inches, a record 24 hour total for the month of July. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at International Falls, MN, and 101 degrees at Flint, MI, equalled all-time records. Highs of 96 degrees at Muskegon, MI, and 97 degrees at Buffalo, NY, were records for July. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Ten cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Las Vegas, NV, with a reading of 115 degrees. Hanksville, UT, reached 112 degrees, Bullhead City, AZ, hit 120 degrees, and Death Valley, CA, soared to 126 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History

# 1977 - Famous heat wave in Washington DC peaks with 100 degrees in the capitol city.

# 1994 - Forest fire in Colorado kills 4.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 7 2008, 06:30 PM

July 7

MN History
1955 Tornado hits Marshall, leaving one dead and 13 injured. Hail causes one million
dollars in damage.

2000 Torrential rains douse the south metro of the Twin Cities with 8 inches in a three to
five hour span in a small part of northern Dakota county. The hardest hit was the city of
Eagan. Many homes were flooded.

U.S. History
# 1905 - The mercury soared to 127 degrees at Parker, AZ, to tie the state record established at Fort Mohave on the 15th of June in 1896. (The Weather Channel)

# 1915 - A severe wind and thunderstorm caused heavy damage and 38 deaths in and near Cincinnati, OH. Many older buildings were demolished. The steamship "Dick Fulton" was overturned. (The Weather Channel)

# 1981 - Montana was in the midst of a snowstorm that dumped ten inches at Glacier National Park, and produced winds to 90 mph. Meanwhile, Denver, CO, set a record high with a reading of 101 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes in Colorado, and three in West Texas. Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Bula, TX. In the midst of a record thirty-nine day string of 100 degree days, the temperature at Tucson, AZ, dipped to 66 degrees, marking their third straight record low for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty-eight cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Youngstown, OH, hit 100 degrees, and for the second day in a row, Flint, MI, reached 101 degrees, equaling all-time records for those two cities. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather during the day, with more than 100 reports of large hail and damaging winds from Ohio to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Thunderstorm winds reached 90 mph in Sullivan County, NH, and golf ball size hail was reported in Pennsylvania. Twenty-four cities, mostly in the southwestern U.S., reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 105 degrees at Cedar City, UT, and 114 degrees at Moab, UT, were all-time records for those locations. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1987 - Weird weather at Greensburg KS. 75 degrees at 7am, rose to 95 degrees at few minutes later and back to 86 by 8am. Dust devils and strange clouds reportedly accompanied this strange fluctuation in temperature.

# 1991 - $30 million in damage across Lower Michigan from an unusually intense severe thunderstorm complex that produced wind gusts to 85 mph. Over 850,000 people were without electricity after the storm, some for up to a week.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 8 2008, 02:31 PM

July 8

MN History
1974 Heat wave with the Twin Cities reaching 101, warmest in 26 years.

2002 Three day deluge ends in central Minnesota with 10 inches in northern Kanabec
county and 9.5 inches in southwest Aitkin County.

U.S. History
# 1816 - Frost was reported in low places throughout New England. (David Ludlum)

# 1950 - The town of York, NE, was deluged with 13.15 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1975 - Three people were killed and six others were injured when lightning struck a walnut tree near Mayo, FL. The nine people were stringing tobacco under a tin shed when the bolt hit the nearby tree. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Waterloo, IA, 6.38 inches of rain at Tescott, KS, and twenty-five minutes of ping-pong ball size hail at Drummond, OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley, WV, equalled their all-time record with a high of 93 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes in Adams and Logan counties of eastern Colorado, and hail caused 2.3 million dollars damage in Adams, Logan and Washington counties. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Sixteen cities in the central and western U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 103 degrees at Denver, CO, equalled their record for July, and a 110 degree reading at Rapid City, SD, equalled their all-time record high. Denver reported a record five straight days of 100 degree heat, and Scottsbluff, NE, reported a record eight days in a row of 100 degree weather. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1788 - Hail piled up to a depth of 34 inches at Canterbury CT. The melting ice caused significant flooding.

# 1886 - Severe thunderstorm in Swift and Brown Counties of Minnesota produced high winds and intense hail. Nearly every home in Sleepy Eye MN was moved off its foundation by the storm which came in the night.

# 1935 - Serious flooding on the Susquehanna and Hudson Rivers followed 10 inches of rain in 48 hours.

# 1952 - Baltimore MD was deluged with 5.86 inches of rain on the 8th and 9th.

# 1991 - 0.95 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes along with 62 mph wind gusts at Washington D.C. 2.23 inches of rain fell in just 20 minutes across parts of northern Virginia.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 9 2008, 05:09 PM

July 9

MN History
1932 Tornado hits near Springfield to St. James, causing 500 thousand dollars in
damage.

U.S. History
# 1860 - A hot blast of air in the middle of a sweltering summer pushed the mercury up to 115 degrees at Fort Scott and Lawrence, KS. (David Ludlum)

# 1882 - Ice formed on the streets of Cheyenne, WY, during a rare summer freeze. (David Ludlum)

# 1936 - The temperature hit an all-time record high of 106 degrees at the Central Park Observatory in New York City, a record which lasted until LaGuardia Airport hit 107 degrees on July 3rd in 1966. (The Weather Channel)

# 1968 - Columbus, MS received 15.68 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a record for the state. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Michigan. A tornado near Munising, MI, destroyed part of a commercial dog kennel, and one of the missing dogs was later found unharmed in a tree top half a mile away. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Twenty-three cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Alpena, MI, and Buffalo, NY, suffered through their sixth straight day of record heat. The percentage of total area in the country in the grips of severe to extreme drought reached 43 percent, the fourth highest total of record. The record of 61 percent occurred during the summer of 1934. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in southern Lower Michigan and northern Indiana. Up to 5.6 inches of rain was reported in Berrien County, MI. Sioux Falls SD reported a record high of 108 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1979 - Hurricane Bob is born in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the first Atlantic Hurricane of record to be given a male name.

# 1982 - Wind shear causes the crash of Pam Am flight 759 after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport. 145 people on the plane and 8 people on the ground are killed.

# 1987 - 33rd consecutive 100 plus degree temperature day in Tucson AZ, breaking the record. Strangely enough, the morning low was a record 68 degrees, the 4th record breaking low in the past five days.

# 1993 - Eleven inches of rain fell overnight in Scranton IA. Much of the downtown of Davenport IA was under water as the Great Flood of 1993 raged on.

# 1996 - Hurricane Bertha becomes a major hurricane north of Puerto Rico, with 115 mph winds, the first of six major hurricanes that year. The storm would later threaten Florida and eventually make landfall in North Carolina on July 12th, near Wrightsville Beach.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 10 2008, 02:00 PM

July 10

MN History
1899 25 thousand acres of wheat damaged or destroyed in Clay, Norman and Polk
Counties.

2002 Intense rainfall causes extensive street flooding in St. Cloud. 2.70 inches of rain
fell in 1 hour 45 minutes at St. Cloud State University. Persons were stranded in their cars
and had to be rescued by the fire department.

U.S. History
# 1913 - The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, the hottest reading of record for the North American continent. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129 degrees, following a morning low of 93 degrees. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1926 - A lightning bolt struck an ammunition magazine in northern New Jersey, and a big red ball of fire leaped into the air triggering a series of explosions. All buildings within a half mile radius were destroyed, and debris fell as far as twenty-two miles away. Sixteen persons were killed, and property damage was seventy million dollars. (David Ludlum)

# 1936 - Afternoon highs of 112 degrees at Martinsburg, WV, 109 degrees at Cumberland, MD, and Frederick, MD, 110 degrees at Runyon, NJ, and 111 degrees at Phoenixville, PA, established all-time record highs for those four states. It was the hottest day of record for the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. (The Weather Channel)

# 1979 - The temperature at El Paso, TX, hit 112 degrees, an all-time record for that location. The next day was 110 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - The temperature in downtown Kansas City, MO, hit 109 degrees, following a sultry overnight low of 89 degrees. The daily low of 89 degrees was the warmest of record for Kansas City, and overall it was the hottest July day of record. It was the seventh of a record seventeen consecutive days of 100 degree heat, and the mean temperature for the month of 90.2 degrees was also an all-time record for Kansas City.

# 1987 - An early morning thunderstorm in Minnesota produced wind gusts to 91 mph at Waseca. Later that day, thunderstorms in South Dakota produced wind gusts to 81 mph at Ipswitch, and baseball size hail near Hayes and Capa. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms brought welcome rains to parts of the central U.S., but produced severe weather along the New England coast, in the Great Lakes Region, in North Carolina, and in the Southern Plateau Region. Strong thunderstorm winds gusting to 80 mph at Bullfrog, UT, sank three boats on Lake Powell. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Severe thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes in the northeastern U.S. A powerful (F-4) tornado struck Hamden CT and New Haven, CT, causing 100 million dollars damage at Hamden, and another 20 million dollars damage around New Haven. Forty persons were injured in the tornado. Seventy persons were injured in a tornado which traveled from Watertown, CT, to Waterbury, CT, and another powerful (F-4) tornado touched down near Ames NY injuring twenty persons along its 43.5 mile track. It was the strongest tornado of record for eastern New York State. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - Hurricane Dennis landed near Pensacola, Florida as a category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were near 120 mph. There were nine hurricane-related fatalities in the U.S. and preliminary estimates of insured losses ranged from $1 to $1.5 billion.

...and more History
# 1911 - Maine records its hottest temperature ever (105F) at North Bridgton ME.

# 1959 - Yuma, Arizona reaches 118F, the hottest reading during an extended heat wave that saw temperatures rise to over 100F for an entire month.

# 1975 - Baltimore MD picked up 4.66 inches of rain in 24 hours.

# 1993 - Seven inches of rain fell in one hour at Adrian MN. During normal summers, such incredible downpours might cause flash flooding, but not widespread river flooding. But during the spring and summer of 1993, such events were commonplace and the resulting flooding was catastrophic.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 11 2008, 01:21 PM

July 11

MN History
1903 Just a reminder that this is still Minnesota... It got down to 26 at Leech Lake Dam.

U.S. History
# 1888 - Heavy snow reached almost to the base of Mt. Washington, NH, and the peaks of the Green Mountains were whitened. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Parkston, SD, and wind gusts to 87 mph at Buffalo, MN. Later in the day strong thunderstorm winds at Howard WI collapsed a circus tent injuring 44 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southern Texas, with totals ranging up to 13 inches near Medina. Two men drowned when their pick-up truck was swept into the Guadalupe River, west of the town of Hunt. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Baltimore, MD, reported a record high reading of 102 degrees for the second day in a row. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Dakota to Indiana. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced tennis ball size hail at Carson. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fort Wayne. Five cities in the Southern Atlantic Coast Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lakeland, FL, with a reading of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1888 - Colorado records its hottest temperature ever (118F) at Bennett CO.

# 1936 - Unbelievable heat in the Mid Atlantic states. Following state all-time heat records fell on this date: 111 at Phoenixville PA; 112 at Martinsburg WV; 109 at Frederick and Cumberland MD; and 110 at Runyon NJ.

# 1949 - Thousands of fish, averaging 4 inches long, fell onto a 10 acre field in Hastings, New Zealand.

# 1961 - The Major League Baseball All Star game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco was buffeted by strong winds. The National League won the windy contest, 5-4 in 10 innings.

# 1988 - Flash flooding on the Monongehela River in western Pennsylvania caused the river to rise 32 feet in less than 24 hours.

# 1990 - Most costly hailstorm in U.S. history along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. Affected area extended from Estes Park to Colorado Springs. Baseball size hail stripped trees, battered cars and knocked out utilities to thousands. Denver was hard hit. Total damage $625 million.

# 1993 - The Great Midwest Flood continues: flood waters close the Des Moines, Iowa water treatment plant, leaving the city's 250,000 residents without water for 12 days.

# 1995 - Winds to 86 mph damaged several small airplanes and buildings in Barstow, Florida.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 12 2008, 03:06 PM

July 12

MN History
1863 Cool wave across state. Frost in Twin Cities area.

U.S. History
# 1951 - The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million dollars property damage. (The Kansas City Weather Alamnac)

# 1980 - Lightning struck a large broiler house in Branford, FL, and the ensuing fire broiled 11,000 nearly ready broilers. Firemen were able to save a few thousand chickens, however. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Cool air invaded the High Plains Region. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Sheridan, WY, with a reading of 37 degrees. Thunderstorms developing along the cold front in the central U.S. produced 6.5 inches of rain at Fort Dodge, IA, and 2.5 inches in one hour at St. Joseph MO. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Dakotas, including baseball size hail at Aberdeen, SD, and softball size hail near Fullerton, ND. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in Arkansas and northeastern Texas, with 6.59 inches reported at Mesquite, TX, in just an hour and fifteen minutes. Garland, TX, reported water up to the tops of cars following a torrential downpour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms over eastern Kansas deluged McFarland with more than six inches of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms in Wyoming produced up to eighteen inches of dime size hail near Rock Springs, along with torrential rains, and a three foot high wall of mud and water swept into the town causing more than 1.5 million dollars damage. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and Arkansas, deluging Dardanelle, AR, with 3.50 inches of rain in less than twenty minutes. About seventy cows were killed when lightning struck a tree in Jones County, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1842 - One of the most severe hurricanes in the history of the coastal Carolinas struck the Outer Banks of North Carolina on the evening of the 12th into the 13th. The entire village of Portsmouth was destroyed except for one building. The storm apparently passed inland near Norfolk VA and caused massive flooding in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

# 1984 - An important reminder about lightning. It does not have to be raining where you are standing for lightning to strike. Rain was not falling at the golf course in Tucson AZ where a golfer was struck and killed by an isolated lightning bolt from a storm three miles away. His partner was also hit but was uninjured.

# 1988 - 4.5 inch diameter hail in Monango and Fullerton areas of ND. Patio furniture reportedly looked like it had been beaten with a sledge hammer.

# 1993 - The island of Okushiri in Japan was devastated by a tsunami created by 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Sea of Japan. 15-30 foot waves started crashing ashore within minutes after the tremor occurred, sweeping up people, vehicles and buildings. The maximum wave would be an astounding 90 feet tall! Everything in the tsunamis' path was obliterated. 239 people died. But the miracle was that the Japan Meteorological Agency's warning was issued in a timely and effective manner, and a far greater tragedy was averted.

# 1996 - Hurricane Bertha makes landfall near Wrightsville Beach, NC with maximum winds of 105 mph, but the storm surge dealt the most devastation. Damage totalled $270 million.

# 1998 - The temperature at DFW airport in Dallas/Ft. Worth TX rose to 100 degrees making it the hottest day of 1998, as well as the hottest day of the 1990s. Dallas saw the temperature go to 100 or hotter on 56 days during the summer of 1998. There were 39 nights that the mercury never dropped below 80. The all-time record high for Dallas was set in 1980, when the temperature reached 113 on June 26th and 27th.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 13 2008, 02:35 PM

July 13

MN History
1890 Tornado hits Lake Gervais north of St. Paul. People rushed from St. Paul to help
victims and look for souvenirs. One reporter noted... "nearly everyone who returned from
the disaster last evening came laden with momentoes (sic) denoting the cyclone's fury."

1933 Odd heat wave affects Grand Marais with a high of 90. Most of Minnesota in the
100's.


U.S. History
# 1895 - A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty thousand dollars damage. It also descended into the Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York City killing one person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay. (David Ludlum)

# 1975 - Dover, DE, was deluged with 8.50 inches of rain to establish a 24 hour record for the state. (The Weather Channel)

# 1977 - Lightning struck a key electrical transmission line in Westchester County of southeastern New York State plunging New York City into darkness. (David Ludlum)

# 1980 - Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis, TN, 108 degrees at Macon, GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta, GA, established all-time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington, GA, was just two degrees shy of the state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the Midwest. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Casper, WY, with a reading of 39 degrees. By way of contrast, record heat was reported in the eastern U.S., with highs of 93 degrees at Burlington, VT, and 101 degrees around Miami, FL. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - There were just three reports of severe weather across the country, and just one record high temperature reported. Thunderstorms brought much needed rains to the Tennessee Valley area, producing nine inches at Senatobia, MS. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - A thunderstorm at Albany, GA, produced 1.40 inches of rain in forty minutes, along with wind gusts to 82 mph. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at Corpus Christi, TX, 110 degrees at Tucson, AZ, and 114 degrees at Phoenix, AZ, equalled records for the date. Greenwood, MS, reported 55.65 inches of precipitation for the year, twice the amount normally received by mid July. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1788 - Two hailstorms about 12 miles apart produced unusually long swaths of damage from Touraine, France, to Belgium. One path was 10 miles wide by 420 miles long; the other path was 5 miles by 500 miles. A thousand communes in France were damaged by the storms.

# 1936 - Michigan records its hottest temperature ever (112F) at Mio. Wisconsin's hottest ever (114F) at Wisconsin Dells.

# 1972 - Lake County Florida - one man killed and two other sinjured by lightning as they stood in a field measuring a snake they had just killed.

# 1980 - Hot Day across the Deep South. Memphis TN sets their all time heat record with 108 degrees. Atlanta topped out at 105 degrees and Macon at 108. Newington GA sweltered as the mercury soared to 110 degrees! Birmingham experienced its hottest day of the heat wave with a reading of 106. Temperatures in Birmingham exceeded 100 for 7 days. Dallas recorded readings of 100 or greater on 69 days from June 23 to September 6, including 42 consecutive days. 1700 people died because of the heat in the summer of 1980.

# 1993 - Barrow, Alaska, set an all time record high of 79 degrees.

# 1995 - At least 17 daily record high temperatures and 3 all time record highs are recorded as the deadly July 1995 heat wave continues unabated from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast. All time highs set included 106 at Chicago and 108 at LaCrosse WI. Heat indices soared to well over 120 degrees in many areas. 550 people dies in Chicago alone from the heat. Extreme heat and humidity combined for apparent temperatures of 130 degrees in Chicago, Illinois, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 14 2008, 01:23 PM

July 14

MN History
1916 Cloudburst at New Ulm dumps over seven inches of rain in seven hours.

1936 The hottest day ever in the Twin Cities with 108 degrees at the downtown
Minneapolis office. 71 people died due to the extreme heat in one day in the Twin Cities.

2003 At least eleven tornadoes hit Minnesota. Damage was relatively light. Baseballsized
hail is reported at Indus in Koochiching County.

U.S. History
# 1936 - Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. Record high temperatures were established in sixteen states that summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the Great Plains Region. On this particular date, afternoon highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged 108.7 degrees. (David Ludlum)

# 1957 - Hail, with some stones up to an inch in diameter, covered the ground to a depth of three inches ruining crops in the Bath area of New Hampshire. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches of golf ball size hail near Grafton, IA, completely stripping corn stalks in the area. Hail caused more than a million dollars damage to crops in Worth County and Mitchell County, and another million dollars damage in Ada County and Crawford County. Unseasonably cool weather prevailed in the Great Plains Region. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Duluth, MN, with a reading of 37 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the Northern Atlantic Coast Region during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms also spawned a rather strong tornado near Westtown, NY, and drenched Agawam, MA, with four inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern New Mexico to central Nebraska. One hundred soldiers were injured by flying debris and collapsing tents during a thunderstorm near Trinidad, CO. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced wind gusts to 77 mph at La Junta. Early morning thunderstorms produced torrential rains over parts of Louisiana, with 7.50 inches at Carencro, and 5.85 inches at Morgan City. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - Death Valley had 7 consecutive days (July 14-20) with high temperatures equal to or above 125 degrees.

...and more History
# 1934 - New Mexico's hottest (116F) at Oragrande.

# 1954 - Illinois records its hottest temperature ever (117F) at East St. Louis. Indiana records it hottest ever with 116F at Collegeville. The Show-Me state of Missouri records its hottest reading ever with 118F at Warsaw and Union.

# 1995 - Chicago/Midway records its hottest temperature reading ever with 108F. South Bend IN hit 100F and Toledo OH reached 104F for all-time records for both cities.

# 1998 - Rescuers search for victims and survivors of flash flooding from the night before in Tennessee. The training thunderstorms dumped 7 inches of rain in 6 hours in and around Lawrenceburg TN. At least two people were killed. Bridges were washed out and vehicles swept away.

# 1998 - Tallhassee FL picks up more rain in two hours than it had in the last four months.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 15 2008, 01:46 PM

July 15

MN History
1980 Straight-line winds of nearly 100 mph causes enormous damage mainly in Dakota
County. 43 million dollars in damage was reported and 100 thousand people were
without power.

U.S. History
# 1916 - A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass, NC, was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. (David Ludlum)

# 1954 - The temperature at Balcony Falls, VA, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - The Big Thompson Creek in Colorado flooded for the second time in seven years, claiming three lives, and filling the town of Estes Park with eight to ten feet of water. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Unseasonably cool weather spread into the south central and eastern U.S. Fifteen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Houghton Lake, MI, with a reading of 37 degrees. The high temperature for the date of 58 degrees at Flint, MI, was their coolest of record for July. Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, injuring a cow near Donovan, IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Twenty-six cities east of the Mississippi River reported record high temperatures for the date. Charleston, WV, established an all-time record high with a reading of 103 degrees, and Chicago, IL, reported a record fifth day of 100 degree heat for the year. A severe thunderstorm moving across Omaha, NE, and the Council Bluffs area of west central Iowa spawned three tornadoes which injured 88 persons, and also produced high winds which injured 18 others. Winds at the Omaha Eppley Airport reached 92 mph. Damage from the storm was estimated at 43 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms drenched Kansas City, MO, with 4.16 inches of rain, a record for the date. Two and a half inches of rain deluged the city between Noon and 1 PM. Afternoon thunderstorms in South Carolina deluged Williamstown with six inches of rain in ninety minutes, including four inches in little more than half an hour. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1980 - Memphis TN records its all-time record high temperature reading with 108F.

# 1985 - First rain in 78 days in Phoenix, AZ.

# 1992 - Hail nearly 3 inches in diameter in St. Michael, ND.

# 1995 - A large family of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective System crossed the Adirondack Mountains and much of eastern New York during the early morning hours on July 15th, producing a very damaging derecho. A derecho is a series of downburst winds of at least 58 mph along a path at least 280 miles long. Derecho comes from a Spanish word which means "straight ahead", as opposed to a tornado, which comes from a Spanish word for "turn". The Adirondack Derecho was produced by thunderstorms which rose to heights of 70,000 feet, moved at forward speeds of 70 mph, produced winds to 106 mph and causing as many as 3000 lightning strikes per hour. Thousands of trees were blown down in the Adirondacks. 3 people were killed.

# 1998 - 22 of 26 reporting stations in Florida report measurable rain with two inches at Lakeland and one inch at Fort Myers, giving firefighters some much needed assistance in their battle against the Florida wildfires.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 16 2008, 01:34 PM

July 16

MN History
1963 Downpour at St. Charles with a half a foot rain in one day.

2006 Heat Burst occurs over west central and central Minnesota. The temperature at
Canby jumped from 91 degrees to 100 degrees in 40 minutes from 10:35pm to 11:15pm.
At the same time the dew point temperature dropped from 63 to 32 degrees. A Heat Burst
is caused by a dying thunderstorm with very warm air aloft.

U.S. History
# 1920 - A severe hailstorm over parts of Antelope and Boone counties in Nebraska stripped trees of bark and foliage, ruined roofs, and broke nearly every window facing north. (The Weather Channel)

# 1946 - The temperature at Medford, OR, soared to an all-time high of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave. During that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1975 - An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of Tucson, AZ, with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous lightning strikes. A thirteen year old boy was swept through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before being rescued. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms in the southwestern U.S. ended a record string of thirty-nine consecutive days of 100 degree heat at Tucson, AZ. A thunderstorm at Bullhead City, AZ, produced wind gusts to 70 mph reducing the visibility to near zero in blowing dust. Southerly winds gusting to 40 mph pushed temperature readings above 100 degrees in the Northern Plains. Rapid City, SD, reported a record high of 106 degrees, following a record low of 39 degrees just three days earlier. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty-seven cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 96 degrees at Bluefield, WV, and 104 degrees at Charleston WV were all-time records, and afternoon highs of 98 degrees at Binghamton, NY, 99 degrees at Elkins, WV, and 103 degrees at Pittsburgh PA, tied all- time records. Highs of 104 degrees at Baltimore, MD, and 105 degrees at Parkersburg WV were records for July, and Beckley, WV, equalled their record for July with a high of 94 degrees. Martinsburg, WV, was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of 107 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms raked the northeastern U.S. with large hail and damaging winds. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms developing along a stationary front drenched the Middle Atlantic Coast States with heavy rain, causing flooding in some areas. More than five inches of rain was reported near Madison and Ferncliff, VA. Hot weather prevailed in Texas. San Angelo reported a record high of 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1969 - "Wrong Way" tornado at Churdan Iowa moves west/northwest slowly after touchdown.

# 1979 - Cheyenne WY is hit by F4 tornado, the worst in the state's history. 1 death, $22 million in damage.

# 1983 - Low in Washington DC only dropped to 84, their warmest minimum temperature reading ever.

# 1993 - The Great Midwest Flood continues: All bridges across the Mississippi River between Burlington Iowa and St. Louis (212 miles) are closed by the flooding and would be shut down until the 20th.

# 1998 - A dramatic and mysterious cooling of waters in the northeast Gulf of Mexico was killing fish and chilling bathers along the beaches of the Florida Panhandle. Coastal water temperatures from near the Alabama line to as far east as Panama City, FL., plunged suddenly from the upper 80s to the low70s, the kind of surf temperatures that could be expected off of Cape Cod in mid-July. The clear, cold water killed all fish life with its extraordinarily low levels of dissolved oxygen. The best scientific guess right now is that the cold water has welled up from the DeSoto Canyon about 30 miles or so off of the Panhandle.

# 1998 - Death Valley/Furnace Creek CA reached 127F (the morning low was 81F). This is only one degree lower than its record high of 128F since 1913. (Death Valley/Greenland Ranch had five maximums ranging from 129F to 134F in July, 1913, but these extremely high observations are not supported by the maximums at surrounding stations during the same period.) Trustworthy readings of 128F were attained in Death Valley in July, 1972, and in June, 1994. In June, 1994, a park ranger measured 131F at Badwater in Death Valley with a sling psychrometer. Badwater is typically a few degrees hotter than Furnace Creek on summer afternoons. Other memorable readings from this very hot day: 126 at Bullhead City AZ (just two degrees short of the all-time Arizona record of 128F). Las Vegas, NV reached 116F, just one degree shy of its all-time maximum of 117F. The record temps were the result of an unusually strong upper-level high pressure system that was sprawling over the Southwest.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 17 2008, 01:01 PM

July 17

MN History
1934 Frost damages crops across the north with 34 in Baudette and Roseau.

1952 5.20 inches of rain fell in 3 1/2 hours at Moose Lake. Numerous basements were
flooded and Highway 61 was impassable at Willow River.

U.S. History
# 1934 - One of the worst heat waves in the history of the nation commenced. During the last two weeks of the month extreme heat claimed 679 lives in Michigan, including 300 in Detroit alone. (The Weather Channel)

# 1941 - A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end. Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires. (David Ludlum)

# 1952 - Thunderstorms helped the temperature at Key West, FL, to dip to 69 degrees, to equal their July record established on the first of July in 1923. (The Weather Channel)

# 1957 - On a warm and sunny day at Wilmington, DE, with a high of 86 degrees, a dust devil suddenly appeared. It tore most the roof off one house, and stripped shingles from a neighboring house. A TV aerial was toppled, and clothes were blown off clothes lines. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas resulting in tragic loss of life. A bus and van leaving a summer youth camp stalled near the rapidly rising river, just west of the town of Comfort, and a powerful surge of water swept away 43 persons, mostly teenagers. Ten drowned in the floodwaters. Most of the others were rescued from tree tops by helicopter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in the eastern U.S., and six others in California, reported record high temperatures for the date. Downtown San Francisco, CA, with a high of 103 degrees, obliterated their previous record high of 82 degrees. Philadelphia, PA, reported a record five straight days of 100 degree heat, and Baltimore, MD, reported a record eight days of 100 degree weather for the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather along the Middle Atlantic Coast, and over southern New England. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from South Dakota to Louisiana, with 126 reports of large hail and damaging winds during the day and night. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail four inches in diameter in Frontier County, and at North Platte, causing millions of dollars damage to crops in Frontier County. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Peggs. Tahlequah OK was drenched with 5.25 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1942 - Early morning excessive rain in north-central Pennsylvania. A total of 30.80 inches in 4-1/2 hours; 34.5 inches storm total by bucket survey, high flood at PA/NY border, 15 dead and a $10 million loss. Smethport received 34.3 inches in a 24-hour period, setting a state record.

# 1943 - Col. James Duckworth became the first person to fly an airplane into a hurricane. Duckworth took his AT-6 trainer right into the eye of a category 1 hurricane off the Texas coast.

# 1984 - Corpus Christi sets record high (99) and low (70) for the date on the same day.

# 1993 - All-time monthly record rainfall established already at Concordia KS as rainfall records continued to fall across the Midwest during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1993. Total rainfall so far was 13.26; this broke the old record of 11.19 inches. On this date, two inches of rain fell in 12 minutes in Montgomery County, IA. Twelve inches fell in just three hours near Bamboo, WI.

# 1994 - Atlanta had experienced 14 days in a row with rain - thus tying a record. The whole month of July had 17.71 inches-the wettest month ever in the Georgia capital.

# 1997 - Tropical Storm Danny strengthens in the Gulf Of Mexico off of the Louisiana Coast and moves slowly toward land. This marked only the third time in 126 years that four tropical storms had formed so early in the season (1886, 1959 were the other years). The storm would eventually stall over Mobile Bay, dumping incredible amounts of rain on the Alabama coast.

# 1998 - Tragedy in Papua, New Guinea near Australia as a relatively small earthquake caused three tsunami as high as 45 feet to strike the north coast. Over 2200 people died, many of them never found because they were swept out to sea or devoured by saltwater crocodiles or wild dogs. and feared swept out to sea. The waves destroyed five villages along an 18 mile stretch of coastline.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 18 2008, 05:36 PM

July 18

MN History
1867 Possibly the greatest "unofficial" rainstorm in Minnesota history. 36 inches was
recorded in 36 hours near Sauk Center. Disasterous flooding in central Minnesota. The
Pomme De Terre river was impassible. A courier attempted to cross on horseback and
drowned. Flooding was also on the Mississippi with millions of logs lost on the river.

1970 Tornado slices right through the center of Miltona.

2000 Fall apparel made an early debut on this cold July day with a 60 degree high
temperature at the Twin Cities, 54 at Brainerd and 52 at Cambridge.

U.S. History
# 1889 - A cloudburst in West Virginia along the small creeks in Wirt County, Jackson County and Wood County claimed twenty lives. Rockport, WV, reported nineteen inches of rain in two hours and ten minutes that Thursday evening. Tygart Creek rose 22 feet in one hour, and villages were swept away on Tygart, Slate, Tucker, and Sandy Creeks. (The Weather Channel)

# 1942 - A record deluge occurred at Smethport in northern Pennsylvania, with 30.7 inches in just six hours. The downpours and resultant flooding in Pennsylvania were devastating. (David Ludlum)

# 1986 - One of the most "photo-genic" tornadoes touched down in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, MN, during the late afternoon. The very slow moving tornado actually appeared live on the evening news by way of an aerial video taken by the KARE-TV helicopter crew. The tornado, unlike most, was quite the prima donna, staying visible to tens of thousands of persons for thirty minutes. It was moderate in intensity, with winds of 113-157 mph, and caused 650 thousand dollars damage. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Cool weather prevailed in the western U.S. Seven cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Alamosa, CO, with a reading of 38 degrees. The low of 52 degrees at Bakersfield, CA, was a record for July. Up to eight inches of snow covered the Northern Sierra Nevada Range of California from a storm the previous day. During that storm, winds gusting to 52 mph at Slide Mountain, NV, produced a wind chill reading of 20 degrees below zero. Susanville, CA, reached 17 degrees that previous day, Blue Canyon, CA, dipped to a July record of 36 degrees, and the high of 44 degrees at Klamath Falls, OR, smashed their previous record for July by ten degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Sweltering heat continued in California, with record highs of 111 degrees at Redding and 112 degrees at Sacramento. Death Valley, CA, hit 127 degrees. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the Central Plains Region produced baseball size hail at Kimball, NE, wind gusts to 79 mph at Colby, KS, and six inches of rain near Lexington, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, northern Texas and Arkansas during the afternoon, and into the night. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail at Stamford, TX, and wind gusts to 92 mph near Throckmorton, TX. Record heat continued in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 115 degrees, and a 111 degree reading at Midland, TX, was second only to their all-time record high of 112 degrees established sixteen days earlier. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1996 - Oakfield WI hit by major tornado. The F5 tornado struck Oakfield at 7:15 PM, injuring 17 and destroying 47 of the 320 homes in the town. Damage estimates totaled over $40 million. In addition, 56 homes as well as numerous businesses and churches sustained heavy damage.

# 1997 - Hurricane warnings were hoisted along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama as Hurricane Danny headed toward shore, first brushing southeastern Louisiana where tropical storm force winds and high tides caused severe erosion. Grand Isle LA recorded a wind gust to 95 mph shortly before midnight. 100 mph winds and torrential rains, flattened power lines, damaged or sunk boats and left flooding in its wake. July 19

Posted by: BriSr Jul 19 2008, 04:30 PM

July 19

MN History
1987 The town of Floodwood lives up to its name with nearly 6 inches of rain in two
days.

2000 A National Weather Service cooperator south of Tower reported a morning low of
29 degrees. Embarrass reported 31 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1960 - Cow Creek and Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, reported morning lows of 102 degrees. The afternoon high at Greenland Ranch was 124 degrees, and the high at Cow Creek that afternoon was 126 degrees. The coolest low for the entire month for both locations was 82 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1974 - A severe thunderstorm with winds to 80 mph and up to two inches of rain washed out four to five foot deep sections of roadway in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Three persons in a station wagon died as it was carried 3000 feet down a wash by a ten foot wall of water. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Fifteen cities in the western and the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Winnemucca, NV, with a reading of 33 degrees. Flagstaff AZ reported a record low of 34 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in New York State and New Jersey. High winds and hail two inches in diameter injured two persons and caused considerable damage to crops in the Pine Island area of central New York State. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced more than five inches of rain at Red Cloud, including two inches in fifteen minutes. Torrid temperatures continued over California, with record highs of 115 degrees at Red Bluff and 116 degrees at Redding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley produced 5.50 inches of rain south of Alexander, AR, in just ninety minutes, and flash flooding which resulted claimed the life of one woman. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.95 inches of rain in twelve hours east of Muncie. Eight cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Las Vegas, NV, with a reading of 115 degrees, and Phoenix, AZ, with a high of 116 degrees. The low that night at Phoenix of 93 degrees was the warmest of record for that location. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 2005 - A severe heat wave gripped the region during early to mid-July. Las Vegas, NV tied their all-time record high temperature of 117 degrees, equaling the old record set on July 24, 1942.

# 2006 - The first of two severe thunderstorms hits the St. Louis area, causing the largest power outage in the city's history with over 570,000 people losing electricity.

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# 1886 - Third hurricane to cross the state of Florida in one month causes serious damage from Cedar Keys to Jacksonville FL. Three early season hurricanes striking Florida makes the Hurricane Season of 1886 a very unique one indeed.

# 1977 - 88 years after the Great Johnstown flood, the supposedly "flood proof" city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania was struck again with a wall of water as the earthen Laurel Run Dam gave way in the face of twelve inches of rain. 77 people were killed and $325 million dollars in damage was caused by the swirling flood waters.

# 1986 - 104 at Charleston SC sets a record during tremendous heat wave.

# 1994 - Season of unusually strong hurricanes in central Pacific. Hurricane Emilia was first of 3 category five hurricanes with winds of 160 mph.

# 1997 - Hurricane Danny lashed the Alabama Gulf Coast with winds of 80 mph as the storm stalled over the southern end of Mobile Bay, dumping thirty inches of rain on Coastal Mobile and Baldwin Counties. 36.71 inches of rain fell during the storm at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (25.98 inches of which fell in just seven hours). The incredible rainfall caused extensive flooding. Two people were killed in preparations for the storm. A four story condominium complex which was under construction in Gulf Shores AL was leveled by the storm. At the Marriott Grand Hotel in Point Clear, AL, a couple was wed despite the hurricane, even though power was out and a bridesmaid couldn't get to the hotel.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 20 2008, 04:01 PM

July 20

MN History
1909 10.75 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Beaulieu in Mahnomen County. This record
would stand for over 50 years. Bagley received an estimated 10 inches.

1951 Tornado hits Minneapolis and Richfield killing five.

2002 Dew points reached 84 degrees at Madison, Morris, and Olivia. This ties the all
time highest dew points seen by the State Climatology Office for Minnesota.

U.S. History
# 1930 - The temperature at Washington D.C. soared to an all-time record of 106 degrees. The next day Millsboro reached 110 degrees to set a record for the state of Delaware. July 1930 was one of the hottest and driest summers in the U.S., particularly in the Missouri Valley where severe drought conditions developed. Toward the end of the month state records were set for Kentucky with 114 degrees, and Mississippi with 115 degrees. (David Ludlum)

# 1934 - The temperature at Keokuk, IA, soared to 118 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1953 - Twenty-two inches of hail reportedly fell northeast of Dickinson, ND. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - The temperature at Charleston, SC, hit 104 degrees for the second day in a row to tie their all-time record high. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 87 mph at Mosinee, WI, and strong thunderstorm winds capsized twenty-six boats on Grand Traverse Bay drowning two women. Thunderstorms produced nine inches of rain at Shakopee, MN, with 7.83 inches reported in six hours at Chaska, MN. Thunderstorms in north central Nebraska produced hail as large as golf balls in southwestern Cherry County, which accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - The temperature at Redding, CA, soared to an all-time record high of 118 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms produced much needed rains from New England to southern Texas. Salem, IN, was deluged with 7.2 inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region soaked Wilmington, DE, with 2.28 inches of rain, pushing their total for the period May through July past the previous record of 22.43 inches. Heavy rain over that three month period virtually wiped out a 16.82 inch deficit which had been building since drought conditions began in 1985. Thunderstorms in central Indiana deluged Lebanon with 6.50 inches of rain in twelve hours, and thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 84 mph at Flagler Beach. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1965 - 18.18 inches of rain at Edgarton, Missouri to set the states 24 hour rainfall record.

# 1989 - On this date in 1989 early morning thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley produced 5.50 inches of rain south of Alexander AR in just ninety minutes, and flash flooding which resulted claimed the life of one woman. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.95 inches of rain in twelve hours east of Muncie. Eight cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temps for the date, including Las Vegas NV with a reading of 115 degrees, and Phoenix AZ with a high of 116 degrees. The low that night at Phoenix was 93 degrees.

# 1994 - Seattle's hottest day ever at 100.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 21 2008, 12:11 PM

July 21

MN History
1934 Temperature topped out at 113 at Milan.

U.S. History
# 1911 - The temperature at Painter, WY, dipped to 10 degrees to equal the record low for July for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel)

# 1934 - The temperature reached 109 degrees at Cincinnati, OH, to cap their hottest summer of record. The state record for Ohio was established that day with a reading of 113 degrees near the town of Gallipolis. (David Ludlum)

# 1975 - Six inches of rain fell across Mercer County, NJ, in just ten hours causing the worst flooding in twenty years. Assunpink Creek crested eleven feet above flood stage at Hamilton and Trenton, the highest level of record. Traffic was brought to a standstill, and railway service between New York City and Washington D.C. was cut off for two days. Flooding left 1000 persons homeless, and caused an estimated 25 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Utah to North Dakota, spawning a dozen tornadoes in North Dakota. Thunderstorms in North Dakota also produced baseball size hail at Clifford which caused four million dollars damage, and high winds which toppled a couple of eighty foot towers cutting off power to the town of Blanchard. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - While cool air invaded the central U.S., unseasonably hot weather continued over the western states. The temperature at Spring Valley, NV, soared from a morning low of 35 degrees to an afternoon high of 95 degrees. Fallon, NV, reported an all-time record high of 108 degrees, and Death Valley, CA, reported their sixth straight day of 120 degree heat. (The Weather Channel) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Jacksonville, damaging thirteen light planes at Herlong Field. Five cities in Texas reported record low temperatures for the date. Corpus Christi, TX, equaled their record low for the date with a reading of 71 degrees, and then tied their record high for the date that afternoon with a reading of 97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1930 - Delaware records it hottest temperature ever (110F) at Millsboro.

# 1983 - The all-time record low temperature for the world was recorded at Vostok on July 21, 1983 when the mercury plummeted to -129 degrees Fahrenheit.

# 1986 - Tremendous heat wave continues in the South. 15th day in a row with 100 plus degree readings at Columbia SC. Macon topped out at 106 degrees to set a record. It was also the tenth consecutive day with 100 degree plus heat at Macon.

# 1987 - Highest elevation F4 tornado ever observed cut 24 mile path through Teton Wilderness. At one point, damage path was 2 miles wide. 15,000 acres of trees were blown down. Many of the trees were mature 80-100 foot pine trees. Some of the damage may not have been from a tornado.

# 1991 - 100 degrees readings are not common in Rhode Island, but the mercury topped out at 102 in Providence on this day, the second day in a row that the thermometer reached the century mark.. It was also 101 in Windsor Locks CT.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi Flood of 1993: Mississippi River crests at 46.9 feet in St. Louis MO, easily breaking the old record of 43.2 feet established in the 1973 flood. The 11 mile long, 52 foot high flood wall kept water out of the city center. In spite of all the damage the flood did, it is estimated that without all of the flood-control measures in place today, the price tag from the flood would have easily doubled its astronomical $20 billion total. The record crest would be topped again on August 1st.

# 1997 - Extreme flooding occurs over Baldwin County Alabama as the remnants of Hurricane Danny drifted slowly northeastward after dumping thirty inches of rain over coastal Alabama. The worst flooding occurred around the Fish River where 500 homes were damaged.

# 1998 - Dallas, Texas saw its 16th consecutive day above 100

Posted by: BriSr Jul 22 2008, 03:06 PM

July 22

MN History
1972 "The Granddaddy" of Flash Floods. The greatest downpour ever in Minnesota.
10.84 inches in 24 hours at Ft. Ripley. 14 inches of rain fell at the Jaschiki farm in
Morrison County.

U.S. History
# 1918 - A single bolt of lightning struck 504 sheep dead in their tracks at the Wasatch National Forest in Utah. Sheep often herd together in storms, and as a result the shock from the lightning bolt was passed from one animal to another. (David Ludlum)

# 1986 - Hurricane Estelle passed 120 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands creating a ten to twenty foot surf. The large swells resulted from a combination of high tides, a full moon, and 50 mph winds. The hurricane also deluged Oahu Island with as much as 6.86 inches of rain on the 24th and 25th of the month. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Barrow, AK, receives 1.38 inches in 24 hours on the 21st and 22nd, an all-time record for that location. The average annual precipitation for Barrow is just 4.75 inches. Thunderstorms in Montana produced 4 to 6 inches of rain in Glacier County causing extensive flooding along Divide Creek. Missoula, MT, received 1.71 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the month of July. (The National Weather Summary) (The Weather Channel)

# 1988 - Six cities in the south central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Pueblo, CO, with a reading of 48 degrees. Thunderstorms over the Atlantic Coast Region drenched Wilmington, NC, with 6.49 inches of rain in about eight hours. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms prevailed across the southeastern third of the country. Afternoon thunderstorms in Florida produced wind gusts to 86 mph at Zephyrhills, and gusts to 92 mph at Carrollwood and Lutz. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 69 mph at Crystal Lake damaged nineteen mobile homes. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1926 - New York's hottest ever (108F) at Troy. It was also 105 in Waterbury CT to establish the state record high for Connecticut. July is the month in which the Northeast United States climatologically experiences its hottest conditions as high pressure sets up west of the Appalachians, pumping hot air from the Central United States around its periphery and into New England. The air also is warmed further as it sinks down from the mountains during its journey.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 23 2008, 12:16 PM

July 23

MN History
1987 Greatest deluge ever in Twin Cities begins with 10 inches in six hours at the Twin
City airport.

U.S. History
# 1788 - A weather diary kept by George Washington recorded that the center of a hurricane passed directly over his Mount Vernon home. The hurricane crossed eastern North Carolina and Virginia before moving into the Central Appalachians. Norfolk, VA, reported houses destroyed, trees uprooted, and crops leveled to the ground. (David Ludlum)

# 1898 - A two hour thunderstorm deluged Atlanta, GA, with 4.32 inches of rain. More than a foot of water flooded Union Depot. Many street car motors burned out while trying to run through flooded streets. It grew so dark before the afternoon storm that gas lights were needed. (The Weather Channel)

# 1923 - Sheridan, WY, was drenched with 4.41 inches of rain, an all-time 24 hour record for that location. Associated flooding washed out 20 miles of railroad track. (22nd-23rd) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced a record ten inches of rain in six and a half hours at Minneapolis, MN, including 5.26 inches in two hours. Flash flooding claimed two lives and caused 21.3 million dollars damage. Streets in Minneapolis became rushing rivers, parking lots became lakes, and storm sewers spouted like geysers. A tornado hit Maple Grove, MN, causing five million dollars damage. Baseball size hail was reported at Olivia, MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Lower Michigan and northern Ohio, over eastern sections of the Dakotas, and over the Central High Plains Region. Showers and thunderstorms soaked Wilmington, NC, with another two inches of rain, following six and a half inches the previous day. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms in the central U.S. drenched central Oklahoma with up to six inches of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 85 mph at Fort Smith, AR. Evening thunderstorms over Florida spawned a tornado which touched down three times in south Fort Myers causing nearly three quarters of a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1997 - Tornadoes hit South Carolina in wake of dying Hurricane Danny, including one that leveled a duplex apartment and killed a 32-year-old woman. A Charlotte, North Carolina, railroad trestle gave way, plunging a CSX locomotive into Little Sugar Creek. Crew members escaped unharmed. 6.88 inches of rain fell in Charlotte, breaking the 24 hour record of 5.91 inches that had been set in July 1944. A record 6.14 inches fell between midnight at 2 p.m. Up to 10 inches fell in other parts of south-central North Carolina.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 24 2008, 01:25 PM

July 24

MN History
1891 Heavy frost hits Elkton in Mower County in southeast Minnesota. The heavy frost
killed all vegetables and corn. The low in Elkton was 34 and the Twin Cities had a low of
49.

1987 Deluge ends in the Twin Cities. Two-day totals include over a foot of rain at
Bloomington. Nearly 10 inches in downtown Minneapolis and near 9 inches in St. Paul.
At one time the water was as deep as 13.5 feet on I-494 near East Bush Lake Road. I-494
in Bloomington was closed for nearly 5 days.

U.S. History
# 1886 - Rain fell at Lawrence, KS, for the first time in four weeks. Rain fell over much of the state of Kansas that day relieving a severe drought which began in May. The very dry weather ruined crops in Kansas. (David Ludlum)

# 1942 - The temperature at Las Vegas, NV, hit 117 degrees to set an all-time record for that location. The record was tied on July 19, 2005.

# 1947 - One of the most powerful strokes of lightning ever measured yielded 345,000 amperes of electricity in Pittsburgh, PA. (The Weather Channel)

# 1952 - The temperature at Louisville, GA, soared to 112 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - Claudette, a weak tropical storm, deluged southeastern Texas with torrential rains. The Houston suburb of Alvin received 43 inches, a 24 hour record for the U.S. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Twenty-one cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 91 degrees at Beckley, WV, was their hottest reading in 25 years of records, and marked their third straight day of record 90 degree heat. Bakersfield, CA, dipped to 60 degrees, marking their eighth straight morning of record cool weather. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Oklahoma, and over Nebraska and Wisconsin. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Brainerd, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms produced some flash flooding in New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM, was deluged with an inch and a half of rain in forty minutes. Evening thunderstorms soaked Whie Pine, PA, with two inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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1936 - All-time record high temperatures established for Kansas with 121F at Alton and Nebraska with 118 at Minden.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 25 2008, 12:56 PM

July 25

MN History
1915 Frost hits northeastern Minnesota.

2000 An F4 tornado hits the town of Granite Falls. One person is killed and there is 20
million dollars in damage.

U.S. History
# 1891 - The mercury hit 109 degrees at Los Angeles, CA, marking the peak of a torrid heat wave. (David Ludlum)

# 1956 - The Andrea Doria sank in dense fog near Nantucket Lightship, MA. The ship was rammed by the Swedish-American liner, Stockholm, forty-five miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Fifty-two persons drowned, or were killed by the impact. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Tremendous hailstones pounded parts of South Dakota damaging crops, buildings and vehicles. Hail piled two feet deep at Black Hawk and northern Rapid City. Hail an inch and a quarter in diameter fell for 85 minutes near Miller and Huron, piling up to depths of two feet. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Sixteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley, WV, equaled their all-time record high of 91 degrees, established just the previous day. It marked their fourth day in a row of 90 degree heat, after hitting 90 degrees just twice in the previous 25 years of records. The water temperature of Lake Erie at Buffalo, NY, reached 79 degrees, the warmest reading in 52 years of records. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from central Kansas to western Kentucky and southern Illinois during the day. Thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Union, MO, and winds gusts to 65 mph at Sedalia, MO. Five cities in Washington and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date. Medford, OR, hit 107 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early afternoon thunderstorms over west central Missouri drenched the town of Ferguson with four inches of rain. Early evening thunderstorms in Pennsylvania produced more than two inches of rain north of Avella in one hour. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1952 - The State of Alabama was in the midst of a critical heat wave and drought at this time during 1952. During an 8-day stretch, the "coolest" high temperature in Birmingham was 99. The heat peaked at 106 degrees on July 25, 1952. This was just one degree short of the highest temperature ever recorded in Birmingham. During that heat wave and drought, some wells in Alabama went dry that had never been dry before.

# 1979 - The dying remains of Tropical Storm Claudette dump 43 inches of rain in 24 hours July 25-26 near Alvin, Texas to establish the United States' 24 hour rainfall record. Freeport Texas recorded 30 inches. Damage totaled $400 million.

# 1998 - Thunderous rains unleashed dangerous flash flooding from northeast Kansas through central Missouri overnight. Kansas City was especially hard hit with the suburb of Independence reporting 6.5 inches of rain, most of it falling in a matter of a few hours.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 26 2008, 02:01 PM

July 26

MN History
1981 Chilly morning across northland with 33 degrees at Roseau and Wannaska.

U.S. History
# 1819 - Twin cloudbursts of fifteen inches struck almost simultaneously at Catskill, NY, and Westfield, MA. Flash flooding resulted in enormous erosion. (David Ludlum)

# 1943 - Tishomingo, OK, baked in the heat as the mercury soared to 121 degrees, a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1960 - The temperature at Salt Lake City, UT, hit 107 degrees, an all-time record high for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced hail two inches in diameter in McHenry County, IL, and wind gusts to 70 mph at Auburn, ME. A wind gust of 90 mph was recorded at Blairstown, NJ, before the anemometer broke. The high winds were associated with a small tornado. The record high of 88 degrees at Beckley, WV, was their sixth in a row. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, and in the south central U.S. Eight cities in the northwestern and north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Salem, OR, hit 103 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeastern Texas, with more than three inches reported at the Widllife Refuge in southwestern Chambers County. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Montana, with wind gusts to 62 mph reported at Helena. Eight cities from Maine to Minnesota reported record high temperatures for the date, including Newark, NJ, with a reading of 99 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1875 - Erie PA is hard hit by a windstorm that killed 134 people.

# 1890 - Lawrence MA hit by a rare, but powerful F3 tornado at 9:10 in the morning. 8 people were killed and 63 injured.

# 1927 - Hurricane hits east coast of Florida, coming ashore near Daytona Beach.

# 1993 - The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Rising water stops all rail traffic through Kansas City.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 27 2008, 08:29 PM

July 27

MN History
1910 Giant hailstones in Todd and Wadena Counties. One stone weighed in at 5 pounds.

U.S. History
# 1926 - A hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach, FL. The hurricane caused 2.5 million dollars damage in eastern Florida, including the Jacksonville area. (David Ludlum)

# 1939 - The temperature at Lewiston, ID, hit 117 degrees to establish an all-time record high for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1943 - On a whim, and flying a single engine AT-6, Lieutenant Ralph O'Hair and Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly into a hurricane. It started regular Air Force flights into hurricanes. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms in Minnesota spawned a tornado which moved in a southwesterly direction for a distance of thirty miles across Rice County and Goodhue County. Trees were uprooted and tossed about like toys, and a horse lifted by the tornado was observed sailing horizontally through the air. Thunderstorms drenched La Crosse, WI, with 5.26 inches of rain, their second highest 24 hour total of record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Hot weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Williston, ND, reported a record high of 108 degrees. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the eastern U.S., and in southeastern Texas. Richland County, SC, was soaked with up to 5.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S. Yuma, AZ, experienced their most severe thunderstorm of record. Strong thunderstorm winds, with unofficial gusts as high as 95 mph, reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Yuma got nearly as much rain in one hour as is normally received in an entire year. The storm total of 2.55 inches of rain was a record 24 hour total for July. Property damage due to flash flooding and high winds was in the millions. (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin and northern Illinois to New England, with 103 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin produced hail three inches in diameter near Oshkosh, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Germantown. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1819 - Over 15 inches of rain at Catskill NY and Westfield MA produce tremendous flash flooding at both locations.

# 1979 - Flooding from Tropical Storm Claudette led to a bizarre accident. A van load of people on the way to a church camp stopped on Texas Route 7 due to a flooded bridge just west of Centerville. A truck rammed it, pushing it into the flooded creek where 5 drowned.

# 1993 - Flood crests from the Missouri and Kansas Rivers push toward Kansas City at the same time, prompting fears that the crests would arrive at the same time, pushing water over the city's flood control levees. Fortunately, the crests arrived six hours apart, with water levels just lapping at the tops of the levees.

# 1996 - Orlando, Florida residents awakened to a record morning low (71 degrees) and then recorded a record high at 97 degrees.

# 1996 - 6.68 inches of rain at Oak Grove, Alabama (west of Birmingham).

Posted by: BriSr Jul 28 2008, 02:33 PM

July 28

MN History
1987 Heavy rain at La Crosse, WI. Their rain bucket picked up 5 inches.

U.S. History
# 1819 - A small but intense hurricane passed over Bay Saint Louis, MS. The hurricane was considered the worst in fifty years. Few houses were left standing either at Bay Saint Louis or at Pass Christian, and much of the Mississippi coast was desolate following the storm. A U.S. cutter was lost along with its thirty-nine crew members. The storm struck the same area that was hit 150 years later by Hurricane Camille. (David Ludlum)

# 1930 - The temperature at Greensburg, KY, soared to 114 degrees to set a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1934 - The temperature at Grofino, ID, climbed to 118 degrees to establish a record for Idaho. (The Weather Channel)

# 1952 - A severe storm with hail up to an inch and a half in diameter broke windows, ruined roofs, and stripped trees of leaves near Benson, AZ. The temperature dropped to 37 degrees, as hail was three to four inches deep, with drifts 46 inches high. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Severe thunderstorms moving out of South Dakota across Iowa produce high winds which derailed eighteen piggyback trailer cars of a westbound freight train near Boone, IA. Sixteen of the cars fell 187 feet into the Des Moines River. The thunderstorms also spawned a number of tornadoes, including one which caused twenty-five to fifty million dollars damage at Sloan, near Sioux City, IA. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms in Nevada produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Searchlight, reducing visibilities to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Thunderstorms in Montana drenched Lonesome Lake with 3.78 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms drenched Wilmington, NC, with 3.33 inches of rain, bringing their monthly total 14.46 inches. Seven cities in Michigan and Minnesota reported record high temperatures for the date. Marquette, MI, hit 99 degrees, and the record high of 94 degrees at Flint MI was their tenth of the month. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Massachusetts. Early evening thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 68 mph at Fort Myers, and evening thunderstorms in South Dakota produced nearly two inches of rain in twenty minutes at Pierpoint. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1609 - The Sea Venture is crippled by a hurricane as it heads to Jamestown with provisions for the starving colonists. The 150 men, women and children found safe shelter on the Bahama Islands, which the captain named Somers Islands after the ship's captain. Most of the colonists moved into Virginia the next year, but the island still celebrates Somers Day each July 28.

# 1993 - In a macabre incident, hundreds of burial vaults and caskets are dislodged by flood waters at Hardin, MO during the Great Flood of 1993.

# 1997 - Eight to ten inches of rain fell across the Spring Creek basin near Fort Collins CO during the evening hours. The water pooled behind a railroad track bed that acted as a dam, building the water level to a height of 20 feet. When the water began rushing over the top of the track bed, it quickly eroded the earthen embankment, and a wall of water 10 feet to 20 feet high rushed through two trailer parks in the city. The disaster hit just days before the 21st anniversary of the Big Thompson River flood, which killed 145 people about 20 miles southwest of Fort Collins.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 29 2008, 01:28 PM

July 29

MN History
1849 Severe storms between 3 and 5 AM at the newly constructed post of Ft. Ripley.
W.J. Frazier, Head Surgeon noted: "Rain and hail with much thunder and lightning and
very high winds breaking many trees."

1917 Hottest temperature ever recorded in Minnesota with 114.5 degrees at Beardsley.

U.S. History
# 1898 - The temperature at Prineville, OR, soared to 119 degrees to establish a state record, which was tied on the 10th of August at Pendleton. (The Weather Channel)

# 1905 - Heavy rain in southwestern Connecticut caused a dam break, and the resulting flood caused a quarter of a million dollars damage at Bridgeport. As much as eleven inches of rain fell prior to the flood. (David Ludlum)

# 1981 - Fifty cattle, each weighing 800 pounds, were killed by lightning near Vance, AL. The lightning struck a tree and then spread along the ground killing the cattle. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana and Illinois. A thunderstorm at Janesville, WI, produced wind gusts to 104 mph which flipped over two airplanes, and blew another plane 300 feet down the runway. The northeastern U.S. experienced some relief from the heat. Nine cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Johnsbury, VT, with a reading of 42 degrees. Barnet, VT, reported a morning low of 33 degrees, with frost reported on vegetation. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hail three inches in diameter was reported south of Saint Cloud, MN. Hot weather prevailed in the western U.S. Fresno, CA reported a record thirteen straight days of 100 degree heat. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest produced more than five inches of rain west of Virgil, SD. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms deluged the foothills and adjacent plains of Colorado with heavy rain. Rains of six to seven and a half inches fell in eight hours north of Greeley. Hail and heavy rain caused several million dollars damage in Weld County. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1930 - Mississippi records its hottest temperature ever (115F) at Holly Springs.

# 1986 - Tremendous thunderstorms in Rhode Island produce hail and rains which cause flash flooding . 6.03 inches of rain at Narrangansett RI.

# 1986 - Lightning struck and injured a man while he was installing drywall in his home in Berne, New York. This was the fourth time he had been hit by lightning since 1977.

# 1992 - A tornado hit Big Delta, AK. This was the first tornado to touch down in Alaska since 1979.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 30 2008, 12:55 PM

July 30

MN History
1971 Cool spell across state with frost in north and freezing temperatures reported as far
south as Pipestone.

U.S. History
# 1949 - The state record for Connecticut was established when the town of Greenville registered an afternoon high of 102 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1965 - The temperature at Portland, OR, reached 107 degrees to equal their all-time record high. (The Weather Channel)

# 1979 - A forty-minute hailstorm bombed Fort Collins, CO, with baseball to softball size hail. Two thousand homes and 2500 automobiles were damaged, and about 25 persons were injured, mainly when hit on the head by the huge stones. A three month old baby died later of injuries. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Afternoon highs of 105 degrees at Aberdeen SD, 102 degrees at Bismarck, ND, and 102 degrees at Pueblo, CO, were records for the date. Pueblo, CO, reported just .09 inch of rain for the first thirty days of the month. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Downtown Baltimore, MD, hit 103 degrees, marking a record eight days of 100 degree heat for the month, and ten for the year. The high of 101 degrees at Billings, MT, marked a record seventeen days of 100 degree heat for the year. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the northeast, with nearly fifty reports of large hail or damaging winds in Pennsylvania and New York State. A tree fell on a car at Erie, PA, injuring four persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms over central Missouri deluged Columbia with 5.98 inches of rain causing flash flooding. Daytime thunderstorms in Kentucky drenched Paducah with 1.73 inches of rain in less than half an hour. Evening thunderstorms in the north central U.S. produced wind gusts to 78 mph east of Moccasin, MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1978 - Tropical Storm Amelia moves inland on the Texas coast 40 miles north of Brownsville and moved northward into Texas. The storm would not be known for damage along the coast, but rather for extensive flooding that it caused in the Texas Hill Country and in the Big Country Area near Abilene.

# 1982 - 4.22 inches of rain in Amarillo, TX-- 24-hour July record.

# 1989 - Thunderstorms with heavy rain flood and washed out many roads in northeastern Colorado.

# 1991 - July became the wettest month ever with 17.46 inches of rain in Columbia, SC. The old record was 16.72 inches set in August 1949.

# 1997 - A tropical deluge that began last night set Hilo, Hawaii awash today. A total of 7.18 inches of rain have fallen in 30 hours!

# 1997 - Numerous funnel clouds and waterspouts occurred across the southern Chesapeake Bay this afternoon as well as over the Atlantic east of Virginia Beach and into northeastern North Carolina. 2 waterspouts moved onshore in northern Virginia Beach, while one tracked into Navy Norfolk; no damage was reported.

Posted by: BriSr Jul 31 2008, 01:53 PM

July 31

MN History
1858 Hail the size of fruit cups 1 mile to the east of Forest City. The hail stones weighed
2 3/4 oz.

1961 Downpour in Albert Lea with 6.7 inches in 24 hours.

U.S. History
# 1769 - Hail fell 12 inches deep, and remained on the ground for 30 hours at Scituate, MA.

# 1936 - 106 at Duluth MN to set a record.

# 1949 - Lightning strikes baseball field at Baker FL while game is in progress. The shortstop and third baseman were instantly killed and the second baseman was fatally injured. 50 people out of the crowd of 300 spectators were also injured. The lightning bolt dug a 20 foot long ditch through the infield.

# 1961 - The Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Boston's Fenway Park (second of season) was called because of drizzle at the end of nine innings with the score tied 1-1. It would be the only tie in series history. The drizzle was caused by a persistent east wind off of Massachusetts Bay.

# 1976 - Thousands of people crowded into Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon to enjoy a busy summer weekend of recreation. Beginning at 8:30 p.m. that Saturday evening, as much as 12 inches or rain was dumped directly on the canyon by stationary thunderstorms. A 20 foot wall of water poured down the Big Thompson River, taking everything in its path. 139 people were killed in the flood and the bodies of 6 people have never been found. Damage totaled over $35 million.

# 1987 - 27 killed and 200 injured in a particularly devastating tornado at Edmonton, Alberta. It was the most destructive storm in Canadian history.

# 1992 - The end of a dreary month at Columbus OH. 29 cloudy days were recorded as the city endured its coldest July on record.

# 1993 - The 30.3 inches of rain that fell during the month of July in Worth County, MO is nearly equal to the amount of rainfall that the area would receive in an entire year!

# 1994 - Philadelphia ends the month with 10.42 inches of rain for the month, breaking the monthly record of 10.30 inches set in July 1919.

# 1997 - A 117 day-long streak of rainless days came to an end as 0.14 of an inch of rain fell shortly before midnight. It had not rained in Phoenix since 0.16 of an inch fell on April 3. This tied for the sixth longest streak without measurable rain since records began in 1896. The longest streak on record is 160 days from December 30, 1971 until June 6, 1972. During the current dry streak, there were 12 days when a trace of rain occurred.

# 1997 - Indianapolis, Indiana, just had the driest July in 83 years, and the second driest on record. This July only 0.55 of an inch of rain fell. The last time less rain fell in any month at the airport was June 1988 with 0.36 of an inch. July is normally the wettest month of the year. Measurable rain fell on only 5 days during July 1997. As dry as it was at the airport, other parts of Marion County, Indiana, saw nearly-normal rainfall for the month.

# 1998 - The temperature at Shreveport LA reached 107 degrees, tying their all-time hottest temperature ever for July. It had not been 107 in Shreveport since 1874. July was the hottest month on record in Shreveport.

# 1998 - Texas Heat...July was hottest month on record in Austin and San Antonio...107 in Dallas (DFW) was the 27th straight day with 100+...no measurable rain all month in Brownsville...CollegeStation now 27 days in a row with 100+, an all time record. Previous 26 days in 1917. McAllen TX received a mere .03 of an inch of rain in the four month period from April-July.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 1 2008, 01:29 PM

August 1

MN History
1955 A thunderstorm in Becker County dumped a foot of rain at Callaway.

U.S History
# 1954 - Mount Rainier in Washington State was still covered with sixteen inches of snow at the 5500 foot level following a big snow season. (David Ludlum)

# 1985 - A nearly stationary thunderstorm deluged Cheyenne, WY, with rain and hail. Six inches of rain fell in six hours producing the most damaging flash flood of record for the state. Two to five feet of hail covered the ground following the storm, which claimed twelve lives, and caused 65 million dollars property damage. (Storm Data)

# 1986 - A powerful thunderstorm produced 100 mph winds and large hail in eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing 71 million dollars damage, and injuring nineteen persons. It was one of the worst thunderstorms of record for Kansas. Crops were mowed to the ground in places and roofs blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long and 30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of Pittsburg. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Record heat gripped parts of the Midwest. A dozen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lincoln, NE, with a reading of 105 degrees, Moline, IL, with an afternoon high of 103 degrees, and Burlington, IA, with a reading of 102 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Two dozen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record high temperatures for the date, including La Crosse WI with a reading of 105 degrees. Highs of 103 degrees at Milwaukee, WI, and South Bend, IN, were records for the month of August. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Hurricane Chantal made landfall along the Upper Texas coast about sunrise. Chantal deluged parts of Galveston Island and southeastern Texas with 8 to 12 inches of rain. Unofficial totals ranged up to twenty inches. Winds gusted to 82 mph at Galveston, and reached 76 mph in the Houston area. Tides were 5 to 7 feet high. The hurricane claimed two lives, and caused 100 million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1812 - Tornado struck parts of Westchester County NY. The same storm today would have caused major destruction.

# 1917 - 80 forest fires are ignited in Trinity County, California when an electrical storm produces hundreds of lightning bolts over a small area which was tinder-box dry from severe drought.

# 1940 - A major hurricane affected parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Flooding in inland areas was reportedly the greatest since 1607.

# 1972 - First of 25 days without measurable rain in Philadelphia, PA.

# 1978 - July 31-August 4: Over 35 inches of rain fell in the Hill Country northwest of San Antonio, TX as the remnants of Tropical Storm Amelia stalled across the area after moving inland. Major flash flooding resulted.

# 1983 - Andrews AFB MD records a wind gust to 149 mph in a microburst that occurred just ten minutes after Air Force One had landed with President Reagan aboard. Such microbursts have been the cause of terrible plane crashes.

# 1993 - The Great Midwest Flood continues: Flood stage reaches 49.58 feet in St. Louis, breaking the record set just days earlier. A fast-food restaurant moored along the waterfront breaks away and floats down the Mississippi River where it slams into the Interstate 55-70 bridge.

# 1993 - 98 in San Francisco for the hottest day ever there.

# 1997 - Earliest date in summer that a temperature reading below 50 degrees had ever been recorded at at Asheville, N.C when the temperature dropped to 49 degrees. The previous earliest was August 5, 1985.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 3 2008, 04:37 PM

August 3

MN History
1896 Violent hailstorm destroys two thirds of crops in Swift County.

U.S. History
# 1885 - A tornado hit Philadelphia and Camden along its eight mile path. (David Ludlum)

# 1970 - Hurricane Celia struck the coast of Texas producing wind gusts to 161 mph at Corpus Christi, and estimated wind gusts of 180 mph at Arkansas Pass. The hurricane was the most destructive of record along the Texas coast causing 454 million dollars damage, and also claimed eleven lives. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A severe thunderstorm moved across Cheyenne, WY, during the mid afternoon. The thunderstorm produced hailstones up to two inches in diameter causing more than 37 million dollars damage. The eastern U.S. sweltered in the heat. A dozen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Paducah KY with a reading of 102 degrees. Beckley WV established an all- time record with an afternoon high of 93 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a slow moving cold front produced severe weather from the Central High Plains to the Upper Great Lakes Region. Thunderstorms around Fort Collins, CO, produced wind gusts to 74 mph along with marble size hail. Sixteen persons were injured in the storm, most of whom were accidentlly locked out of their office building, having evacuated it when the fire alarm went off, apparently triggered by lightning. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms representing what remained of Hurricane Chantal drenched Wichita, KS, with 2.20 inches of rain in four hours during the early morning. Thunderstorms developing in Minnesota produced wind gusts to 85 mph at Baudette during the afternoon, and softball size hail at Lake Kabetogama, during the evening. Jamestown, ND, reported a record hot afternoon high of 103 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1898 - 5.84 inches of rain fell in just two hours at Philadelphia. The hydraulic pressure in the city sewers caused by the force of the accumulated runoff created overflows via toilets, basins, and sinks to rise to second floor levels in some cases.

# 1960 - Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? A home in Wauponsee Township, Illinois was struck around 7PM and then struck again around 11PM. There was significant damage to the roof, wiring and appliances in the house.

# 1964 - Muskegon, MI recorded its hottest day ever on this date with a reading of 99 degrees.

# 1979 - 6 inches of rain at fell Everman, TX causing the Litter Bugger Creek to overflow. Several homes were flooded as a result.

# 1980 - 12 inches of rain fell in 6 hours at Buffalo, N.Y.

# 1987 - $37 million in damage from 2 inch hail at Cheyenne Wyoming. 12 people were killed and 70 injured, making it the greatest hailstorm ever to strike the city. The hail drifted into 5 foot deep piles.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Workers desperate to save the historic town of Prarier du Rocher IL deliberately break at 1000 foot hole in a levee near the town to divert water headed toward the town from a levee break upstream. The quick action worked, saving the town.

# 1994 - 93 at Fairbanks AK for their hottest ever August temperature.

# 1995 - On this date, Hurricane Erin was nearing the coast of the Florida Panhandle. The hurricane had emerged into the Gulf Mexico the previous day after crossing the Florida Peninsula. By early morning, Erin's sustained winds reached 100mph in a small area near its center. A 98-mph wind gust was observed at Mary Esther Field and Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The storm came ashore near Pensacola, Florida later that morning causing six fatalities and an estimated $700 million damage. The barrier island stretching from Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach absorbed the brunt of the storm as it came ashore near Pensacola. Sustained winds of 94 mph and gusts up to 103 mph were measured at Pensacola during the height of the storm. Seven people were reported missing at sea.

# 1995 - South Bend IN is deluged with 4.83 inches of rain in 24 hours to set their greatest daily rainfall record.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 4 2008, 01:04 PM

August 4

MN History
1898 Storms dump 4 and-a half inches of rain on Montevideo.

U.S. History
# 1882 - A vivid aurora was visible from Oregon to Maine, down the east coast as far as Mayport FL, and inland as far as Wellington KS. Observers at Louisville KY noted "merry dancers" across the sky, and observers at Saint Vincent, MN, noted it was probably the most brilliant ever seen at that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1930 - The temperature at Moorefield, WV, soared to 112 degrees to establish a state record, having reached 110 degrees the previous day. Widespread drought after April of that year caused some towns to haul water for domestic use, and many manufacturing plants were barely operational. (The Weather Channel)

# 1961 - Spokane WA reached an all-time record high of 108 degrees. Kalispell, MT, set an all-time record with a reading of 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - A record forty-two consecutive days of 100 degree heat finally came to an end at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. July 1980 proved to be the hottest month of record with a mean temperature of 92 degrees. There was just one day of rain in July, and there was no measurable rain in August. There were 18 more days of 100 degree heat in August, and four in September. Hot weather that summer contributed to the deaths of 1200 people nationally, and losses from the heat across the country were estimated at twenty billion dollars. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A cold front brought relief from the heat to a large part of the Midwest, while hot weather continued in the south central and eastern U.S. Morning thunderstorms in Nebraska deluged the town of Dalton with 8.71 inches of rain, along with hail three inches in diameter, which accumulated up to four feet deep near the town of Dix. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Iowa to Lower Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours, producing golf ball size hail and spawning several tornadoes. A thunderstorm at Maquoketa, IA, produced wind gusts to 75 mph. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Nebraska and northeastern Kansas to the Great Lakes Region, with 150 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the afternoon, evening, and nighttime hours. Thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Claremont, MN, and wind gusts to 75 mph at Milwaukee, WI. Thunderstorms representing what once was Hurricane Chantal produced five inches of rain at Grant, MI, and deluged Chicago, IL, with more than three inches of rain in three hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1666 - A violent hurricane raked the island of Guadeloupe. Every boat on its coast was dashed to bits, including a 17 ship fleet with 2000 troops that went down in the storm. The island's batteries, with walls 6 feet thick, were destroyed, and the large cannons washed away.

# 1915 - 75 people died in flooding in Erie PA. Many streets were flooded and bridges washed away.

# 1960 - -127 degrees F at Vostok Antarctica would remain the coldest temperature ever recorded on earth for many years, until 1983 when a reading of -128.6F was observed in the same location.

# 1979 - Strong winds from a thunderstorm damaged a roller rink roof 50 miles NE of Waterloo, IA. A barn was destroyed and trees and power lines were downed.

# 1990 - A total of 0.84 inches of rain in Casper, WY. The normal rainfall for all of August is 0.63 inches.

# 1998 - Dallas saw its streak of 29 consecutive days with temperatures 100 degrees or hotter at DFW come to an end. It was the second longest streak of 100 degree plus days in the city's history. As impressive as it was, it was not even close to 42 straight days that saw 100 or higher in 1980 which was also broken on August 4th of that year.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 5 2008, 12:19 PM

August 5

MN History
1904 Detroit Lakes woman is hit by lightning. It melted her hairpins and steel in corset
but does not kill her.

U.S. History
# 1843 - A spectacular cloudburst near Philadelphia turned the small creeks and streams entering the Delaware River into raging torrents. As much as sixteen inches of rain fell in just three hours. Flooding destroyed thirty-two county bridges, and caused nineteen deaths. It is believed that several small tornadoes accompanied the torrential rains, one of which upset and sank more than thirty barges on the Schuylkill River. (David Ludlum)

# 1961 - The temperature at Ice Harbor Dam, WA, soared to 118 degrees to equal the state record established at Wahluke on the 24th of July in 1928. The afternoon high of 111 degrees at Havre, MT, was an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked eastern South Dakota. The thunderstorms spawned half a dozen tornadoes, produced softball size hail at Bowdle, and produced wind gusts to 90 mph south of Watertown. Hot weather continued in eastern Texas. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Houston and 106 degrees at Waco equalled records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Indiana and Lower Michigan to Pennsylvania and New York State during the day. Thunderstorms in Michigan produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Ashley, Hastings and Lennon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, and from Iowa to the Upper Ohio Valley, with 216 reports of large hail or damaging winds between early Saturday morning and early Sunday morning. Thunderstorms moving across Iowa around sunrise produced extremely high winds which caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Carroll and Greene Counties. Thunderstorm winds at Jefferson IA reached 102 mph. Afternoon thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Bay Mills, WI. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1924 - Water temperature of 96 degrees is measured by a ship in the Persian Gulf.

# 1959 - 24 hour rainfall record for Iowa is set with 16.70 inches in Decatur County August 5-6.

# 1980 - 39 degrees on this date in Casper WY established new record low by 9 degrees.

# 1983 - 2.89 inches inches of rain fell in 38 minutes at Denver CO.

# 1989 - Winds gusted to 92 mph during a thunderstorm at Norfolk NE.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 6 2008, 04:23 PM

August 6

MN History
1866 Torrential rain dumps 10.30 inches at Sibley in 24 hours. Widespread flooding
occurs washing out bridges and drowning many people. In Fillmore County it is known
as the "Wisel Flood" because 3 members of the Wisel family perished in the flood.

1969 Tornadoes sweep across north, hitting Ely, Backus, Outing and Dark Lake.
Damage could still be seen 20 years later in the BWCA.

U.S. History
# 1890 - Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the ground in Adair County and Union County in Iowa. The hail drifted into six foot mounds, and in some places remained on the ground for twenty- six days. (The Weather Channel)

# 1918 - Unusually hot weather began to overspread the Atlantic Coast States, from the Carolinas to southern New England. The temperature soared to an all-time record high of 106 degrees at Washington D.C., and Cumberland and Keedysville hit 109 degrees to establish a state record for Maryland. Temperatures were above normal east of the Rockies that month, with readings much above normal in the Lower Missouri Valley. Omaha NE reached 110 degrees. (David Ludlum)

# 1959 - A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped 16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County IA. The total was accepted as Iowa's 24 hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Evening thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Winner SD damaging two hundred homes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee, WI, with 6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the city. Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of the main terminal at the airport. Flooding caused 5.9 million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one person. Death Valley, CA, reported a morning low of 97 degrees. A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL with nearly six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Pennsylvania and New York State. A cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Livingston MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from northwestern Texas to the Southern Appalachians, and in the northeastern U.S. There were 136 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the day and evening. Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region produced tennis ball size hail northwest of Buffalo OK, and wind gusts to 100 mph at Pampa TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1881 - Smoke from Michigan forest fires created a yellow pall over the Northeast. Candles were necessary for light at noontime.

# 1947 - 98 at Sault Ste. Marie MI sets their all-time record high temperature.

# 1959 - Hurricane Dot crossed Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. Winds gusted to 125 mph. Up to 9 inches of rain fell on the island of Hawaii. $2.7 million in losses just in cane crop.

# 1979 - 100 degrees at Salt Lake City UT tied the record for the date. It was the 5th day of temperatures 100 degrees or hotter during the month.

# 1992 - A firefighter in Sarasota County Florida was struck by lightning while fighting a fire that was caused by a lightning strike. He was knocked unconscious.

# 1993 - Virginia experiences its worst tornado outbreak ever as 18 tornadoes rip through the state in 5 hours. In an average year, only six tornadoes are reported in the state and the worst outbreak prior to this date produced just ten twisters. The most devastating tornado caused severe damage in the historic part of Petersburg, then moved on to Pocahontas Island and into Colonial Heights. Here the storm ripped apart a WalMart store, killing three people and injuring nearly 200. The F4 twister was the first known violent tornado in Virginia history. It killed a total of 4 people and injured 246 along its 12 mile path. Total damages were nearly $50 million.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 7 2008, 12:22 PM

August 7

MN History
1863 Forest City observer sees what he calls a "perfect tornado." He noted that it "drove
principally from west to east and lasted about one half hour."

1896 Final day of a massive heat wave with 104 at Le Sueur and Mazeppa.

1955 The climate record of George W. Richards of Maple Plain ends. He recorded
weather data with lively notations on phenology and weather events. He began taking
observations when he was eleven in 1883. He continued to take observations for 72 years,
with 66 years as a National Weather Service Cooperator.

1968 7.09 inches of rain fell at Mankato. 1,200 homes had slight to heavy damage.
Highways 169 and 22 were blocked by mud slides.

U.S History
# 1904 - A flash flood near Pueblo, CO, washed a train from the tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge, weakened by the floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way under the weight of the train dashing all but the sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants. Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad beds delaying trains as much as five days. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1918 - Philadelphia, PA, established an all-time record with a high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high of 102 degrees. Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ and Somerville NJ established state records for the month of August. (The Weather Channel) (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1984 - El Paso, TX, normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown El Paso under five feet of water. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three touched down in 24 hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1987 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro, NC, with 3.37 inches of rain. Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two inches of rain, at Sierra Vista. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Waco, TX, with a reading of 107 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees at Marquette, MI, was their twenty-third of the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81 mph reported at McCool, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Valentine, NE, with a reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37 degrees. Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 30 degrees. Unseasonably hot weather prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record highs of 100 degress at Daytona Beach, FL, 101 degrees at Walla Walla, WA, and 103 degrees at Hanford, WA. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1975 - Miserable heat in the Big Apple. New York City swelters through its hottest day ever, with a high of 102 and a low of only 82. Philadelphia also set a record with 108.

# 1979 - Not a very nice day in Spearfish, SD. Three different hailstorms occurred in the same afternoon. One produced baseball size hail and the other two produced hailstones to golfball size.

# 1980 - 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the North Concho River north of San Angelo Texas causing the River to rise 15 feet and nearly sweeping away several campers.

# 1983 - 104.5 degrees at Thunder Bay, Ontario marks their hottest day of all time.

# 1983 - An unusual westward moving cyclone crossed India to the Arabian Peninsula. Indian butterflies never seen before would miraculously appear a few days later in Abu Dhabi and Oman after being blown 625 miles by the storm.

# 1989 - Phoenix sets a record with its 62nd consecutive plus 100 degree day. The record would be broken just four years later.

# 1990 - Nome, AK observed its ninth thunderstorm of the year. Not very notable, unless you consider the fact that that number was more than the city had observed in the past twenty years combined.

# 1991 - Norfolk VA measured 0.69 inches of rain in 12 minutes.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Main flood crest reaches Cairo IL where the river is joined by the Ohio River. No serious flooding will occur further south because the river becomes wider and deeper.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 8 2008, 12:38 PM

August 8

U.S. History
# 1878 - The temperature at Denver, CO, soars to an all-time record high of 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1881 - A cloudburst and flash flood occurred at Central Springs, CO, and Idaho Springs, CO. (David Ludlum)

# 1882 - An August snowstorm was reported by a ship on Lake Michigan. A thick cloud reportedly burst on the decks covering them with snow and slush six inches deep. Snow showers were observed at shore points that day. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - The temperature at Big Horn Basin, WY, reached 115 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorm rains in eastern Nebraska sent the Wahoo River and Ithica River above flood stage. Thunderstorm rains in western Iowa sent the Nishnabotna River over flood stage. Up to seven inches of rain deluged the Council Bluffs area Friday evening and Saturday morning. Thunderstorms produced 4.4 inches of rain in three hours Friday evening, along with golf ball size hail. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a slow moving cold front produced severe weather from central Kansas to southern Wisconsin late in the day. Thunderstorms in Iowa produced hail three inches in diameter at Vinton, and produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Donohue and near Mount Pleasant. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - A total of ninety-nine cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a reading of 40 degrees. Mount Mitchell NC was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 35 degrees. Early evening thunderstorms around Las Vegas NV produced wind gusts to 116 mph. The high winds damaged or destroyed about eighty- two aircraft at Henderson Sky Harbor Airport and McCarran International Airport, causing fourteen million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1829 - Major tornado affected areas of northern New York State.

# 1898 - The official rain gauge at Fort Mohave AZ was blown over by the furious winds that accompanied a thunderstorm on this date. However, a wash tub was reported to have received 8 inches of rain during the 45 minute storm.

# 1967 - Over ten inches of rain falls during a two week period to cause the Great Fairbanks Flood. $100 million in damage is the result.

# 1979 - 13 people attending a fair in Marion OH near Columbus were injured by flying debris from a tornado.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 9 2008, 01:17 PM

August 9

MN History
1948 7.72 inches of rain at Mankato.

U.S History
# 1878 - The second most deadly tornado in New England history struck Wallingford CT killing 34 persons, injuring 100 others, and completely destroying thirty homes. The tornado started as a waterspout over a dam on the Quinnipiac River. It was 400 to 600 feet wide, and had a short path length of two miles. (The Weather Channel)

# 1969 - A tornado hit Cincinnati OH killing four persons and causing fifteen million dollars property damage. The tornado moved in a southeasterly direction at 40 to 50 mph. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Florida baked in the summer heat. Nine cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 101 degrees. Miami FL reported a record high of 98 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Tropical Storm Beryl deluged Biloxi with 6.32 inches of rain in 24 hours, and in three days drenched Pascagoula MS with 15.85 inches of rain. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region and over the Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Harrah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in Arizona deluged Yuma with record torrential rains for the second time in two weeks. The rainfall total of 5.25 inches at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot established a state 24 hour record, and was nearly double the normal annual rainfall. Some of the homes were left with four feet of water in them. Seventy-six cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lake Charles LA equaled their record for August with a low of 61 degrees. Canaan Valley WV was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 32 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1930 - Tennessee records it hottest temperature ever (113F) at Perryville.

# 1976 - Hurricane Belle passes just off the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a category 3 storm heading northward. Hurricane warnings are extended to the coastal sections of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island where tides as high as 12-15 feet are expected. Fortunately, the hurricane weakened before landfall early the next morning near Jones Beach on Long Island.

# 1979 - Major flooding on Lost Creek in West Virginia. Water up to 7 feet deep in the town of Clarksburg WV.

# 1980 - Hurricane Allen threatens the Texas coast. Air Force reconnaissance measured a very low central pressure of 916mb.

# 1980 - Severe lightning across West Virginia. Two people were struck on a golf course near Vienna WV. A person standing between the two victims was uninjured. 12 people were injured when lightning struck during a prayer service near Bluefield.

# 1997 - Flash flooding in the Arizona desert weakened a bridge over a normally dry stream bed, causing the track to buckle and derail AMTRAK's Southwest Chief 13 miles east of Kingman AZ. 116 people on board were injured.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 10 2008, 02:03 PM

August 10

MN History
1939 Cloudburst at Two Harbors. 5.2 inches of rain fell.

2004 Cool Canadian air was ushered in on strong northwest winds. International Falls
had its coldest high temperature ever for August with 49 degrees. The Twin Cities only
saw a high of 59.

U.S. History
# 1882 - Sandusky OH noted a four minute snow squall during the morning, frost was reported in the suburbs of Chicago, and a killing frost was reported at Cresco IA. (The Weather Channel)

# 1898 - The temperature at Pendleton OR climbed all the way to 119 degrees at set a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1924 - Colorado's deadliest tornado killed a woman and nine children in one house along its twenty-mile path east southeast of Thurman. Mennonite men had left the farm to provide possible aid, as the 200-yard wide storm was first seen while far away.(The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - Hurricane Allen came ashore above Brownsville, TX, dropping fifteen inches of rain near San Antonio, and up to 20 inches in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tidal flooding occurred along the South Texas coast. Hurricane Allen packed winds to 150 mph, and also spawned twenty-nine tornadoes. Total damage from the storm was estimated at 750 million dollars. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Unseasonably hot weather continued in the southeastern U.S. Ten cities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina reported record high temperatures for the date. Macon GA hit 101 degrees. A tropical depression deluged southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana with torrential rains. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Citizens of Bluefield, WV, where the Chamber of Commerce provides free lemonade on days when the temperature warms into the 90s, were able to celebrate their record high of 90 degrees. Eight other cities also reported record high temperatures for the date,including Bismarck ND with a reading of 102 degrees.(The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thirty-eight cities in the south central and southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Asheville NC with a reading of 48 degrees, and Victoria TX with a low of 63 degrees. Oklahoma City OK reported a record cool afternoon high of 71 degrees, and the daily high of 64 degrees at Raleigh NC established a record for August. In Arizona, a record sixty-four day streak of 100 degree days at Phoenix came to an end.(The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1778 - Major hurricane along the east coast (10th-13th). The storm could have played a decisive role in a major naval battle between the French and British fleets, but British naval commanders failed to capitalize on their advantage after the larger French ships were damaged more heavily by the storm.

# 1856 - The Last Island Disaster. Last Island, or Isle Derniere, was a small spit of land 150 miles east of Cameron LA. It was just 22 miles long and less than one mile wide in most places. At its highest point, the island was less than 6 feet above the Gulf of Mexico. It had 20 small cottages and a two story hotel, called Muggah's Hotel. Many prominent Louisiana families vacationed there to enjoy the cool breezes off the Gulf of Mexico. They were shuttled to and from the island by a steamboat named The Star. By Saturday, August 9th, it was evident that a storm was approaching, but more guests arrived on The Star that fateful Sunday morning. By noon, the wind had increased and the surf was rapidly moving further and further up the beach. Winds mounted to hurricane force by mid-afternoon and a storm surge rushed across the island. Survivors from the island huddled in the hotel, but it gradually was breaking apart. The Star picked up survivors and the ship escaped being sunk by the fearsome storm when the Captain ordered the upper woodwork of the top deck torn away. 140 people perished in the storm. Today all you will find there are pelicans and other birds.

# 1936 - Arkansas records its hottest temperature ever (120F) at Ozark. Plains LA reached 114 the same day. Other all-time record highs set on this date included 110 in Little Rock, 117 in Texarkana AR, and 115 in Tulsa OK.

# 1987 - Ely NV records their all-time record high temperature with a reading of 102 degrees.

# 1993 - Lightning struck a nursing home at Sandy UT. A patient was struck when the current entered his room, temporarily blinding him, but freeing him of intense pain for 24 hours that he had been suffering.

# 1996 - Widespread power outages occurred across the West. Blazing heat covered the West for much of the summer and was blamed for the Blackout which affected over four million people. Residents of California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Baja California in Mexico, and Alberta in Canada lost power when the massive blackout occurred. High temperatures in the 90s and 100s sent the demand for power to high levels, as people turned on their air conditioners to find relief from the heat. Some of the specific highs on August 10 included 88 degrees in Seattle, Washington, 98 degrees in Portland, Oregon, a record breaking 100 degrees in Burns, Oregon, 106 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona, and a record 110 degrees in Sacramento, California. Temperatures in the deserts of California and Arizona were in the 110-120 degree range. As a result of the power outage, residents of Los Angeles were unable to find relief from the heat at the oceans edge. Beaches were closed after a pump failed at a sewage treatment plant, sending raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean. Beaches in a eight mile stretch were closed as the water was deemed unsafe for people to swim in.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 11 2008, 11:26 AM

August 11

MN History
1899 A lightning bolt from "clear skies" destroys a storefront in Fisher, Polk County.

1945 Downpour over Red Wing. nearly 8 inches of rain fell.

U.S. History
# 1940 - A major hurricane struck Savannnah, GA, and Charleston, SC, causing the worst inland flooding since 1607. (David Ludlum)

# 1944 - The temperature at Burlington, VT, soared to an all-time record high of 101 degrees. (The Weather Channel) The "Dog Days" officially come to an end on this date, having begun the third day in July. Superstition has it that dogs tend to become mad during that time of the year. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - Clouds and moisture from Hurricane Allen provided a brief break from the torrid Texas heatwave, with daily highs mostly in the 70s to lower 90s. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - An early evening thunderstorm in Wyoming produced hail up to two inches in diameter from Alva to Hulett. Snow plows had to be used to clear Highway 24 south of Hulett, where hail formed drifts two feet deep. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Moisture from what remained of Tropical Storm Beryl resulted in torrential rains across eastern Texas. Twelve and a half inches of rain deluged Enterprise TX, which was more than the amount received there during the previous eight months. Philadelphia PA reported a record forty-four days of 90 degree weather for the year. Baltimore MD and Newark NJ reported a record fourteen straight days of 90 degree heat. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - One of the most severe convective outbreaks of record came to a climax in southern California after four days. Thunderstorms deluged Benton CA with six inches of rain two days in a row, and the flooding which resulted caused more than a million dollars damage to homes and highways. Thunderstorms around Yellowstone Park WY produced four inches of rain in twenty minutes resulting in fifteen mudslides. Thunderstorms over Long Island NY drenched Suffolk County with 8 to 10 inches of rain. Twenty-three cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. It was, for some cities, the fourth straight morning of record cold temperatures. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1884 - August 11th marks the official end of Dog Days. A thunderstorm brought at least a temporary end to them in Miami on this date. Miami reported a record high of 96 degrees before thunderstorms moved in, dropping the temperature. In fact, they cooled off so dramatically that a new low temperature record was also set for the date with 70 degrees. Actually, some of the United States' hottest weather occurs after August 11th. Primarily, its just an excuse to take it easy during the lazy, hazy days of summer.

# 1914 - 108 at Northwest River in Newfoundland established the record high temperature for the province.

# 1928 - 7.31 inches of rain in 24 hours at Washington DC on the 11th and 12th established an all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the city.

# 1968 - A young girl in a lake was injured when a dust devil near Bristol, Connecticut, carried a 150 pound roof covering a picnic area into the lake.

# 1979 - The mercury was plummeting over portions of the Arrowhead of Minnesota. The temperature at Embarrass MN fell to 28 degrees, accompanied by a hard freeze.

# 1980 - The Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden could not even drown out the din of a major thunderstorm that affected the New York City area. 70 mph winds and major lightning knocked out power to over 30,000 people.

# 1984 - 11 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Dulles Airport near Washington D.C.

# 1986 - Atlanta GA saw its streak of 38 consecutive days with 90 degrees or hotter finally come to an end with a reading of 89 degrees.

# 1993 - Unusual high elevation tornado in the Ashley National Forest of Utah produces path 17 miles long and as much as 1/2 mile wide. The storm attained an F3 strength, destroying 1000 acres of trees. The highest elevation damage was observed at 10,800 feet.

# 1997 - A cloudy, rainy day across southern Michigan has resulted in a new lowest daily maximum temperature in Lansing and tied a record in Grand Rapids. The high temperature at Lansing was just 64 degrees. The previous record was 65 set in 1994. In Grand Rapids today's high of 64 ties the previous low maximum set back in 1902.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 12 2008, 01:18 PM

August 12

MN History
1821 The end of an eight-day heat wave at Ft. Snelling. Temperatures were in the 90's
each day.

2000 Record setting dew points in Minnesota. The Twin Cities had a dew point of 76
with a rare 80-degree dew point at Faribault.

U.S. History
# 1778 - A Rhode Island hurricane prevented an impending British-French sea battle, and caused extensive damage over southeast New England. (David Ludlum)

# 1933 - The temperature at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, hit 127 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of August. (The Weather Channel)

# 1936 - The temperature at Seymour, TX, hit 120 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1955 - During the second week of August hurricanes Connie and Diane produced as much as 19 inches of rain in the northeastern U.S. forcing rivers from Virginia to Massachusetts into a high flood. Westfield MA was deluged with 18.15 inches of rain in 24 hours, and at Woonsocket RI the Blackstone River swelled from seventy feet in width to a mile and a half. Connecticut and the Delaware Valley were hardest hit. Total damage in New England was 800 million dollars, and flooding claimed 187 lives. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Early afternoon thunderstorms in Arizona produced 3.90 inches of rain in ninety minutes at Walnut National Monument (located east of Flagstaff), along with three inches of pea size hail, which had to be plowed off the roads. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Fifteen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Youngstown OH reported twenty-six days of 90 degree weather for the year, a total equal to that for the entire decade of the 1970s. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms were scattered across nearly every state in the Union by late in the day. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fergus Falls MN, and golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph at Black Creek WI. In the Chicago area, seven persons at a forest preserve in North Riverside were injured by lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1910 - Electrical storms ignite numerous forest fires in the Bitteroot Mountains of Idaho. Entire towns are razed and 163 people die, including 78 firefighters.

# 1985 - A major August snowfall closed the Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado. Snowfall amounts of up to 1 inch were reported down to 9000 feet in the Breckinridge area.

# 1986 - Flagstaff AZ picked up 3.04 inches of rain , the most ever for any August day.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993:Flood waters flowing past Tarbert Landing MS on the Mississippi River reach 832,000 cubic feet per second, which is nearly four times the normal August flow.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 13 2008, 01:40 PM

August 13

MN History
1964 A taste of fall over area with 26 in Bigfork and 30 in Campbell.

U.S. History
# 1919 - High winds and heavy rain struck the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. In New Jersey, winds gusted to 60 mph at Atlantic City, and nine inches of rain fell at Tuckerton. The wind and rain leveled crops and stripped trees of fruit causing several million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1980 - The afternoon high at New York City was just 89 degrees. But there were fifteen days of 90 degree heat during the month, their hottest August of record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1985 - Hail larger than golf balls, driven by 70 mph winds, moved down crops, stripped trees, and broke windows, near Logan KS. Road graders cleared three foot drifts of hail on Kansas Highway 9 east of Logan. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms deluged the Central Gulf Coast States with torrential rains. Thunderstorms in Mississippi drenched Marion County with up to 15 inches of rain during the morning hours, with 12.2 inches reported at Columbia. Floodwaters swept cars away in the Lakeview subdivision of Columbia when the the Lakeview Dam broke. Flash flooding caused more than three million dollars damage in Marion County. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Lansing MI reported a record 35 days of 90 degree weather for the year, Detroit MI reported a record 37 days of 90 degree heat for the year, and Williamsport PA reported a record 38 days of 90 degree weather for the year. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing in a tropical airmass over the northeastern U.S. soaked Connecticut and Massachusetts with four to eight inches of rain over the weekend, between the 11th and 13th of the month. Hartford CT received 7.70 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1831 - Blue sun in the South. Would be observed for several days.

# 1955 - Hurricane Connie dumps 5 to 8 inches of rain on Southeastern Pennsylvania, ending a drought that had been plaguing the area.

# 1978 - Four inches of snow at Salmon, ND.

# 1986 - 3.04 inches of rain fell at Flagstaff AZ to establish a new record for any day in the month of August.

# 1991 - It had never rained on this date in Stockton CA (since weather records started in 1906) until today, when 0.05 of an inch of rain fell.

# 1993 - 65th consecutive day of 100 degree plus temperatures in Phoenix, breaking record set just four years earlier.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 14 2008, 04:12 PM

August 14

MN History
1978 Boundary Waters area hit by a tornado, some of the damage could still be seen 10
years later.

U.S. History
# 1936 - Temperatures across much of eastern Kansas soared above 110 degrees. Kansas City MO hit an all-time record high of 113 degrees. It was one of sixteen consecutive days of 100 degree heat for Kansas City. During that summer there were a record 53 days of 100 degree heat, and during the three summer months Kansas City received just 1.12 inches of rain. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)

# 1987 - Slow moving thunderstorms deluged northern and western suburbs of Chicago IL with torrential rains. O'Hare Airport reported 9.35 inches in 18 hours, easily exceeding the previous 24 hour record of 6.24 inches. Flooding over a five day period resulted in 221 million dollars damage. It was Chicago's worst flash flood event, particularly for northern and western sections of the city. Kennedy Expressway became a footpath for thousands of travelers to O'Hare Airport as roads were closed. The heavy rains swelled the Des Plaines River above flood stage, and many persons had to be rescued from stalled vehicles on flooded roads. (13th- 14th) (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)

# 1988 - Eighteen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, and the water temperature at Lake Erie reached a record 80 degrees. Portland ME reported a record fourteen straight days of 80 degree weather. Milwaukee WI reported a record 34 days of 90 degree heat for the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms resulted in about fifty reports of severe weather in the northeastern U.S. One person was killed at Stockbridge MI when a tornado knocked a tree onto their camper. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms in Illinois soaked the town of Battendorf with 2.10 inches of rain in thirty minutes. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Hobson. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1724 - First recorded tornado in Pennsylvania history. Moved from Chester County to Bucks County.

# 1933 - The Great Tillamook Burn breaks out in western Oregon as fires ignite.

# 1969 - Tropical Storm Camille forms near the island of Grand Cayman. From the beginning, it was evident that Camille would be an explosive storm. First reports from the reconnaissance plane indicated the storm had already reached tropical storm strength with a central pressure of 999mb and winds of 55 mph. By afternoon, the storm would already be classified as a hurricane with a central pressure of 964 mb.

# 1979 - 1.56 inches of rain fell in Las Vegas NV. The thunderstorms also knocked out power for up to 12 hours.

# 1980 - 100 degrees or hotter for the 53rd day in Dallas Texas, establishing the all-time record for 100 degree plus days in a year.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood: crest reaches New Orleans LA, but is hardly noticed as the wider and deeper river only rises to 12.5 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. The only real effect noticed was the unusual amount of debris in the water.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 15 2008, 01:41 PM

August 15

MN History
1936 St. Paul swelters with a high of 108.

U.S. History
# 1787 - Tornadoes were reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Wethersfield CT was hard hit by the tornado outbreak. (David Ludlum)

# 1946 - Saint Louis, MO, was deluged with a record 8.78 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The Weather Channel)

# 1967 - The "Sundance Fire" in northern Idaho was started by lightning. Winds of 50 mph carried firebrands as much as ten miles in advance to ignite new fires, and as a result, the forest fire spread twenty miles across the Selkirk Mountains in just twelve hours, burning 56,000 acres. The heat of the fire produced whirlwinds of flame with winds up to 300 mph which flung giant trees about like matchsticks. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a sharp cold front produced severe weather in the Upper Midwest during the afternoon and evening hours, with Minnesota and eastern South Dakota hardest hit. A thunderstorm in west central Minnesota spawned a tornado at Eagle Lake which killed one person and injured eight others. A thunder- storm in eastern South Dakota produced softball size hail at Warner. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty five cities in twenty states in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lamoni IA and Baltimore MD, where the mercury hit 105 degrees. Temperatures 100 degrees or above were reported in twenty-two states. Pierre SD was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 114 degrees. Bluefield WV reported eight straight days of record heat. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in eastern New Mexico produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Clovis. Evening thunderstorms in West Texas produced baseball size hail around Hereford, Dimmitt, Ware and Dalhart. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1928 - Hottest reading ever in province of Quebec with temperature of 104 at Bark Lake.

# 1969 - Camille becomes a hurricane south of Cuba and enters the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 115 mph.

# 1977 - Lightning struck a cement well covering near Mankato MN, causing shattered pieces of concrete to be blown over 30 feet, damaging cars.

# 1979 - Early season chill across the Midwest and East where major low temperature records fell.

# 1985 - Near Whitehall, New York, lightning struck a farmhand. After he was revived, en-route to the hospital, his ambulance was hit by lightning, resulting in a fire and explosion which slightly injured the medics. The farmhand later died at the hospital.

# 1988 - Temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 103 degrees, followed by powerful thunderstorms that produced wind gusts to 70 mph. Up to 100,000 homes and businesses were without power.

# 1993 - Hurricane Fernanda, east of Hawaii, had a well-developed eye 85 miles in diameter.

# 1995 - Residents of the Southeast held their breath as Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall on the Florida coast near Panama City. The area had experienced some of its worst flooding ever a month earlier as a result of Tropical Storm Alberto. Fortunately, the storm was moving much more quickly than Alberto, so no major flooding from rainfall occurred. Some coastal flooding was reported from Apalachicola to Cedar Key. In addition, 23 tornadoes were caused by the remnants of Beryl in South Carolina.

# 1995 - Apalachicola sets their all-time record high with a reading of 103 degrees. You might think that a location such as Apalachicola would have a "hotter" record high, but they benefit most of the time from cooling sea breezes from the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 16 2008, 01:41 PM

August 16

MN History
1981 Chilly across the state with Tower reporting a low of 33 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1777 - The Battle of Bennington, delayed a day by rain, was fought. The rain delayed British reinforcements, and allowed the Vermont Militia to arrive in time, enabling the Americans to win a victory by defeating two enemy forces, one at a time. (David Ludlum)

# 1909 - A dry spell began in San Bernardino County of southern California that lasted until the 6th of May in 1912, a stretch of 994 days! Another dry spell, lasting 767 days, then began in October of 1912. (The Weather Channel)

# 1916 - Altapass NC was deluged with 22.22 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather from Oklahoma to Wisconsin and Lower Michigan. Thunderstorms in central Illinois produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Springfield which toppled two large beer tents at the state fair injuring 58 persons. Thunderstorms also drenched Chicago IL with 2.90 inches of rain, making August 1987 their wettest month of record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a slow moving cold front produced severe weather from North Dakota to Lower Michigan during the day. Nine tornadoes were sighted in North Dakota, and thunderstorms also produced hail three inches in diameter at Lakota ND, and wind gusts to 83 mph at Marais MI. Thirty-seven cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Rockford IL with a reading of 104 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced golf ball size hail at La Junta CO, Intercanyon CO, and Custer SD. Afternoon thunderstorms over South Texas drenched Brownsville with 2.60 inches of rain. Fair skies allowed viewing of the late evening full lunar eclipse from the Great Lakes Region to the Northern and Central Plains Region, and across much of the western third of the country. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)


...and more History
# 1879 - Massive waterspout at Barnstable MA.

# 1946 - (15th-16th): St. Louis, Missouri, set its 24-hour rainfall record with a deluge of 8.78 inches.

# 1969 - Early on Saturday evening, August 16th, an Air Force reconnaissance plane investigating Hurricane Camille in the Gulf of Mexico found an unbelievably low central pressure of 905 mb. This information allowed forecasters to warn residents along the coast that Camille would cause damage of unprecedented proportions.

# 1978 - Foot of snow fell at Yellowstone National Park.

# 1979 - Tornado destroyed two homes at Pinon CA near Palm Springs.

# 1980 - Massive flooding in Texas along the Cueces and Frio Rivers. Heavy rainfall from Hurricane Allen pushed rivers to levels to as much as 10 feet above flood stage.

# 1987 - 13.23 inches of rain for the month at Chicago IL established their all-time August rainfall record.

# 1988 - Water temperature at Jersey Shore NH was only 53.1 degrees, breaking the old record. Just two weeks earlier, the surf temperature had been a balmy 79 degrees!

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew, destined to become the third strongest landfalling United States hurricane, is born far out in the Eastern Atlantic as a tropical depression.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 17 2008, 02:13 PM

August 17

MN History
1946 A tornado kills 11 people in the Mankato area around 6:52PM. A 27 ton road
grader was hurled about 100 feet. Another tornado an hour later destroys downtown
Wells.

U.S History
# 1915 - A hurricane hit Galveston, TX, with wind gusts to 120 mph and a twelve foot storm surge. The storm claimed 275 lives, including forty-two on Galveston Island, with most deaths due to drowning. Of 250 homes built outside the seawall (which was constructed after the catastrophic hurricane of 1900), just ten percent were left standing. (The Weather Channel)

# 1969 - Camille, the second worst hurricane in U.S. history, smashed into the Mississippi coast. Winds gusted to 172 mph at Main Pass Block LA, and to 190 mph near Bay Saint Louis MS. The hurricane claimed 256 lives, and caused 1.3 billion dollars damage. Several ocean going ships were carried over seven miles inland by the hurricane. The hurricane produced winds to 200 mph, and a storm surge of 24.6 feet. Complete destruction occurred in some coastal areas near the eye of the hurricane. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Northern and Central Plains Region. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado near Fairbury NE, along with baseball size hail and wind gusts to 100 mph, causing severe crop damage west of town. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Syracuse NY hit 97 degrees for the first time in twenty-two years. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Fifty-five cities, from the Middle Mississippi Valley to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley WV reported an all-time record high of 96 degrees, and Baltimore MD hit 104 degrees, marking their thirteenth day of the year with 100 degree heat. Chicago IL equaled a record with 46 days of 90 degree weather for the year. Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin to New Jersey. Thunderstorms in New Jersey produced high winds which gusted to 92 mph at Wrightstown, and blew down a circus tent at Lavallette injuring fourteen persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced three to six inch rains in Oklahoma, and the Arkalatex area of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Tom OK was soaked with 5.98 inches of rain, and Foreman AR received 5.55 inches. Evening thunderstorms produced high winds in the Wasatch Front of northern Utah. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 66 mph at Salt Lake City, and flash flooding caused up to two million dollars damage to a marina on Lake Powell. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1784 - Two tornadoes in Southington, CT. "It seems to have been occasioned by the meeting of two heavy clouds, one from the south and the other from the north. The whole storm therefore collected with amazing blackness and centered at the place above mentioned; producing such a scene of desolation, as perhaps the memory of the oldest man cannot recollect to have been produced by a similar cause in New England. Connecticut Courant (Hartford), August 24, 1784.

# 1885 - 130 degrees on this date in Amos CA. It's never been hotter in the U.S. in August.

# 1899 - San Cirriaoe Hurricane. 50 killed as 13 vessels either are beached or lost on North Carolina coast.

# 1929 - Haiti leveled by hurricane along with an earthquake and tidal waves.

# 1969 - Hurricane Camille was on the move again in the Gulf of Mexico, 250 miles south of the Alabama coast. Originally predicted to strike the Florida Panhandle in the Panama City area, Camille started moving more westward that Sunday morning, prompting warnings to be hurriedly raised along the Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana coasts. Later that day, an Air Force reconnaissance plane found the lowest barometric pressure that had ever been recorded to that date (901 mb or 26.61") along with winds of 210 mph. It was obvious that Camille would bring catastrophic destruction to the Mississippi coast and last minute evacuations were stepped up. When Camille's eye smashed into Pass Christian, Mississippi that night around 11 pm, it had winds over 200 mph and a storm tide of 27 feet above normal. As a result, 143 people perished along the coast and 27 were never found. The noise level in the storm was measured at 120 decibels, the equivalent of a rocket engine. Camille's legacy of damage did not end at the coast. Another 113 people would die in flash floods and landslides caused by rainfall from the dying Camille over the Appalachian Mountains. A total of 5571 people would be injured. Damage exceeded $1 billion.

# 1979 - Record cold from the Deep South to New England. Frost was observed in the mountains of West Virginia.

# 1992 - The famous Andrew becomes a tropical storm.

# 1994 - Central Oklahoma is pounded by severe thunderstorms. Wind gusts to 113 mph were recorded at Meno. At Mangum, the winds gusted to 104 mph and 97 mph at Hobart. 30 mobile homes were destroyed by hail and wind at Okarche. Hailstones measured 4.5 inches in diameter.

# 1994 - Today marked the 41st consecutive day with temperatures 90 degrees or hotter in Boise ID, which is a record for that city.

# 1995 - Hurricane Felix stalled off the mid-Atlantic Coast after upper atmosphere winds that steered it faded away. An area of high atmospheric pressure to the west blocked movement farther inland. Another area of high atmospheric pressure to the east blocked movement back over the Atlantic. Both areas of high pressure were weak and didn't generate strong steering winds. The west-to-east winds that could push Felix away from the U.S. were far to the north. As a result, Felix milled around in the same general area on the 17th and 18th before it began drifting slowly eastward, away from the U.S. on Aug. 19th.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 18 2008, 02:17 PM

August 18

MN History
1953 Four heifers near St. Martin were lucky. A tornado picked them up and set them
back down again, unharmed.

U.S. History
# 1925 - During the late morning hours a severe hailstorm struck southeastern Iowa completely destroying crops along a path six to ten miles wide and 75 miles long. The hail also injured and killed poultry and livestock, and caused a total of 2.5 million dollars damage. The hailstorm flattened fields of corn to such an extent that many had to leave their farms in search of other work. It was one of the worst hailstorms of record for the nation. (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - Hurricane Alicia ravaged southeastern Texas. The hurricane caused more than three billion dollars property damage, making it one of the costliest hurricanes in the history of the U.S. Just thirteen persons were killed, but 1800 others were injured. The hurricane packed winds to 130 mph as it crossed Galveston Island, and spawned twenty-two tornadoes in less than 24 hours as it made landfall. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Thirteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Orlando FL with a reading of 98 degrees, and Portland ME with a high of 94 degrees. Newark NJ reached 90 degrees for the thirty-sixth time of the year, their second highest total of record. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Twenty-two cities, from the Carolinas to the Upper Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date, pushing the total number of daily record highs since the first of June above the 1100 mark. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Greensboro NC and 105 degrees at Raleigh NC equaled all-time records. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Scobey. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region and the Upper Ohio Valley produced torrential rains in eastern Virginia during the late morning and afternoon hours. Totals ranged up to twelve inches at Yorktown. Williamsburg VA was deluged with 10.78 inches of rain between 6 AM and 10 AM, with 6.72 inches reported in just two hours. Flash flooding caused nearly twelve million dollars damage in Accomack County VA. Early evening thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced walnut size hail and wind gusts to 80 mph around Casper WY. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the Yellowstone Park area, causing fifteen mudslides. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1779 - William Dunbar observed and wrote about the passage of a hurricane's eye over New Orleans.

# 1904 - Oil tank struck by lightning sparking major blaze that killed 5 and injured 175 people.

# 1906 - Unusual tropical storm came up into the Gulf of California, giving Needles, California 5.66 inches of rain, twice what would normally be seen in a year.

# 1910 - Idaho "Big Blow Up" of forest fires finally comes to an end. 1736 fires burned 3 million acres. 85 people were killed (78 firefighters). Smoke from the fires spread 1/3 of the way around the world, darkening the sun across parts of the U.S. and Canada.

# 1936 - An average of the temperatures at 113 stations in Iowa measured 106.5 degrees F, making this the hottest day in the state's history.

# 1955 - Westfield, Massachusettes records 18.15 inches of rain in just 24 hours to establish the 24 hour mark for the state. The rain was caused Tropical Storm Diane and fell on top of ground already saturated by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Connie. Severe flooding resulted. At one point, 40 percent of Worcester MA was under water. 82 people killed. $800 million in damage. Greatest flood since 1903 on Delaware River.

# 1980 - 3 inches of snow fell at McCall ID.

# 1989 - Parts of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore were deluged by 6-10 inches of rain. Unofficial reports from parts of Delaware indicated as much as 20 inches fell. 39 bridges were closed or washed out. 72 roads would be closed or damaged.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 19 2008, 03:54 PM

August 19

MN History
1980 Strong winds at Belle Plaine severely damage five planes.

U.S. History
# 1788 - A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine. A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster in the now populated area. (David Ludlum)

# 1986 - The temperature at San Antonio, TX, soared to an all-time record high of 108 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton. Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS was estimated at 3.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Raleigh, NC, reported a record hot temperature reading of 103 degrees. Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh County. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of rain at Morgantown. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain. Twenty-six major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges were washed out. Flooding caused nearly four million dollars damage to local businesses. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1559 - First hurricane in U.S. recorded history hits Pensacola FL where 5 Spanish ships are driven ashore in Pensacola Harbor.

# 1935 - 102 at Rexton in New Brunswick and 100 degrees at Collegeville, Nova Scotia are the hottest temperatures ever recorded in those provinces.

# 1955 - Extreme flooding over New England was the result of torrential rains from Tropical Storm Diane which followed on the heels of Tropical Storm Connie the week before. 18.15 inches of rain fell in Westfield MA in 24 hours. 40% of Worcester MA was under water. The Blackstone River in Woonsocket RI swelled to a width of 1.5 miles.

# 1969 - The remnants of Hurricane Camille intensified rapidly as it moved from Kentucky into Southwestern Virginia, causing record rainfall and devastating flooding along the upper James River. 107 people died and 55 were never found as the flood became the worst natural disasters in the history of the state. Nearly 30 inches of rain fell during a 3-5 hour period.

# 1991 - Hurricane Bob makes landfall at Newport, Rhode Island with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, and made final U.S. landfall as a tropical storm at Rockland, Maine. There were 16 U.S. deaths. Wind gusted to 143 mph at Westport Point, Massachusetts. Gusts of 125 mph were recorded at Block Island RI. The storm surge at Upper Buzzards Bay reached 15 feet. Power was out to 2.1 million homes and businesses and damage totaled $1.5 billion. Bob was the worst hurricane in the northeast since Donna in 1960.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 20 2008, 01:03 PM

August 20

MN History
1904 Both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul hit by tornadoes. This was the highest
official wind ever recorded in Minnesota over one minute (110 mph in St. Paul.)

U.S. History
# 1886 - The town of Indianola, TX, was completely destroyed by a hurricane, and never rebuilt. (David Ludlum)

# 1910 - The "big blow up" of forest fires finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Half a dozen cities in the Central Plains Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Pueblo CO with a reading of 102 degrees, and Goodland KS with a high of 104 degrees. Hill City KS reached 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Sheridan, WY, reported a record hot temperature reading of 100 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail near Fortuna ND, and wind gusts to 70 mph near Webster SD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeast Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, with up to six inches reported around Tulsa OK. Some roads in the Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Thunderstorms produced winds gusts to 75 mph in Major County OK, and hail two inches in diameter at Jennings KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1939 - 14.81 inches of rain in i24 hours at Tuckerton NJ established the state rainfall record.

# 1969 - 27 inches of rain is recorded in just 8 hours in Nelson County, Virginia as the remnants of Hurricane Camille move through the mid-Atlantic states. Unofficial reports of as much as 31 inches of rain. Disastrous flooding occurs on the James River. 153 fatalities occur in Virginia. Weather tales tell of birds drowning while perched on tree branches.

# 1979 - Major flash flooding at Weirton WV. 3 inches of rain in a short period caused a major portion of the town to be covered under several feet of water.

# 1994 - El Paso records 56th 100 degree plus day for year, most ever in a season.

# 1996 - Parts of the eastern section of Salt Lake city are inundated by up to two feet of water as heavy rain in the nearby Wasatch Mountains causes flash flooding.

# 1997 - One of the worst floods in history for parts of southern New Jersey occurred as heavy thunderstorms dumped torrential rain from Delaware into southeastern New Jersey. 11.12 inches of rain at Atlantic City NJ shattered their record precipitation for the date and for any single date. The rains brought the total for the month to 15.74 which broke the old monthly record set in 1967. At the marina in Atlantic City, just 10 miles from the airport, only 2.60 inches fell. 3.17 inches of rain fell in one hour at the airport. The airport and almost every road in the area was closed.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 21 2008, 01:16 PM

August 21

MN History
1883 4th deadliest tornado in Minnesota history hits Rochester. The tornado killed 31
residents and inured 100 more. Appalled by the lack of medical care received by the
tornado's victims, Mother Alfred Moes, founder of the Sisters of St. Francis, proposes to
build and staff a hospital if Dr. W.W. Mayo will provide medical care. St. Marys Hospital
opens in 1889 with 27 beds and eventually grows into the Mayo Clinic.

1886 High winds hit Northfield with winds blowing at 60 mph for 20 minutes. The peak
gusts were from 75 to 80 mph.

1918 3rd Deadliest tornado strikes Tyler and destroys the downtown area, leaving 36
dead.

U.S. History
# 1888 - A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware. Many waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1983 - The temperature at Fayetteville, NC, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis ball size hail at Independence IA. Rock Island IL was drenched with 3.70 inches of rain. Total damage for the seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated at twelve million dollars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1910 - Great Idaho Fire was contained after 851 lives and 6 billion board feet of timber were lost.

# 1921 - .59 inches of rain fell in Seattle on this date, their heaviest August rainfall on record.

# 1977 - Illinois experiences its first killer August tornado since at least 1880. The twister was mostly obscured by heavy rain as it killed 6 at the Lake Matoon resort area. Illinois' next August killer tornado, also obscured by heavy rain (and hail), killed 29 on 8/28/90 just southwest of Chicago.

# 1980 - Third consecutive day of heavy rains and flooding in West Virginia. 8.5 inches of rain fell at Webster Springs in 3-day period. Many roads were closed by high water and mudslides. Evacuations were necessary. Near Ripley WV numerous houses, trailers and a store were washed away. At Spencer, as much as 4 inches of rain fell and Charleston had 60-mph winds.

# 1984 - State fair in Pueblo, CO, had to be closed during vicious hailstorm. Nine people were hurt, one seriously. Damage totaled $40 million and 500 light bulbs were broken by the hail.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew strengthens north of Puerto Rico and turns more west. Maximum sustained winds 60 mph.

# 1992 - Sacramento CA established a record for consecutive days above 90 degrees. The mark was 40.

# 1997 - High winds and torrential rains from one of the worst typhoons to batter China in a decade caused the deaths of at least 140 people. In Taiwan, the typhoon killed 37 people and left six missing when apartment buildings collapsed under the storm's fury. And in the Philippines, flooding spawned by the storm killed 16 people and forced 60,000 to abandon their homes. The death toll would have been higher if authorities in Zhejiang, neighboring Jiangsu province and the city of Shanghai had not evacuated 790,000 people from coastal towns and villages in the path of the typhoon.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 22 2008, 12:12 PM

August 22

MN History
1870 Downpours across southern Minnesota with 5 inches at Sibley, 3.49 at Ft. Snelling.
Much of the wheat crop was damaged.

1910 Daylight is dimmed in Duluth due to smoke from Rocky Mountain forest fires.

U.S. History
# 1923 - The temperature at Anchorage, AK, reached 82 degrees, a record for August for the location which was later tied on the 2nd in 1978. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A cold front lowered temperatures 20 to 40 degrees across the north central U.S., and produced severe thunderstorms in Ohio and Lower Michigan. An early morning thunderstorm near Sydney MI produced high winds which spun a car around 180 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Astoria, OR, and 104 degrees at Medford, OR, were records for the date, and the number of daily record highs across the nation since the first of June topped the 2000 mark. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced golf ball size hail at May City IA, and wind gusts to 66 mph at Balltown IA. Lightning struck a barn in Fayette County IA killing 750 hogs. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Havre. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1816 - "Year without a Summer" continues as damaging frosts occur in low spots from New England to North Carolina.

# 1857 - Windstorm at Woodland WI. Freight cars reportedly blown off railroad tracks.

# 1883 - A killing frost at Fort Custer MT.

# 1893 - Four hurricanes are observed in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time, a record which still stands.

# 1933 - Hampton Roads area of Virginia is hit on the night of the 22nd-23rd by its worst hurricane in history. Norfolk saw an 8 foot storm tide pushed through the streets of the city. Winds reached nearly 100 mph. 18 people were killed in the storm.

# 1980 - Major flash flooding in Kentucky. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in a very short period. Heavy damage including flooded homes and washed out bridges and roads.

# 1980 - High at Wichita Falls TX reached 108 to establish a record for the date. 56th of last 59 days that Wichita Falls TX had reached a high temperature of 100 degrees or hotter.

# 1980 - 102 at New Orleans LA to establish the all-time record high for the city.

# 1990 - 12 inches of rain in just 24 hours in parts of Virginia. Numerous roads were washed out, including U.S. 13 to the Tidewater area.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew develops a well-defined eye. Residents of Florida are alerted. The storm was 650 miles east of Miami, moving west at 14 with top winds of 95 mph.

# 1994 - A central pressure of 920 mb was observed in Hurricane John in the central Pacific 390 miles south of Hilo HI. John was the third category 5 storm in the area in one month, which was truly remarkable.

# 1998 - Tropical Storm Charley was the second of 7 named tropical storms and hurricanes to strike the U.S. in 1998. But the most interesting event of Charley's arrival on the mainland would occur the next day, when a whopping 17.03 inches of rain would fall in Del Rio TX. This amount is neary equal to the average rainfall for an entire year. It would establish their all-time record rainfall for a calendar day. The Del Rio area had received less than three inches of rain during the previous 8 1/2 months. 20 people died in the resulting flooding.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 23 2008, 01:12 PM

August 23

MN History
1955 Hail in Houston County, with piles to a foot deep at Rushmore.

U.S. History
# 1906 - Thunderstorms deluged Kansas City, MO, with six inches of rain during the early morning, including nearly three inches in thirty minutes. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)

# 1921 - Denver, CO, was drenched with 2.20 inches of rain in one hour, a record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - Dry thunderstorms ignited more than one hundred fires in the Wenatchee and Okanogan National Forests of Washington State. Hot, dry, and windy weather spread the fires, a few of which burned out of control through the end of the month. More than 100,000 acres burned. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A cold front brought autumn-like weather to the Northern and Central Plains Region. Afternoon highs were in the 50s and 60s across parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska that just two days earlier were in the 90s or above 100 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced hail an inch in diameter, wind gusts to 64 mph, and 2.62 inches of rain at Tucson AZ resulting in three million dollars damage. Cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. Hartford CT reported a record low of 42 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with flash flooding in West Virginia. Pickens, WV, reported 4.80 inches of rain in 24 hours. Evening thunderstorms in Mississippi deluged Alta Woods with 4.25 inches of rain in less than an hour. Thunderstorms also produced heavy rain in southeastern Kentucky, and flooding was reported along Big Creek and along Stinking Creek. The Stinking Creek volunteer fire department reported water levels 12 to 14 feet above bankfull. Fort Worth TX hit the 100 degree mark for the first time all year. Strong winds ushering cool air into northwest Utah gusted to 70 mph, raising clouds of dust in the salt flats. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1851 - The Great Middle Florida Hurricane of 1851 struck the area near Apalachicola and St. Marks.

# 1933 - Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of 1933. The storm made landfall near Nags Head NC and tracked up the Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk VA recorded a wind gust to 88 mph. $17 million in damage in Maryland; $47 million total damage from the storm. 47 people also died. Flooding was severe in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. 60% of Atlantic City NJ was flooded.

# 1987 - Upwelling in Lake Ontario caused by unusually strong northwesterly winds caused quite a temperature difference across the lake. On the north shore, water temperatures were an icy 41 degrees, while along the south shore, they were a much more comfortable 70 degrees.

# 1992 - On Sunday morning, August 23rd, the warnings in South Florida were frantic. Andrew had top winds of 120 mph, making it a category 3 hurricane. Located 380 miles west of Miami that morning, moving west at 15 mph. By 330pm, it is a category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph. That afternoon, Hurricane Andrew brought a 23 foot storm surge to Current Island in the Bahamas. Damage in the islands amounted to $250 million. Then as the night wears on, the small, distinct eye of Andrew is less than 100 miles away would draw a bead on Homestead FL.

# 1992 - Meanwhile, residents of Cut Bank, Butte and Helena MT were dealing with snow. Up to 13 inches fell across the Glacier National Park in Montana. Great Falls MT measured 5 inches of the white stuff; the first time that snow had ever occurred in August.

# 1995 - Tropical Storm Jerry brought very heavy rains to parts of Central Florida on this date (check if 23 or 24). Its winds were only 40 mph, but rains of up to a foot dumped on the area. There was so much water that walking catfish made their way onto the runways at West Palm Beach International Airport, disrupting flights there.

# 1998 - Massive flooding caused by heavy rains from the remnants of dying Tropical Storm Charley struck the town of Del Rio TX. 18 inches of rain fell from Sunday night through Monday morning. At least 13 people died in the flooding in Texas and Mexico. The town of Del Rio had been parched by seemingly endless drought before the rains started had had less than 3 inches of rainfall for the first seven months of the year.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 24 2008, 02:16 PM

August 24

MN History
1934 Early arctic blast over state. Rochester and Fairmont have lows of 34 degrees.

2006 Tornadoes and large hail strike southern Minnesota. One person died and 37 were
injured when a strong tornado began 4 miles west-southwest of Nicollet in Nicollet
County and move almost due east for 33 miles to near Waterville in Le Sueur County.
Many storm chasers captured the tornado on video. The largest hail reported was
grapefruit-sized at new Prauge in Scott County.

U.S. History
# 1906 - A cloudburst deluged Guinea, VA, with more than nine inches of rain in just forty minutes. (David Ludlum)

# 1968 - Lightning struck the Crawford County fairgrounds in northwest Pennsylvania killing two persons and injuring 72 others. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Autumn-like weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Seven cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN with a low of 37 degrees. Temperatures in Florida soared to 98 degrees at Pensacola and 99 degrees at Jacksonville. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Southern High Plains Region, with 5.40 inches at Union NM, and 7.25 inches reported west of Anthony NM. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms in the Delaware Valley of eastern Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 95 mph around Philadelphia, and gusts to 100 mph at Warminster. A tropical depression drenched the Cabo Rojo area of southwestern Puerto Rico with up to ten inches of rain. San Juan received 5.35 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Montana and western sections of the Dakotas. Thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Jordan, and golf ball size hail at Rock Springs, which collected three to four feet deep in ditches. Lewiston ID reported a record 1.50 inches of rain for the date, and a record rainfall total for August of 2.63 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1897 - "A well-known American writer said once that, while everybody talked about the weather, nobody seemed to do anything about it. He was right. We just have to take it as it comes." Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) quote in The Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant.

# 1933 - 200,000 acres are burned in a single day in western Oregon as the Great Tillamook Burn continued. After the fire, Tillamoook County lay buried in up to 3 feet of ash.

# 1952 - 33 at Layton NJ and 37 at Runyon NJ. It was not New Jersey's coldest August morning though. That would occur on August 25, 1940 with a reading of 32 degrees at Layton and Charlottesburg.

# 1979 - 2.5 inches of rain in one hour at Livingston MT near Bozeman. Major flash flooding resulted with bridges washed out and roads under water.

# 1984 - The remnants of Tropical Storm Holly brought heavy rains and snows to parts of Alaska. 4 foot snow drifts were measured at Denali National Park.

# 1990 - Thunderstorms dumped up to 7 inches of rain over Long Island causing many road closings.

# 1991 - Eastern North Dakota suffers severe hail damage from stones that were as big as 6 inches. Windows were smashed, cars heavily damaged, holes were punched in roofs and 16,000 acres of crops were destroyed.

# 1991 - Huge hail in eastern North Dakota. Aggregated hailstones 6 inches in diameter were observed near Lisbon ND. 16,000 acres of crops were destroyed along with tremendous damage to cars and structures.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in southern Dade County Florida near Homestead around 5am as a Category 4 hurricane with the third lowest pressure ever recorded in a landfalling United States Hurricane (922 mb). Only Camille (1969) and the Labor Day Storm (1935) were stronger. South Florida had been spared from a major hurricane for some 27 years. Andrew ranks first in all time damage, with losses in Florida totaling at least $25 billion. Some estimates range as high as $40 billion. The storm had maximum winds at landfall of 145 mph with gusts to 175 mph. The storm surge peaked at 16.9 feet in Biscayne Bay, which was a record for South Florida. Homestead AFB was wiped off the face of the earth. Up to 250,000 people were left at least temporarily homeless in south Florida. 15 deaths in Florida were directly attributable to Andrew, with another 29 as an indirect result of the storm. Andrew would cross the Florida peninsula during the day and emerge in the Gulf of Mexico heading for Louisiana.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 25 2008, 01:02 PM

August 25

MN History
1875 Tornado strikes near Hutchinson.

1976 Roy Lake Fire. 2,600 acres burned during drought.

U.S. History
# 1885 - A severe hurricane struck South Carolina causing 1.3 million dollars damage at Charleston. (David Ludlum)

# 1940 - New Jersey experienced its coldest August morning of record, with lows of 32 degrees at Layton and Charlotteburg. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. Stanton IA reported 10.50 inches of rain. Water was reported up to the handle of automobiles west of Greenwood NE. Rainfall totals for a two day period ranged from 7 to 14 inches across southwestern Iowa. Crop damage was in the millions for both states. Subsequent flooding of streams in Iowa the last week of August caused millions of dollars damage to crops, as some streams crested ten feet above flood stage. (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Seven cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date, including Sacramento with an afternoon reading of 104 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in Arizona. Chino Valley was drenched with 2.50 inches of rain in just thirty minutes washing out a couple of streets in town. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Spencer, IN, with 4.10 inches of rain in three hours causing extensive street flooding. Evening thunderstorms in eastern Kansas produced up to six inches of rain around Emporia, and four inches of rain in just forty-five minutes near Parsons, and also produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Lake Melvern. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 2005 - Katrina becomes a hurricane just before landfall in south Florida between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were near 80 mph. There were eleven fatalities in South Florida, including four by falling trees. More than 1.3 million customers lost electrical services, and preliminary insured loss estimates ranged from $600 million to $2 billion in the state of Florida (Associated Press).

...and more History
# 1635 - Great Colonial Hurricane affects New England. Governor Winthrop and Governor Bradford each penned excellent accounts of the hurricane.

# 1814 - Tornado struck parts of Washington DC, killing many British soldiers who were burning the capital.

# 1852 - The Great Mobile Hurricane of 1852.

# 1910 - Bowen Montana sets the record for lowest temperature ever observed in the lower 48 states with a reading of 5 degrees. Wisdom MT was not very far behind with a reading of 11 degrees. Great Falls set an early season and August record snowfall of 8.3 inches on the 22nd and 23rd, while St. Mary reported 12 inches of snow.

# 1972 - Philadelphia measures its 25th consecutive day without measurable rainfall.

# 1987 - Chicago keeps breaking rainfall records. 15.73 inches established the record for any month.

# 1998 - A massive wall of water was moving down the Rio Grande River in Texas toward Laredo after devastating the towns of Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Forty-four years ago, a flood taking virtually the same path washed out Del Rio before sweeping through Eagle Pass and Laredo.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 26 2008, 01:25 PM

August 26

MN History
1915 Severe cold and killing frosts across Minnesota with 23 degrees at Roseau.

U.S. History
# 1883 - Krakatoa Volcano exploded in the East Indies. The explosion was heard more than 2500 miles away, and every barograph around the world recorded the passage of the air wave, up to seven times. Giant waves, 125 feet high and traveling 300 mph, devastated everything in their path, hurling ashore coral blocks weighing up to 900 tons, and killing more than 36,000 persons. Volcanic ash was carried around the globe in thirteen days producing blue and green suns in the tropics, and then vivid red sunsets in higher latitudes. The temperature of the earth was lowered one degree for the next two years, finally recovering to normal by 1888. (David Ludlum)

# 1949 - A hurricane made landfall at Delray Beach. Winds reached 153 mph at the Jupiter Lighthouse before the anemometer failed. The hurricane caused 45 million dollars damage to crops, and also caught the Georgia and South Carolina coast resulting in another two million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1965 - Late night severe thunderstorms associated with an unusually strong late summer cold front produced 100 mph winds straight line winds in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana. In Lake County IND, high winds derailed a train near Crown Point, and left a canoe suspended among telephone lines. Two nights later the temperature at Midway Airport in Chicago dipped to 43 degrees, establishing a record for the month of August. (Storm Data) (Hugh Crowther)

# 1976 - A weak tornado touched down briefly in the Hockley Hills near Kiana, AK, about 29 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms drenched northern Illinois during the morning and afternoon hours pushing August rainfall totals for Chicago, Moline and Peoria to new all-time highs for any month of the year. By the end of August, Chicago had received 17.10 inches of rain, which easily surpassed the previous record of 14.17 inches established in September 1961. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in Texas, Colorado and California reported record high temperatures for the date, including readings of 100 degrees at Pueblo CO, 106 degrees at Wichita Falls TX, and 109 degrees at Redding CA. Afternoon thunderstorms in Utah deluged the town of Beaver with more than an inch of rain in twenty minutes. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Anchorage, AK, was soaked with a steady rain, and the 24 hour total of 4.12 inches smashed their previous 24 hour precipitation total of 2.10 inches. It also pushed their rainfall total for the month past their previous record for August. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1864 - Cincinnati to Chicago passenger train was derailed by tornado at Dearborn IN, injuring 30 people.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew makes its second landfall in Louisiana near Burns Point as a category 3 storm. The hurricane spawns a tornado at LaPlace Louisiana that is particularly destructive. Winds gusted to 108 mph at Morgan City. Hammond LA picked up a foot of rain. Damage in Louisiana totals $1.8 billion and 8 people lose their lives.

# 1993 - Butte MT picked up 5 inches of heavy, early season snow.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 27 2008, 01:36 PM

August 27

MN History
1992 A chilly night in Embarrass. The temperature dipped to 28 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1893 - The first of three great hurricanes that year struck South Carolina drowning more than 1000 persons in a tidal surge at Charleston. (David Ludlum)

# 1964 - Hurricane Cleo battered Miami and the South Florida area. It was the first direct hit for Miami in fourteen years. Winds gusted to 135 mph, and the hurricane caused 125 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1970 - Elko, NV, was deluged with 3.66 inches of rain in just one hour, establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Washington D.C. soared to a record hot 100 degrees, while clouds and rain to the north kept temperature readings in the 50s in central and southeastern New York State. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Afternoon thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S. Thunderstorms in eastern New Mexico produced wind gusts to 75 mph near the White Sands Missile Range, and produced three inches of rain in two hours near the town of Belen. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas and Missouri. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail south of Belleville KS, and tennis ball size hail south of Lincoln NE. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 70 mph at Saint Joseph MO. Thunder- storms in North Dakota deluged the town of Linton with six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1667 - A hurricane destroys efforts by the English to fortify Old Point Comfort.

# 1856 - 3 inches of snow on peak of Mouth Washington NH.

# 1881 - The Georgia Hurricane kills 335 people. Especially hard hit was Savannah and Charleston.

# 1935 - .25 of inch of rain fell in San Francisco to establish their all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the month of August.

# 1948 - 99 at Buffalo NY sets their all-time high temperature record.

# 1964 - A tornado moved north, then west, then north again through the San Xavier Mission Indian village, four miles west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona. Four dwellings were demolished and there were 2 deaths with 9 injured. These were Arizona's first known tornado fatalities.

# 1965 - Hurricane Betsy is born in the Atlantic.

# 1971 - Tropical Storm Doria was moving up the East Coast.

# 1973 - Largest hailstone ever recorded in Canada hit Cedoux, Saskatchewan. This stone was 4.5 inches in diameter and weighed a pound.

# 1986 - Earliest time measurable snow was recorded at Sault St. Marie, MI. A mix of snow, ice pellets and rain fell on the city during the evening.

# 1990 - New York City had a bout of severe weather. The Bronx received 4.24 inches of rain. A wind gust of 61 mph moved through LaGuardia Airport. At Nassau, 12 people were injured from an overturned boat.

# 1991 - A tornado in Maskinonge, Quebec, moved through causing $17 million (Canadian) in damage.

# 1995 - 12.32 inches of rain fell at Greer SC from the remnants of Tropical Storm Jerry, setting new 24 hour rainfall record for the state.

# 1998 - Hurricane Bonnie passed just east of Cape Fear, NC late on the 26th and made landfall near Wilmington NC on the 27th as a Category 2 hurricane. Bonnie would be the first of 7 (3 hurricane and 4 tropical storms) named tropical systems to make landfall in the United States during the very busy hurricane season of 1998 (the most since 1985). The final bill: $720 million in damage. 3 people were killed by the storm. One of the biggest victims of Bonnie was the tourism industry in eastern North Carolina. The storm forced over 500,000 visitors to flee in advance of the storm.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 28 2008, 01:23 PM

August 28

MN History
1989 Baseball-sized hail pummels Pequot Lakes.

U.S. History
# 1898 - Torrents of rain accompanied by a furious wind upset the rain gage at Fort Mohave AZ. However, water in a wash tub set out on the mesa, clear of everything, measured eight inches after the 45 minute storm. (The Weather Channel)

# 1911 - Saint George, GA, was deluged with 18.00 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1959 - Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin bailed out of his plane at a height of 46,000 feet into a violent thunderstorm, and lived to write about the 45 minute journey (which normally would have been a thirteen minute descent). He described it as one of the most bizarre and painful experiences imaginable. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - The temperature at Apalachicola, FL, dipped to 62 degrees to shatter their previous August record by four degrees, having tied their August record high of 99 degrees on the 2nd of the month. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Severe thunderstorms broke the heat in the southeastern U.S. and the Gulf Coast Region, but not before seven cities reported record high temperatures for the date. The severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph downing large trees around Horse Shoe NC, and pelted southeastern Meridian MS with hail two inches in diameter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Tropical Storm Chris spawned a tornado near Manning, SC, which killed one person, and spawned three tornadoes in North Carolina. Chris produced one to two foot tides, and three to six inch rains, over coastal South Carolina. Severe thunderstorms in New York State and Vermont, developing ahead of a cold front, spawned a tornado which killed one person at Hector NY, produced tennis ball size hail at Brandon VT, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Lyndonville VT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms in Nebraska produced 4.50 inches of rain around McCook, and 4.65 inches near Auburn and Brownville. Showers in Montana pushed the rainfall total for the month at Havre past the previous August record of 3.90 inches. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1971 - New Jersey is flooded by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Doria which made landfall on western Long Island. Winds gusted to 75 mph across parts of southern New England. Princeton records 11 inches of rain in 36 hours. Newark set their all time record rainfall in 24 hours with 7.84 inches.

# 1973 - 4 killed and 43 injured in a New York tornado that leveled a truck stop at West Stockbridge. The twister was rated as an F4. The cloud tops on this thunderstorm reached an amazing 62,000 feet.

# 1978 - Hail to 6 inches deep at Colorado Springs CO.

# 1979 - 2.73 inches of rain fell in 50 minutes at Rochester MN. Extensive flooding was reported in the city. The rainfall put the city over the top for the month as the wettest August on record.

# 1979 - A tornado struck a fully loaded semi-trailer truck on a highway in southwestern Iowa. The truck was carried through the air for 200 yards, fatally injuring the driver, who was found another 50 yards away. The twister was part of an outbreak of 20 tornadoes that occurred across a five state area on this date.

# 1980 - 2 inches of snow at Sherman Pass in Washington.

# 1989 - A man standing against a metal wall inside a mobile home was electrocuted when lightning struck the mobile home.

# 1990 - The Plainfield (IL) Tornado occurred on this date. F5 tornado killed 29 people and injured 350 in northern Illinois' Kendall and Will counties. Total damage was $165 million. Warnings were not effective as information between spotters and the National Weather Service was botched.

Posted by: BriSr Aug 29 2008, 01:21 PM

August 29

MN History
1863 A devastating killing frost affected most of Minnesota, killing vines and damaging
corn.

1948 An airliner crashed during a thunderstorm near Winona, killing 37 people on board.

U.S. History
# 1962 - Hackberry, LA, was deluged with twenty-two inches of rain in 24 hours, establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1965 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH. Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many location it was the earliest freeze of record. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Some of the most powerful thunderstorms in several years developed over the piedmont of North Carolina, and marched across central sections of the state during the late afternoon and evening hours. Baseball size hail was reported around Albemarle, while thunderstorm winds downed giant trees around High Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Cool air invaded the north central U.S. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a reading of 33 degrees. Deerfield, a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, reported a low of 23 degrees. The remnants of Tropical Storm Chris drenched eastern Pennsylvania with up to five and a half inches of rain, and produced high winds which gusted to 90 mph, severely damaging a hundred boats in Anne Arundel County MD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms produced destructive lightning in West Virginia. The lightning caused widespread damage, particularly in Doddridge County. Numerous trees were downed closing many roads. Fire companies had a difficult time tending to the many homes and trailers on fire. Anchorage AK reported a record 9.60 inches of rain for the month of August. The average annual precipitation for Anchorage is just slightly more than fifteen inches. Three day rainfall totals in northwest Missouri ranged up to 8.20 inches at Maryville. (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana early on the 29th with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph, a strong category-three, and the third most-intense landfalling hurricane in U.S. history. The center of the hurricane passed just east of New Orleans, where winds gusted over 100 mph. Widespread devastation and unprecedented flooding occurred, submerging at least 80 percent of the city as levees failed. Farther east, powerful winds and a devastating storm surge of 20-30 feet raked the Mississippi coastline, including Gulfport and Biloxi, where Gulf of Mexico floodwaters spread several miles inland. Rainfall amounts of 8-10 inches were common along and to the east of the storm's path. Katrina weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northward through Mississippi and gradually lost its identity as it moved into the Tennessee Valley on the 30th, dumping heavy rainfall along its course. In areas of southeastern Louisiana eastward along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines, thousands of houses and buildings were damaged or destroyed and more than 2.3 million people lost power. At least 1,836 people lost their lives, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damages.

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# 1559 - Hurricane along Gulf Coast from Pensacola to Mobile.

# 1960 - Hurricane Donna, the only storm on record to strike Florida, the mid-Atlantic states and New England, is born in the far eastern Atlantic.

# 1974 - Hurricane Carmen is born east of the Lesser Antilles.

# 1978 - The remnants of Tropical Storm Debra spawned a tornado in southern Memphis, Tennessee. The two miles long, 75-100 yards wide track left 26 injured and $4.6 million damage. No thunder or lightning was observed. The tornado came within one mile of Elvis Presley's Graceland.

# 1979 - Hurricane Frederic is born in the Atlantic.

# 1979 - The strong winds of powerful Hurricane David level the island of Dominca in the Lesser Antilles, resulting in 56 deaths on the tiny island and leaving 60,000 of the islands 80,000 inhabitants homeless.

# 1980 - 2.23 inches of rain in less than one hour at Houston TX caused flooding in downtown area.

# 1982 - 39 at Pittsburgh PA is their coldest reading ever in August.

# 1984 - You would have to look back to the Dust Bowl Days of the 1930's to find a day when the temperature at Topeka KS reached 110 degrees before this date.

# 1986 - Temperature dropped to 62 degrees at Apalachicola FL on this date to break their previous all-time August low by 4 degrees. Ironically, Apalachicola had just set their all-time record high for August earlier in the same month with a reading of 99 on the 2nd.

# 1991 - Williamsport PA established their record for most 90 degree plus days in one year as the event occurred for the 38th time that year.

# 1995 - The 1995 North Atlantic Hurricane Season was one of the busiest ever. The National Hurricane Center had their hands full on this date, as they tracked dissipating Tropical Storm Jerry, a strong tropical wave and 4 named storms (Hurricane Humberto, Hurricane Iris, Tropical Storm Karen and Tropical Storm Luis.)

Posted by: BriSr Aug 30 2008, 03:02 PM

August 30

MN History
1977 Flooding on the southwest side of the Twin Cities, with the international airport
getting 7.28 inches of rain in 4 1/2 hours.

U.S. History
# 1776 - General Washington took advantage of a heavy fog to evacuate Long Island after a defeat. Adverse winds kept the British fleet from intervening. (David Ludlum)

# 1839 - A hurricane moved from Cape Hatteras NC to offshore New England. An unusual feature of the hurricane was the snow it helped produce, which whitened the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Considerable snow was also reported at Salem NY. (The Weather Channel)

# 1982 - A tropical depression brought torrential rains to portions of southern Texas. Up to twelve inches fell south of Houston, and as much as eighteen inches fell southeast of Austin. The tropical depression spawned fourteen tornadoes in three days. (David Ludlum) Record cold gripped the northeastern U.S. Thirty-one cities in New England reported record lows, and areas of Vermont received up to three inches of snow. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Eight cities in California and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date, including Redding CA and Sacramento CA where the mercury hit 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms drenched Georgia and the Carolinas with heavy rain, soaking Columbia, SC, with 4.10 inches in three hours. Fresno CA was the hot spot in the nation with a record high of 109 degrees. Duluth MN tied their record for the month of August with a morning low of 39 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced large hail in Montana and North Dakota during the evening and early nighttime hours. Hail three inches in diameter was reported 20 miles south of Medora ND, and thunderstorms over Dawson County MT produced up to three inches of rain. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Roundup MT, Dazey ND and Protection KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1929 - Coastal fog contributed to the crash between the San Juan and an oil tanker off Santa Cruz CA. 70 passengers and crew of the San Juan drowned.

# 1950 - Hurricane Baker makes landfall between Mobile and Pensacola.

# 1954 - Hurricane Carol makes landfall along the east coast. Damage from the storm was the greatest on record up until that time.

# 1962 - Hackberry LA gets 22 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish the state record.

# 1965 - The reading of 46 degrees this morning at Raleigh NC was their coldest ever in August.

# 1979 - Mighty Hurricane David grew into one of the most intense storms ever to cross the Caribbean Sea. After wiping out the tiny island of Dominica with 150 mph winds, David crashed ashore in the Dominican Republic at peak intensity on August 30th, with wind gusts over 200 mph. The central pressure in the storm was at its lowest at 924 mb. More than 1,200 people on the two-nation island were killed and over 80,000 were left homeless. Damage totaled more than $1 billion in the Caribbean alone. Skipping through the Bahamas, David struck a glancing blow on Florida, just north of the Gold Coast, tore across Cape Canaveral and then chewed its way up the East Coast on September 6th, downing trees and power lines well into New England.

# 1985 - Massive evacuations are ordered from beachfront communities along the northern Gulf Coast as a strengthening Hurricane Elena made her move toward the coast just before a busy Labor Day weekend. But as the day wore on, Elena stalled and then turned abruptly to the east in response to a frontal trough.

# 1989 - Lightning sets numerous house and trailer fires in West Virginia. Firefighters could not keep up with all the fires that were burning.

# 1996 - The worst wildfire season in the U.S. west peaks as 52 major fires burn. Intense heat and drought in parts of the western United States this summer caused fires to spread quickly through parched grass, brush and forest. More than 5.7 million acres had burned during the year to that point, compared with a five-year average of just more than two million acres.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 1 2008, 11:27 AM

August 31

MN History
1947 Tornado hits Le Center, killing one person.

1949 Earliest snowfall known for Minnesota. A trace of snow fell at the new Duluth
Airport.

U.S. History
# 1915 - The temperature at Bartlesville, OK, dipped to 38 degrees to establish a state record for the month of August. (The Weather Channel)

# 1971 - The low of 84 degrees and high of 108 degrees at Death Valley, CA, were the coolest of the month. The average daily high was 115.7 degrees that August, and the average daily low was 93.4 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1984 - Lightning ignited several forest fires in Montana, one of which burned through 100,000 acres of timber and grassland. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Eight cities in Washington and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date, including Eugene OR and Portland OR with afternoon highs of 102 degrees. The high of 102 degrees at Portland smashed their previous record for the date by twelve degrees. Frost was reported in South Dakota. Aberdeen SD established a record for the month of August with a morning low of 32 degrees, and Britton SD dipped to 31 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - August ended on a relatively mild and tranquil note for most of the nation. Forest fires in the northwestern U.S. scorched 180,000 acres of land during the last week of August. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front spread severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana through the course of the day and night. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail near Saint Michael and Hutchinson, and drenched Moose Lake with nine inches of rain in six hours. Tucson AZ hit 100 degrees for a record 79th time in the year, surpassing a record established the previous year. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1886 - The Great Charleston Quake occurs. 90 percent of the brick structures in the city are destroyed. Only 40 people are killed as a result of the quake.

# 1889 - .61 inches of rain fell at Los Angeles CA. The amount was sufficient to establish records for 24 hour August rainfall as well as the most rainfall in any August.

# 1922 - Incredible hailstorm at West Chester PA dropped so much hail that fields were covered with up to two feet of drifted hail - the next day!

# 1954 - Hurricanes do tend to come in cycles. For several years, it seems that one area of the country will be primarily affected, then the focus will shift. In the 1950s, the East Coast was the preferred area of tropical activity. In 1954, three major hurricanes affected the east coast. Hurricane Carol, the first, made landfall in New England at Westhampton, Long Island, New York on this date. The storm moved through Connecticut and New Hampshire. At least 60 people lost their lives in the storm's furious assault. Maximum winds of 130 mph were recorded at Block Island, Rhode Island and 105 mph winds were recorded at Providence. Tides were 10-15 feet above normal. The damage, estimated at $460 million, exceeded any previous storm to that point. The historic steeple at Old North Church in Boston, from which Paul Revere received his famous signal, fell in the middle of the storm. Carol was topped only by the 1938 Hurricane in terms of severity in the Northeast.

# 1964 - (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1) 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hours in Norfolk, VA, from Hurricane Cleo - an all-time record.

# 1966 - Four year drought comes to an end across the East.

# 1985 - Hurricane Elena stalled off the coast of West Central Florida and held it a virtual hostage. More than 300,000 residents fled their homes. Although Elena never came closer than 80 miles to the Tampa Bay area, its 40 to 50 mph sustained winds caused tides six feet above normal on the beaches and seven feet above normal in the bay. The storm killed four people, destroyed more than 250 homes and damaged thousands of others before reversing course and coming ashore in Mississippi. Total damages to man-made property in Florida were estimated at $213-million.

# 1993 - Hurricane Emily rakes the North Carolina Outer Banks. Winds reach 98 mph at Cape Hatteras along with 7.51 inches of rain. Water levels reach 10.5 feet above normal in the sound north of Buxton. The water reached 8.5 feet in the villages of Frisco and Hatteras. Diamond Shoals buoy recorded sustained winds of 103 mph with gusts to 148 mph as the eye passed.

# 1997 - 1997 becomes only third year in recorded history that no tropical storm occurred in August. Other years included 1941 and 1961.

# 1997 - Driest August on record follows 3rd wettest July at Mobile, Alabama. Only 1.04 inches of rain fell at the Mobile weather office for the month of July. The previous low total was 1.26 set way back in 1884. August 1925 saw only 1.27 inches fall. Despite the dry August the summer months of June July and August will go into the books as the 11th wettest with a 3 month total of 28.05 inches, the bulk of which fell during July with 18.52.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 1 2008, 11:37 AM

September 1

MN History
1807 Earliest known comprehensive Minnesota weather record began near Pembina. The
temperature at midday was 86 degrees and a "strong wind until sunset."

1894 The Great Hinckley Fire. Drought conditions started a massive fire that began near
Mille Lacs and spread to the east. The firestorm destroyed Hinckley and Sandstone and
burned a forest area the size of the Twin City Metropolitan Area. Smoke from the fires
brought shipping on Lake Superior to a standstill.

1926 This was perhaps the most intense brief thunderstorm ever in downtown
Minneapolis. 1.02 inches of rain fell in six minutes, starting at 2:59pm in the afternoon
according to the Minneapolis Weather Bureau. The deluge, accompanied with winds of
42mph, caused visibility to be reduced to a few feet at times and stopped all streetcar and
automobile traffic. At second and sixth street in downtown Minneapolis rushing water
tore a manhole cover off and a geyser of water spouted 20 feet in the air. Hundreds of
wooden paving blocks were uprooted and floated onto neighboring lawns much to the
delight of barefooted children seen scampering among the blocks after the rain ended.

U.S. History
# 1897 - Hailstone drifts six feet deep were reported in Washington County, IA. (The Weather Channel)

# 1914 - The town of Bloomington, MI, was deluged with 9.78 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (31st-1st) (The Weather Channel)

# 1955 - The temperature at Los Angeles, CA, soared to an all-time high of 110 degrees during an eight day string of 100 degree weather. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Cool Canadian air invaded the Midwest. Six cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Indianapolis IN with a reading of 44 degrees. Hot weather continued in the northwestern U.S. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Hanover WA, where the mercury soared to 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Ely, MN, was drenched with three inches of rain in two hours, and pelted with one inch hail. The heavy rain flooded streets and basements, and the high water pressure which resulted blew the covers off manholes. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms produced hail two inches in diameter west of Arapahoe, and wind gusts to 70 mph at Luther and south of Harrah. Early morning thunderstorms over Indiana drenched Kokomo with five to eight inches of rain, and spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Bruce Lake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1914 - A trace of snow fell at Long Falls Dam in Maine and 1/2 inch of the white stuff came down at Mt Washington NH.

# 1979 - An explosion aboard an oil tanker in the Houston Ship Channel was caused by lightning from a thunderstorm associated with Tropical Storm Elena. Three people were killed. People downwind from the explosion reported black, oily raindrops.

# 1979 - Time to move. A house in Centreville, TN is completely destroyed by a lightning strike. The house had been hit twice previously by lightning since it had been built nine years earlier.

# 1985 - Erratic Hurricane Elena was confounding forecasters and Gulf Coast residents on this Sunday before Labor Day. The Hurricane had threatened the central Gulf Coast on Friday, only to turn east and spend Saturday menacing the Tampa Bay area with high winds, tides and heavy rains. By lunchtime Sunday, Elena was on the move again, but this time back to the west. The storm reached its minimum pressure of 951 mb while the storm was 75 miles south of Apalachicola, Florida. Elena's maximum reported coastal winds were over Dauphin Island, Alabama, where sustained winds of 105 miles per hour with gusts to 135 miles per hour were recorded. Other maximum gusts reported ranged from 120 miles per hour at Gulfport, Mississippi, to 92 miles per hour at Pensacola. Maximum tides of 10 feet above normal were recorded at Apalachicola, Florida, with reports of 6 to 8 feet above normal on Dauphin Island. Approximately a million people were evacuated from low lying coastal areas during the approach of Elena. This large evacuation contributed to the fact that there were no deaths in the area of landfall. The four deaths which did occur resulted from falling trees and automobile accidents. One resident died of a heart attack. Total damage estimates for Elena ranged from $1 to $1.5 billion.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 2 2008, 10:42 AM

September 2

MN History
1937 Severe thunderstorms over northern Minnesota, with 4.61 inches of rain dumped
on Pokegama. Flooding was reported in Duluth.

U.S. History
# 1950 - The temperature at Mecca, CA, soared to 126 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of September. The low that morning was 89 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1985 - After teasing residents along the Gulf of Mexico for two days, Hurricane Elena finally came ashore at Biloxi MS. The hurricane, packing winds of 127 mph, caused more than a billion dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Late evening thunderstorms in the Northern Plains Region produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Jordan MT, and a "hot flash" at Redig SD. The temperature at Redig rose from 66 degrees at 10 PM to 86 degrees at 11 PM as thunderstorm winds gusted to 36 mph. Nine cities in the Upper Ohio Valley, the Tennessee Valley and the Central Gulf Coast States reported record low temperatures for the date, including Elkins WV with a reading of 38 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the northwestern U.S. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at Olympia WA, 98 degrees at Seattle WA, 105 degrees at Portland OR, and 110 degrees at Medford OR, established records for the month of September. Quillayute WA equaled their September record with an afternoon high of 97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Eight cities in the Gulf Coast Region reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the upper 90s. Houston TX and Port Arthur TX hit 99 degrees. Late evening thunderstorms, developing ahead of a cold front, produced wind gusts to 63 mph at Dickinson ND, and golf ball size hail in North Dakota and Nebraska. Winds along the cold front itself gusted to 62 mph at Buffalo SD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1935 - The "Labor Day" hurricane struck the Florida keys on this date. The barometric pressure measured at Long Key remains the second lowest pressure reading ever measured in the United States (26.35 inches/892 mb). Winds exceeded 200 mph. Tide reached 15 feet above normal. Henry Flagler had built his Florida East Coast Railroad from Miami to Key West several years before. As part of the Works Progress Administration program of the New Deal, 700 men were working to build a highway alongside Flagler's railroad to Key West. A train started south from Miami late that afternoon, but debris on the track delayed the train even further and it never reached most of the people it was sent to rescue. Officially, 408 people lost their lives as a result of the storm, but the death toll may have actually been much higher. Following the storm, the Florida East Coast railroad was abandoned, but the Overseas Highway would eventually be completed and still stands today.

# 1961 - Denver picks up 4.2 inches of snow, the earliest measurable snow for the Mile High City.

# 1996 - After teasing the entire Atlantic coast with winds that reached as high as 140 mph, Hurricane Edouard skirted New England without making landfall. Hurricane force winds were recorded on Nantucket and Cape Cod, but wind damage was relatively minor. But while physical damage was relatively light, many businesses had closed on the busiest holiday weekend of the year.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 3 2008, 09:03 AM

September 3

MN History
1917 Earthquake felt from Staples to Brainerd.

U.S. History
# 1953 - The temperature at Erie PA reached 99 degrees, and Stroudsburg PA established a state record for September with a reading of 106 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1961 - Denver, CO, received 4.2 inches of snow, their earliest snow of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1970 - During the early evening hours, in the midst of a severe hailstorm at Coffeyville KS, a stone 17.5 inches in circumference and nearly two pounds in weight was recovered. It was the largest measured hailstone in U.S. weather records. Average stone size from the storm was five inches in diameter, with another stone reportedly eight inches in diameter. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Temperatures dipped into the 40s and 50s for morning lows across much of the eastern half of the country, with eleven cities reporting record lows for the date. Pellston MI tied Gunnison CO for honors as the cold spot in the nation with a low of 30 degrees. Smoke from forest fires darkened skies in southern Oregon and northern California. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Sixteen cities in the northwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 89 degrees at Stampede Pass WA and 116 degrees at Redding CA established records for the month of September. Readings of 98 degrees at Spokane WA and 100 degrees at Yakima WA equaled records for September. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from Minnesota to Nebraska during the day and evening. Evening thunderstorms in Nebraska produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Valentine and Gretna, and produced baseball size hail at Lewellen. Thunderstorms in Arizona produced 2.20 inches of rain in forty minutes at Green Valley, and wind gusts to 60 mph. Eight cities in Texas and Florida reported record high temperatures for the date, including Victoria TX and San Antonio TX, each with a reading of 102 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1821 - Long Island Hurricane of 1821 struck western Long Island within what would be the modern day city limits of New York City. This is the only major hurricane which has struck part of the New York metro area within the last 200 years. The storm affected a densely populated area where weather observers were common. William Redfield of New Hampshire correctly noted as he traveled across his state that the storm appeared to have a rotary form, which was on contrast to popular thinking of the day that the wind field of storms was linear.

# 1967 - Huge hail and windstorm affects the Texas Panhandle. Winds gusted to over 100 mph and hail of golfball size fell over a large area. One hailstone measured 11 inches in diameter. Huge amount soy crop destruction.

# 1979 - Hurricane David makes the first of two landfalls in the US just north of Palm Beach, Florida.

# 1998 - Hurricane Earl made landfall during the early morning hours near Panama City FL as a category 1 storm. Dying tropical systems often bring beneficial late summer rains to a parched Southeast, and that was the case with Earl, who brought drought-breaking rains to Georgia and the Carolinas.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 4 2008, 10:17 AM

September 4

MN History
1941 A late batch of tornadoes hit Minneapolis, New Brighton, and White Bear Lake,
killing six people.

U.S. History
# 1939 - A thunderstorm deluged Washington D.C. with 4.4 inches of rain in two hours. September of that year was very dry across much of the nation, and Washington D.C. received more rain in that two hour period than most other places in the country that entire month. (David Ludlum)

# 1970 - The greatest natural disaster of record for Arizona occurred. Unprecedented rains caused rivers in central Arizona to rise five to ten feet per hour, sweeping cars and buildings as far as 30 to 40 miles downstream. Flooding claimed the lives of 23 persons, mainly campers, and caused millions of dollars damage. Water crested 36 feet above normal near Sunflower AZ. Workman's Creek was deluged with 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm Norma led to the severe flooding. (4th-6th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - An unusually strong dust devil moved across the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. The dust devil blew open the doors of the National Weather Service office scattering papers and bringing down a ceiling-mounted light fixture. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced heavy rain across the Southern Atlantic Coast States. Up to eight inches was reported north of Charleston SC. Serious flooding was reported in Monks Corner SC. Seven cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Houlton ME dipped to 32 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - The western U.S. experienced another day of record heat. The afternoon high of 91 degrees at Stampede Pass WA established an all-time record for that location, and Los Angeles CA equaled their all-time record high with a reading of 110 degrees. A record high of 107 degrees at San Diego CA was their hottest reading in 25 years. Red Bluff CA was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon reading of 118 degrees. (National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Overnight thunderstorm rains of four and a half to seven inches drenched eastern Nebraska during the morning hours, pushing creeks out of their banks, and flooding fields, country roads and city streets. Totals ranged up to 6.97 inches south of Creston. It was also a soggy Labor Day for northern Florida. Jacksonville reported 6.82 inches of rain, and evening thunderstorms produced 2.75 inches of rain in one hour at Sandlewood. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1965 - Hurricane Betsy stalled 350 miles off the Florida coast east of Jacksonville just before the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, worrying weather forecasters.

# 1996 - Hurricane Fran reached peak strength of 120 mph some 275 miles of the east coast of Florida. The storm would make landfall the following evening on the North Carolina coast to become the most damaging hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 5 2008, 12:42 PM

September 5

MN History
1990 Nine inches of rain fell over the next two days in Duluth, washing out a million
dollars worth in roads.

U.S. History
# 1933 - A hurricane hit Brownsville, TX, killing forty persons and causing 12 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1950 - Hurricane Easy produced the greatest 24 hour rainfall in U.S. weather records. The hurricane deluged Yankeetown, on the upper west coast of Florida, with 38.7 inches of rain. (David Ludlum)

# 1975 - Strong winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust resulting in a 22-car chain reaction accident on Interstate 10 near Toltec AZ. Two persons were killed, and 14 others were injured. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States drenched Charleston, SC, with 5.50 inches of rain, and a total of 13.50 inches in two days, flooding homes, and leaving roads and bridges under water. (The National Weather Summary) A tropical storm which formed off the South Atlantic coast was responsible for torrential rains over coastal regions of South Carolina. Between the 30th of August and the 8th of September, Charleston SC received 18.44 inches of rain. The heavy rains caused extensive flooding around the city of Charleston, seriously damaged cotton crops in the eastern part of the state, and resulted in an unusually high number of mosquitos. (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Five days of heavy rain commenced in west central Florida. Up to 20 inches of rain in four days resulted in extensive urban flooding, and evacuation of 1000 homes. Flooding claimed four lives, and caused more than five million dollars property damage. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced six to ten inches of rain in south central Kansas between 6 AM and Noon. Serious flooding was reported around Wichita, with water four feet deep along some roads. A cold front crossing the Northern High Plains Region produced wind gusts to 63 mph at Sheridan WY. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1713 - Charleston SC was once again inundated by a hurricane.

# 1925 - Alabama's all-time record heat wave is at its height. The state recorded its hottest temerature ever (112F) at Centreville. Meanwhile, Birmingham was recording its third of seven straight days with temperatures over 100 degrees. On the 5th and 6th, the temperature at Birmingham topped out at 106 degrees. After letting up a bit, the temperature would once again reach the century mark on September 22nd (the latest the Magic City has ever seen 100 degrees.)

# 1965 - Hurricane Betsy starts making her move towards Florida.

# 1971 - Hurricane Ginger is born in the Atlantic ocean and would be around for 31 days, setting the record as longest lived tropical cyclone of record.

# 1991 - Flooding surges down Newsome Creek Canyon in Oregon. A wall of water 5 feet deep and 200 feet wide roared down the canyon sweeping farm equipment, animals and vehicles downstream as far as 6 miles. One man was drowned.

# 1996 - Hurricane Fran slams ashore near Wilmington NC to become the most damaging Atlantic hurricane of 1996. Rivers flooded miles upstream. Rains across Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia caused massive flooding. Millions were without power for over a week in the Carolinas and Virginia. 34 people died as a result of the storm. Damage totaled over $5 billion, making Fran the third most costly hurricane ever to strike the United States.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 6 2008, 12:24 PM

September 6

MN History
1922 Heat wave over Minnesota with highs over 100 in southwest Minnesota. One of the
hot spots was New Ulm with 105.

U.S. History
# 1881 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour. (David Ludlum)

# 1929 - Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes were noted at 9 AM at Alton. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced more than seven inches of rain in Georgia. Four persons drowned, and two others suffered injury, as three couples attempted to cross Mills Stone Creek at Echols Mill in their automobile. Smoke from forest fires in California and Oregon spread across Utah into western Colorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 degrees at Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Hibbing MN and Philips WI. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - An early afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 104 mph at Winterhaven, FL, flipping over four airplanes, and damaging five others. The high winds also damaged a hangar and three other buildings. A cold front produced strong winds and blowing dust in the Northern High Plains, with gusts to 54 mph reported at Buffalo SD. Powerful Hurricane Gabrielle and strong easterly winds combined to create waves up to ten feet high along the southern half of the Atlantic coast. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)


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# 1667 - Major hurricane strikes Virginia. 12 inches of rain fell in some areas. The storm surge was reportedly 12 feet above normal. There was very heavy damage to crops.

# 1965 - Hurricane Betsy crosses the Bahamas, heading for South Florida.

# 1972 - Tropical Depression Hyacinth is the first tropical cyclone to strike Southern California since 1939. Winds were only 30 mph and no deaths or serious damage resulted.

# 1981 - Heavy rain from Tropical Depression Norman destroyed 95 percent of California's raisin crop, which was drying outside during a normally dry time of the year.

# 1987 - 200 people were killed in their automobiles west of Caracas, Venezuela as a mudslide roared down on a mountain road.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 7 2008, 01:38 PM

September 7

MN History
1986 A touch of winter over the north, with 20 degrees at Embarrass and 30 at Duluth.

U.S. History
# 1881 - The temperature soared to 101 degrees at New York City, 102 degrees at Boston MA, and 104 degrees at Washington D.C. (David Ludlum)

# 1888 - Much of the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast Region experienced freezing temperatures. Killer frosts resulted in a million dollars damage to crops in Maine. (David Ludlum)

# 1909 - Topeka, KS, was drenched with 8.08 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a record for that location. (6th- 7th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - A lightning bolt struck a group of football players at Gibbs High School in Saint Petersburg FL, killing two persons and injuring 22 others. All the thirty-eight players and four coaches were knocked off their feet. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced 4 to 8 inch rains in three to six hours in Virginia, with totals across the state for the Labor Day weekend ranging up to fourteen inches. The Staunton River crested at 34.44 feet at Altavista on the 8th, its highest level since 1940. Damage due to flooding was estimated at seven million dollars around Bedford, Henry, and Franklin. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Fifty cities across the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 56 degrees at Mobile AL was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Athens OH, and to 30 degrees at Thomas WV. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced four inches of rain at Texamah overnight, and up to six inches of rain in southwestern Iowa. Evening thunderstorms in eastern Colorado produced golf ball size hail at Clear Creek and at Nederland. Late evening thunderstorms in Iowa drenched Harlan with more than four inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1930 - A hailstorm produced stones as large as baseballs along a 60 miles path from Beresford, South Dakota, to near Oto, Iowa. Small farm animals were killed. The swath of hail damage was 5 miles wide. Some hail would be evident four days later.

# 1998 - A fast-moving cluster of thunderstorms known as a derecho swept through upstate New York during the pre-dawn hours, producing winds of 80 to 90 mph. Significant thunderstorm wind damage was reported from Rochester and Syracuse eastward. Later in the day, a squall line moved through New York City producing wind gusts estimated to 100 mph. 3 people were killed, mainly from falling tree branches.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 8 2008, 12:33 PM

September 8

MN History
1883 A light frost is reported at St. Paul.

1900 The most deadly hurricane in U.S. history hit Galveston, Texas. About 6,000
people died. Many people were on an island that was only 4 to 8 feet above sea level. The
residing Meteorologist rode up and down the beaches on horseback and tried to warn
people. This same storm brought heavy rain to southeast Minnesota days later.

U.S. History
# 1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area. (8th-9th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A tropical depression off the coast of South Carolina brought another round of heavy rain to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region and the Upper Ohio Valley. Showers and thunderstorms produced extremely heavy rain in eastern Pennsylvania, where flooding caused more than 55 million dollars of damage across a seven county area. The afternoon high of 97 degrees at Miami FL was a record for the month of September. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Eighteen cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Roanoke VA with a reading of 42 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced very heavy rain in the central U.S. Thunderstorms during the late morning and afternoon produced five to nine inches of rain around Lincoln NE, with an unofficial total of eleven inches near Holmes Park. Up to six and a half inches of rain soaked northern and western Iowa. Eighty to ninety percent of the homes in Shenandoah IA, where 5.89 inches of rain was received, reported basement flooding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1909 - Topeka KS picks up 8.08 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish the record for that city.

# 1965 - Hurricane Betsy crosses the Florida keys. Winds are estimated at 125 mph with gusts to 165 mph at Big Pine Key. Damage from wind and water is heavy in the Miami and Palm Beach areas. Four people lost their lives in Florida.

# 1974 - A weakening Hurricane Carmen makes landfall on the Louisiana coast. $150 million dollars in damage is reported in Louisiana. 75,000 people fled low lying areas as the storm approached and only one storm related fatality was reported.

# 1987 - Virginia thunderstorms dump 4-8 inches of rain in 3-6 hours. Combined with heavy rains over the Labor Day Weekend, rainfall totals of up to 14 inches are observed. The Staunton River reached its highest crest ever at Altavista (34.44 feet) and the resultant flooding caused $47 million in damage.

# 1991 - Philadelphia breaks record for most days over 90 when temperature reaches 90 mark for the 50th time in 1991. Previous record was 48 in 1988.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 9 2008, 10:07 AM

September 9

MN History
1917 Very chilly air over region with 17 degrees at Roseau.

U.S. History
# 1921 - A dying tropical depression unloaded 38.2 inches of rain upon the town of Thrall in southeastern Texas killing 224 persons. 36.4 inches fell in 18 hours. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1944 - The "Great Atlantic Hurricane" ravaged the east coast. The storm killed 22 persons and caused 63 million dollars damage in the Chesapeake Bay area, then besieged New England killing 390 persons and causing another 100 million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

# 1971 - Hurricane Ginger formed, and remained a hurricane until the 5th of October. The 27 day life span was the longest of record for any hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the central U.S. Thunderstorms in West Texas spawned four tornadoes in the vicinity of Lubbock, and produced baseball size hail and wind gusts to 81 mph at Ropesville. Thunderstorms produced hail two inches in diameter at Downs KS and Harvard NE, breaking car windows at Harvard. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Florence became a hurricane and headed for the Central Gulf Coast Region. Florence made landfall early the next morning, passing over New Orleans LA. Winds gusts to 80 mph were recorded at an oil rig south of the Chandeleur Islands. Wind gusts around New Orleans reached 61 mph. Total property damage from Florence was estimated at 2.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - The first snow of the season began to whiten the mountains of Wyoming early in the morning, as for two days a moist and unusually cold storm system affected the state. By the morning of the 11th, a foot of snow covered the ground at Burgess Junction. Thunderstorms developing along a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley produced severe weather in Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a tent at Palestine injuring seven persons, and frequent lightning interrupted the Purdue and Miami of Ohio football game, clearing the stands. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1919 - The fourth strongest hurricane ever to affect the United States struck southern Florida. The pressure dropped to 27.37 inches near Dry Tortugas, west of Key West.

# 1964 - Hurricane Dora is the first hurricane of record to strike the extreme northeast part of Florida from the east, ending the myth that the area was immune to hurricanes. Top winds were 125 mph at St. Augustine Florida and Jacksonville recorded the first hurricane force winds in 80 years of record keeping.

# 1965 - One day after striking extreme southern Florida, Hurricane Betsy struck southeastern Louisiana, with the eye crossing Grand Isle about 3 pm. Tremendous damage was reported along the coast from the point of landfall east to Mobile, Alabama. The city of New Orleans was flooded when power to its elaborate flooding pumping stations was knocked out. 58 people dies in Louisiana. Betsy became the first billion dollar hurricane with losses totaling 1.4 billion.

# 1978 - U.S. Coast Guard began the first of 122 search and rescue efforts as a sudden, early season gale swept through the albacore tuna fleet, which was 80 miles offshore Washington and Oregon. Only two died and 6 boats sank. One fisherman floated for 22 hours in a survival suit before rescued.

# 1990 - Birmingham, Alabama recorded 99 for the daily high temperature. What made this significant was that it was the 32nd consecutive day that the city saw readings of 90 degrees or hotter, which broke the previous record of 31 days which had been set in 1954.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 10 2008, 11:40 AM

September 10

MN History
1910 Duluth had the shortest growing season ever with frost free days from June 14 to
September 10 (87days.) Normally the frost-free season is 143 days.

1947 Downpour across the Iron Range. Hibbing got 8.6 inches in three hours.

2002 A late-season tornado strikes Albertville just after midnight. Several homes and
garages were damaged. It is very rare in Minnesota to have a tornado strike that late at
night.

U.S. History
# 1919 - A hurricane struck the Florida Keys drowning more than 500 persons. (David Ludlum)

# 1960 - Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys, with winds gusting to 180 mph and a thirteen foot storm surge. The hurricane then moved north along the eastern coast of Florida and inundated Naples before moving out to sea. Hurricane Donna claimed fifty lives, injured 1800 others, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. The Marathon/Tavernier area was almost completely destroyed, and in the Citrus Belt, most of the avacado crop was blown from the trees. Hurricane Donna wreaked havoc from Florida to Maine, with wind gusts to 100 mph along much of the coast. Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 121 mph at Charleston SC on the 11th, and wind gusts to 138 mph at Blue Hill Observatory MA on the 12th. The hurricane finally died over Maine two days later, producing more than five inches of rain over the state. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A late afternoon thunderstorm roared through Austin TX producing wind gusts to 81 mph, and 2.17 inches of rain in just sixty minutes. The high winds toppled six National Guard helicopters at the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, and damaged or destroyed numerous other aircraft. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Cool air sweeping into the north central U.S. brought snow to some of the higher elevations of Montana. The town of Kings Hill, southeast of Great Falls, was blanketed with six inches of snow. Tropical Storm Gilbert strengthened to a hurricane over the eastern Caribbean. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Light snow fell in Montana overnight, with three inches reported at Fairfield. Billings MT reported a record low of 33 degrees. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S., with record highs of 86 degrees at Caribou ME and 90 degrees at Burlington VT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1943 - September 10th is usually the peak day of hurricane activity in the Atlantic. Navy and Army Air Force B-24 Liberator planes flew into the "Great Atlantic Hurricane" from September 10-15. These were the first sanctioned military flights to obtain data on a hurricane. The data sent back was instrumental in helping hold the death toll from the destructive hurricane to 27.

# 1964 - Dora is the first hurricane to cross the coast of northeast Florida from the Atlantic. The storm made landfall near St. Augustine with winds of 100mph and gusts to 125. Tides reached 12 feet above normal, 4 feet higher than ever recorded previously. Jacksonvile, Fl recorded its first ever hurricane force winds with a reading of 82 mph. 23.73 inches of rain were recorded at Mayo, Florida. Damage totaled $230 million.

# 1969 - Earliest temperature in forties in Birmingham AL (49 degrees).

# 1976 - Kathleen was the first tropical cyclone to hit Southern California since 1939. There was over $160 million in damages and five people died. A wall of water left a 700 feet wide, 40 feet deep gap at the Myer Creek Bridge on I-8. The 4 to 6 feet high wall of water destroyed 70% of the homes in Ocotillo.

Posted by: dmc76 Sep 10 2008, 11:52 AM

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Posted by: BriSr Sep 11 2008, 11:36 AM

September 11

MN History
1807 Thick smoky weather noted at Pembina.

1900 The soggy remains of the Galveston Hurricane brings 6.65 inches of rain to St.
Paul over two days.

1931 Summer still had its grip on Minnesota with 111 degrees at Beardsley.

1942 A line of thunderstorms raced across Minnesota at 70 mph, destroying 651 barns in
a 30 mile wide, 180 mile long path.

U.S. History
# 1949 - In Maine, a storm drenched New Brunswick with 8.05 inches of rain in 24 hours, a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1961 - Very large and slow moving Hurricane Carla made landfall near Port Lavaca TX. Carla battered the central Texas coast with wind gusts to 175 mph, and up to 16 inches of rain, and spawned a vicious tornado which swept across Galveston Island killing eight persons. The hurricane claimed 45 lives, and caused 300 million dollars damage. The remnants of Carla produced heavy rain in the Lower Missouri Valley and southern sections of the Upper Great Lakes Region. (David Ludlum) (Storm Data)

# 1976 - Up to five inches of rain brought walls of water and millions of tons of debris into Bullhead City AZ via washes from elevations above 3000 feet. Flooding caused more than three million dollars damage. Chasms up to forty feet deep were cut across some roads. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Texas, and spawned three tornadoes. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 mph at Goodnight TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Snow blanketed parts of the Central Rocky Mountain Region and the Central Plateau, with ten inches reported at Mount Evans in Colorado. Smoke from forest fires in the northwestern U.S. reached Pennsylvania and New York State. Hurricane Gilbert, moving westward over the Caribbean, was packing winds of 100 mph by the end of the day. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Nine cities in the north central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Havre MT with a reading of 23 degrees. Livingston MT and West Yellowstone MT tied for honors as the cold spot in the nation with morning lows of 17 degrees. Thunderstorms produced hail over the Sierra Nevada Range of California, with two inches reported on the ground near Donner Summit. The hail made roads very slick, resulting in a twenty car accident. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1949 - Helena MT picks up 7.5 inches of snow, the earliest measurable snow for the city. 22 inches followed the next day!

# 1954 - New England was still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Carol when along came Hurricane Edna. Martha's Vineyard reported wind gusts to 120 mph. Sustained winds to hurricane force were measured in Boston. 8 inches of rain was measured at Portland Maine. The death toll reached 21 and $40 million dollars of damage occurred.

# 1960 - Hurricane Donna made landfall during the evening on the North Carolina coast near Wilmington. Winds gusted to 115 mph and the lowest pressure reported with this landfall was 958 mb. Donna would move offshore once again the next morning and regain strength as it stayed just offshore until hitting Long Island shortly after noon on September 12 with winds of near 100 mph.

# 1984 - Hurricane Diana finally strikes North Carolina coast near Bald Head Island after drifting around the Cape Fear NC area for two days. Diana made landfall as a category two hurricane, but just the day before, the hurricane had been a category four storm with a central pressure of 28.02 inches and maximum sustained winds of 135 mph. There were dire predictions of disaster from nervous emergency management officials. Fortunately, Diana stalled and wobbled away from land as it neared the Cape Fear area. Diana was the first significant hurricane to strike the North Carolina coast since Donna of 1960. As the eye passed over Southport NC, residents noted hearing crickets chirping in the calm. Three people died in North Carolina as a result of Diana, but damage was minimal.

# 1986 - Record flooding on many rivers in Michigan as very heavy rains sets 24 hour records at Muskegon where 6 inches fell. Saginaw MI reported 7.52 inches of rain and 4.21 inches fell at Grand Rapids. Rivers would overflow their banks on the 12th and several earthen dams gave way. U.S. 31 had its southbound bridge washed away at Hart.

# 1992 - Shortly after 3:00 pm (HST), Hurricane Iniki made landfall on the south shore of the island of Kauai with wind gusts to 160 mph.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 12 2008, 12:26 PM

September 12

MN History
1869 A hail storm between 1 and 3 am broke windows and caused considerable damage
to late vegetables at Madilia in Watonwan County.

1923 The "white stuff' pays an early visit to northern Minnesota. Some cities that saw
flurries and sleet were Roseau and Virginia.

U.S. History
# 1882 - Hot and dry winds caused tree foliage in eastern Kansas to wither and crumble. (David Ludlum)

# 1977 - Thunderstorms deluged the Kansas City area with torrential rains in the early morning hours, and then again that evening. Some places were deluged with more than six inches of rain twice that day, with up to 18 inches of rain reported at Independence MO. Flooding claimed the lives of 25 persons. The Country Club Plaza area was hardest hit. 2000 vehicles had to be towed following the storm, 150 of which had to be pulled out of Brush Creek, which runs through the Plaza area. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)

# 1979 - Hurricane Frederick smashed into the Mobile Bay area of Alabama packing 132 mph winds. Winds gusts to 145 mph were reported as the eye of the hurricane moved over Dauphin Island AL, just west of Mobile. Frederick produced a fifteen foot storm surge near the mouth of Mobile Bay. The hurricane was the costliest in U.S. history causing 2.3 billion dollars damage. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flooding in North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Parts of Virginia received 3 to 4 inches of rain in just two hours early in the day. Later in the day, three to five inch rains deluged Cumberland County of south central Pennsylvania. Evening thunderstorms produced seven inches of rain at Marysville PA, most of which fell in three hours time. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - An afternoon tornado spawned a tornado which skipped across northern sections of Indianapolis IN damaging roofs and automobiles. It was the first tornado in central Indiana in September in nearly forty years of records. Hurricane Gilbert plowed across the island of Jamaica, and by the end of the day was headed for the Cayman Islands, packing winds of 125 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Snow whitened the mountains and foothills of northeastern Colorado, with eight inches reported at Buckhorn Mountain, west of Fort Collins. Two to three inches fell around Denver, causing great havoc during the evening rush hour. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region between mid afternoon and early the next morning. Thunderstorms produced hail three inches in diameter at Roswell NM, and wind gusts greater than 98 mph at Henryetta OK. Thunderstorms also produced torrential rains, with more than seven inches at Scotland TX, and more than six inches at Yukon OK. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1960 - Hurricane Donna makes landfall on Long Island and then tracks across New England. Winds were recorded to 140 mph at the Blue Hills Observatory in Massachusettes and 130 mph at Block Island RI. A record tide of 6.1 feet was recorded at the Battery in New York but otherwise storm surge damage was minimal in New England. Donna was the first hurricane to affect every point along the east coast from Key West to Caribou ME.

# 1961 - Maximum sustained winds in Typhoon Nancy in the Northwest Pacific were measured at over 210 mph. However, meteorologists now believe that the measurement was probably somewhat too high. Still one heck of a storm!

# 1961 - An unusually strong (F4) tornado spawned by Hurricane Carla struck Galveston Texas, killing 8 and destroying 200 buildings

# 1987 - Hurricane Max reached peak sustained winds of 155 mph for an Eastern Pacific record. In 1990, Hurricanes Hernan (7/23/90) and Trudy (10/20/90) tied this record. All three storms stayed well west of Mexico.

# 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert scored a devastating hit on the island of Jamaica. Winds were sustained at 116 mph with gusts to 140 mph. 45 people were killed on the island and damage exceeded $2 billion.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 13 2008, 03:06 PM

September 13

MN History
1834 Smoky skies at Ft. Snelling due to fires burning nearby.

U.S. History
# 1984 - Hurricane Diana, after making a complete loop off the Carolina coast, made landfall and moved across eastern North Carolina. Diana deluged Cape Fear with more than eighteen inches of rain, and caused 78 million dollars damage in North Carolina. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Flooding was reported in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Greenwood NY received 6.37 inches of rain. A dike along a creek at Prattsburg NY gave way and a two million dollar onion crop left on the ground to dry was washed away. The prolonged rains in the eastern U.S. finally came to an end late in the day as a cold front began to push the warm and humid airmass out to sea. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert smashed into the Cayman Islands, and as it headed for the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico strengthened into a monster hurricane, packing winds of 175 mph. The barometric pressure at the center of Gilbert reached 26.13 inches (888 mb), an all-time record for any hurricane in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, or the Atlantic Ocean. Gilbert covered much of the Gulf of Mexico, producing rain as far away as the Florida Keys. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed over the Central Plains Region, with a record low of 29 degrees at North Platte NE. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the Pacific Northwest, with a record high of 96 degrees at Eugene OR. Thunderstorms over south Texas produced wind gusts to 69 mph at Del Rio, and two inches of rain in two hours. (National Weather Summary)

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# 1922 - The world's record highest temperature of 136� occurred at El Azizia, Libya.

# 1928 - The 1928 Hurricane hit Puerto Rico, where it killed 1000 people. The storm was named The San Felipe Hurricane as it was traditional in Spanish speaking areas to name hurricanes after the saint's day on which they hit.

# 1984 - Hurricane Diana finally makes landfall on the North Carolina coast near Wilmington after meandering offshore for two days. Sustained winds reached 104 mph with gusts over 115 mph at the Oak Island Coast Guard station on the 11th. Wilmington had 13.72 inches of rain. Damage was $78 million.

# 1990 - Today marked the 37th and final day of the longest streak of consecutive 90 degree temperatures in Birmingham AL.

# 1993 - What a difference a day makes! Denver experienced a record early season snow with 5 inches of the white stuff falling because of an unusual winter-type storm. It was the greatest snowstorm ever so early in the season. Cheyenne WY (5.5 inches) and Scottsbluff NE (2.5 inches) also set records. Just the day before, the temperature in the mile high city had been in the 90s. Quite a change!

# 1996 - Hurricane Fausto moved into across Baja on Friday night 13th and continued moving north-northeastward, striking mainland Mexico early Saturday morning.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 14 2008, 11:36 AM

September 14

MN History
1852 Early frost hits Ft. Snelling and ends the growing season.

1964 Earliest official measurable snowfall in Minnesota with 0.3 inches at International
Falls.

2099 The next total solar eclipse will take place over Minnesota. It will be visible in the
Twin Cites, depending on the weather.

U.S. History
# 1937 - The mercury soared to 92 degrees at Seattle, WA, a record for September. (The Weather Channel)

# 1944 - A very destructive hurricane swept across Cape Hatteras and Chesapeake Bay, side swiped New Jersey and Long Island, and crossed southeastern Massachusetts. The hurricane killed more than four hundred persons, mainly at sea. The hurricane destroyed the Atlantic City NJ boardwalk. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - The temperature at Fremont, OR, dipped to 2 above zero to equal the state record for September set on the 24th in 1926. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather from Minnesota to Texas. Thunderstorms in Iowa produced baseball size hail at Laporte City, and 80 mph winds at Laurens. Hail caused more than ten million dollars damage to crops in Iowa. Thunderstorms in Missouri produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Missouri City and Kansas City. A thunderstorm in Texas deluged the town of Fairlie with two inches of rain in just two hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1987 - Barrow, AK, received 5.1 inches of snow, a record for September. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Texas panhandle during the evening hours. One thunderstorm spawned a strong (F-2) tornado in the southwest part of Amarillo, and deluged the area with five inches of rain. The heavy rain left roads under as much as five feet of water, and left Lawrence Lake a mile out of its banks. Hurricane Gilbert lost some of its punch crossing the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Its maximum winds diminished to 120 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert made the first of its two landfalls on Mexico, producing 170 mph winds at Cozumel. (The Weather Channel)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the south central U.S. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Raton NM with a reading of 30 degrees. The afternoon high of 59 degrees at Topeka KS marked their third straight record cool maximum temperature. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle WA reported a record eight days in a row of 80 degree weather in September. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1912 - Hurricane makes landfall just west of Mobile, Alabama.

# 1919 - 287 people die as a hurricane makes landfall near Corpus Christi , Texas. A 16 foot storm surge inundated the low-lying areas of Corpus Christi, destroying almost all of the wooden buildings there. Port Aransas was nearly totally demolished.

# 1944 - Great Atlantic Hurricane passed near Cape Hatteras NC on its way to New England. The storm had been a category 5 storm with winds near 160 mph. Winds were recorded at 134 mph at Cape Henry VA with gusts to 150 mph.

# 1984 - A lightning bolt struck a soccer field in West Goshen Township in Pennsylvania's Chester County. Twenty-six people were injured and four hospitalized, including players, coaches, officials, and spectators. One of the hospitalized died 5 days later.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 15 2008, 11:28 AM

September 15

MN History
1916 St. Paul's earliest snow ever.

U.S. History
# 1752 - A great hurricane produced a tide along the South Carolina coast which nearly inundated downtown Charleston. However, just before the tide reached the city, a shift in the wind caused the water level to drop five feet in ten minutes. (David Ludlum)

# 1910 - Rains of .27 inch on the 14th and .73 inch on the 15th were the earliest and heaviest of record for Fresno CA, which, along with much of California, experiences a "rainy season" in the winter. (The Weather Channel)

# 1939 - The temperature at Detroit MI soared to 100 degrees to establish a record for September. (The Weather Channel)

# 1982 - A snowstorm over Wyoming produced 16.9 inches at Lander to establish a 24 hour record for September for that location. (13th-15th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - The first snow of the season was observed at the Winter Park ski resort in Colorado early in the day. Eight inches of snow was reported at the Summit of Mount Evans, along with wind gusts to 61 mph. Early morning thunderstorms in Texas produced up to six inches of rain in Real County. Two occupants of a car drowned, and the other six occupants were injured as it was swept into Camp Wood Creek, near the town of Leakey. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in central and northeastern Oklahoma. Wind gusts to 70 mph and golf ball size hail were reported around Oklahoma City OK. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms brought much needed rains to parts of the central U.S. Rainfall totals of 2.87 inches at Sioux City IA and 4.59 inches at Kansas City MO were records for the date. Up to eight inches of rain deluged the Kansas City area, nearly as much rain as was received the previous eight months. Hurricane Gilbert, meanwhile, slowly churned toward the U.S./Mexican border. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in the Central Appalachians. Virgie VA received 2.60 inches of rain during the evening hours, and Bartlett TN was deluged with 2.75 inches in just ninety minutes. Heavy rain left five cars partially submerged in high water in a parking lot at Bulls Gap TN. Thunderstorms over central North Carolina drenched the Fayetteville area with four to eight inches of rain between 8 PM and midnight. Flash flooding, and a couple of dam breaks, claimed the lives of two persons, and caused ten million dollars damage. Hugo, churning over the waters of the Caribbean, strengthened to the category of a very dangerous hurricane, packing winds of 150 mph. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1945 - Major hurricane makes direct hit on South Florida. Wind gusts reach 170 mph. The Naval Air Station at Homestead Florida is hard hit with many hangars destroyed. 4 deaths. Damages total $55 million.

# 1965 - Heavy snow across parts of Wyoming from the 13th through the 15th was by far the heaviest for so early in the season, resulting in 23 inches in Rawlins and 20.7 inches in Lander.

# 1995 - Hurricane Marilyn strikes Virgin Islands. It hit the U.S. Virgin Islands as a strong category 2 storm with top winds of 115 mph. The strongest, most damaging part of the storm passed directly over St. Thomas Island. It caused 8 deaths and $1.5 billion in damages.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 16 2008, 11:17 AM

September 16

MN History
1992 New Market hit with nearly a foot of rain. A bridge collapsed from floodwater in
northern Le Sueur County.

2006 A rapidly forming tornado hits Rogers just before 10pm, killing a 10 year old girl.

U.S. History
# 1881 - Iowa's earliest measurable snow of record fell over western sections of the state. Four to six inches was reported between Stuart and Avoca. (The Weather Channel)

# 1928 - Hurricane San Felipe, a monster hurricane, which left 600 dead in Guadeloupe, and 300 dead in Puerto Rico, struck West Palm Beach FL causing enormous damage, and then headed for Lake Okeechobee. When the storm was over, the lake covered an area the size of the state of Delaware, and beneath its waters were 2000 victims. The only survivors were those who reached large hotels for safety, and a group of fifty people who got onto a raft to take their chances out in the middle of the lake. (David Ludlum)

# 1984 - The remains of Tropical Storm Edourd began to produce torrential rains in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Port Isabel reported more than 21 inches. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Overnight rains soaked Arkansas, with 5.25 inches reported at Bismarck. In the town of Malvern, up to four feet of water was reported over several downtown streets, with water entering some homes and businesses. Thunderstorms in Texas drenched Lufkin with 4.30 inches of rain in just three hours. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Missouri. A small tornado near Kirksville lifted a barn thirty feet into the air and then demolished it. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert moved ashore into Mexico. The hurricane established an all-time record for the western hemisphere with a barometric reading of 26.13 inches. Winds approached 200 mph, with higher gusts. Gilbert devastated Jamaica and the Yucatan Peninsula. (The Weather Channel) Hurricane Gilbert made landfall 120 miles south of Brownsville TX during the early evening. Winds gusted to 61 mph at Brownsville, and reached 82 mph at Padre Island. Six foot tides eroded three to four feet off beaches along the Lower Texas Coast, leaving the waterline seventy-five feet farther inland. Rainfall totals ranged up to 8.71 inches at Lamar TX. Gilbert caused three million dollars damage along the Lower Texas Coast, but less than a million dollars damage along the Middle Texas Coast. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms, respresenting what remained of Hurricane Octave, brought locally heavy rains to California, impeding the drying process for raisins and other crops. Sacramento CA was soaked with 1.53 inches of rain in six hours. At Phoenix AZ, the afternoon high of 107 degrees marked a record seventy-six days with afternoon highs 105 degrees or above. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1928 - The San Felipe Hurricane struck southern Florida on this date, causing a 25 foot flood tide off of Lake Okeechobee. Rain had filled the lake and the north wind ahead of the hurricane began pushing the water onto the southern shore of the lake. Dikes crumbled and water rushed across areas which were unprepared for the disaster. Many residents were drowned as they fled their homes which were disintegrating in the face of the wind. Other die when they climbed into trees to escape the rising water, only to be bitten by crazed water moccasins that were also seeking refuge from the flood. 1,836 people die in Florida, after 1000 had died just a few days earlier in Puerto Rico. Maximum winds were near 150 mph. Damage $25 million.

# 1933 - Carolina-Virginia Hurricane: Cape Hatteras 76 mph. 21 deaths. Significant damage in Virginia and Maryland.

# 1964 - Concord NH records a temperature of 27 degrees, making the growing season the shortest on record at 100 days.

# 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert makes final landfall near Las Pesca Mexico, 125 miles south of Brownsville, Texas. 202 people died in Mexico as a result of the storm and damage topped $2 billion. 60,000 homes were destroyed. $50 million in damage was reported in the U.S., mainly from tornadoes which spun off the outer rain bands of the storm. One twister at Kelly AFB near San Antonio did $28 million in damage.

# 1996 - Two weeks after Hurricane Fran thrashed the area with torrential rains and 115 mph winds, at least three damaging twisters spun through communities in eastern North Carolina that were still reeling from floods.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 17 2008, 02:02 PM

September 17

MN History
1911 Pipestone is hit with baseball-sized hail that smashes numerous windows at the
Calumet Hotel and high school. The local observer measured hail three inches deep.
People got their photos taken in automobiles surrounded by the icy white ground.

1955 Late-season tornado hits Koochiching County. Most damage was confined to trees.

U.S. History
# 1932 - Concord NH was drenched with 5.97 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a record for that location (16th- 17th). (The Weather Channel)

# 1963 - Nearly two and a half inches of rain fell at Yuma AZ in 24 hours. It was the most intense rain for Yuma during the period between 1909 and 1977. (The Weather Channel)

# 1965 - A storm produced a band of heavy snow across parts of Wyoming. Totals of 23 inches at Rawlins and 20.7 inches at Lander easily surpassed previous snowfall record totals for so early in the season. (15th-17th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Heavy rain in southwestern Pennsylvania forced evacuation of twenty homes along Four Mile Run Creek, near Darlington. Harrisburg PA established a record for the date with 2.11 inches of rain. A cold front in the central U.S. brought freezing temperatures to parts of Montana and Wyoming. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Early in the morning a tornado hit Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, injuring three persons and causing twenty-eight million dollars damage. A second tornado on the northwest side of San Antonio caused six million dollars damage, and a third tornado in Bexar County killed one person and injured another. Thunderstorms associated with Hurricane Gilbert spawned a total of forty-seven tornadoes in a two day period, with forty of those tornadoes in central and south central Texas. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Hurricane Hugo hit the Virgin Islands, producing wind gusts to 97 mph at Saint Croix. Hurricane Hugo passed directly over the island of Saint Croix causing complete devastation and essentially cutting off the island from communications. A storm surge of five to seven feet occurred at Saint Croix. The only rain gauge left operating, at Caneel Bay, indicated 9.40 inches in 24 hours. Hurricane Hugo claimed the lives of three persons at Saint Croix, and caused more than 500 million dollars damage. A ship, Nightcap, in the harbor of Culebra, measured wind gusts as high as 170 mph. A cold front brought high winds to the Great Basin and the Rocky Mountain Region, and thunderstorms along the cold front produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Yellowstone Park WY. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1923 - Wildfires spread across Berkeley, California as a result of dry "diablo" winds from north and northeast. 577 homes were destroyed by fire in just 3 hours, but no deaths occurred.

# 1960 - 23 inches of snow at Rawlins WY and over 20 inches at Lander set new early season snowfall records for both locations.

# 1971 - 21 inches of snow buries buries Boulder, CO. Denver picked up 15.6 inches of the white stuff. The snow was very wet, downing lots of tree limbs and power lines. Record cold followed the storm.

# 1988 - The Hurricane Bowl. The college football game that didn't happen. University of Alabama football coach Bill Curry made the decision not to fly his team to College Station, Texas to play Texas A&M as Hurricane Gilbert moved across the Gulf of Mexico. The storm later moved into Mexico. At what would have been game time, viewers on ESPN watched as the announcers sat in an empty stadium awash in beautiful blue skies and hot temperatures. The game would eventually be played in December, and Alabama would win.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 18 2008, 10:53 AM

September 18

MN History
1971 A brush fire at Lake Alexander in Morrison County started a 10-foot wide, 50-foot
high "fire whirl." It moved out over the lake, overturned a 1,800 pound pontoon boat, and
then dissipated as it moved back to shore.

1991 Duluth got a 2.5 inch summer snowstorm. (Fall was still five days away)

U.S. History
# 1926 - The great "Miami Hurricane" produced winds reaching 138 mph which drove ocean waters into the Biscayne Bay drowning 135 persons. The eye of the hurricane passed over Miami, at which time the barometric pressure reached 27.61 inches. Tides up to twelve feet high accompanied the hurricane, which claimed a total of 372 lives. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms in northern Texas produced wind gusts to 65 mph at Sulphur Springs, and 2.50 inches of rain in one hour at Commerce, which caused widespread street flooding. Bonham TX received 4.50 inches of rain which also resulted in widespread street flooding as Pig Branch overflowed its banks. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - A strong cold front produced severe thunderstorms in the north central U.S. High winds behind the cold front gusted to 92 mph at Fort Collins CO, and up to a foot of snow blanketed the mountains of Montana, with seven inches reported at Great Falls. High winds in Colorado caused three million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Hurricane Hugo hit Puerto Rico, producing wind gusts to 92 mph at San Juan, and wind gusts to 120 mph at Roosevelt Roads. Hugo produced a storm surge of four to six feet, and northeastern sections of the island were deluged with more than ten inches of rain. Hugo claimed the lives of a dozen persons in Puerto Rico, and caused a billion dollars damage, including 100 million dollars damage to crops. Thunderstorms representing what remained of Hurricane Octave continued to bring heavy rain to the valleys of northern California. Heavier 24 hour rainfall totals included 3.15 inches at Redding, and 2.66 inches at Red Bluff. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1752 - The hurricane of 1752 was one of the most devastating in Charleston's history. Although the number of lives lost cannot be determined, a contemporary Boston press report, based on a ship's officer's account, estimated that ninety-five people were drowned. The maelstrom, which also struck surrounding areas, had many long-term effects. The destruction of trees was severe, one plantation owner's loss was assessed at $50,000.

# 1926 - Very severe hurricane known as the Great Miami Hurricane strikes Southern Florida. Wind gusts to 132 mph were recorded at Miami Beach. Sustained winds were measured at 123 mph for 5 minutes and 138 mph for 2 minutes. A storm surge of 11.7 feet above normal devastated much of the beach and city. Damage $12 million. Miami in the eye for 45 minutes.

# 1988 - A strong extratropical low pressure system which was once Typhoon Hal caused winds of 75 mph and gusts to 96 mph as it moved near Cold Bay, Alaska.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 19 2008, 10:19 AM

September 19

MN History
1980 Golfball to baseball sized hail hit St. Paul. One company had 75 to 95 percent of
the glass in their greenhouses smashed.

U.S. History
# 1947 - The eye of a hurricane passed directly over New Orleans, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.61 inches. The hurricane killed fifty-one persons, and caused 110 million dollars damage. It produced wind gusts to 155 mph while making landfall over Fort Lauderdale FL two days earlier. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1967 - Hurricane Beulah deluged Brownsville, TX, with 12.19 inches of rain in 24 hours, to establish a record for that location. Hurricane Beulah made landfall on the 20th near the mouth of the Rio Grande River, where a wind gust to 135 mph was reported by a ship in the port. (19th-20th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Cool autumn-like weather invaded the Central Rockies. Temperatures dipped into the 30s and 40s, with readings in the teens and 20s reported in the higher elevations. Gunnison CO was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 15 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a fast moving cold front produced severe weather in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Eight tornadoes were reported, including five in Indiana. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 74 mph at Wabash IND. Winds associated with the cold front itself gusted to 69 mph at Kenosha WI. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast Region. Cape Hatteras NC was deluged with nearly 3.50 inches of rain in three hours. Syracuse NY reported 1.77 inches of rain, a record for the date, and Chatham NJ reported an all-time record of 3.45 inches in one day. Hurricane Hugo headed for the Bahamas, and Tropical Storm Iris, following close on its heels, strengthened to near hurricane force. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1955 - Third hurricane in eastern NC in 5 weeks. Hurricane Ione strikes North Carolina coast near Morehead NC. Winds 100 mph. Marysville NC 16.63 inches of rain. New Bern NC: 40 blocks underwater at one point. 7 deaths. Damage $88 million.

# 1967 - Air Force reconnaissance measures a central pressure of 923 mb in Hurricane Beulah over the Gulf of Mexico as the storm threatened the Texas coast. These readings were the second lowest aircraft measurements recorded up until that time. Fortunately, Beulah weakened somewhat before she made landfall landfall between Brownsville and the mouth of the Rio Grande on the morning of the 20th. Padre Island was cut completely through in 31 different places. The storm surge generated by the hurricane was 18 feet. A record number of 47 tornadoes accompanies the hurricane in Texas. The death toll in the storm was 15.

# 1983 - 92 in the Big Apple, but snowing out west.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 20 2008, 02:06 PM

September 20

MN History
1972 Downpour in Duluth, with 5 1/2 inches in ten hours.

U.S. History
# 1926 - A hurricane which hit Miami, FL, on the 18th, pounded Pensacola with wind gusts to 152 mph. Winds raged in excess of 100 mph for four hours, and above 75 mph for 20 hours. (The Weather Channel)

# 1967 - Hurricane Beulah moved into South Texas, and torrential rains from the hurricane turned the rich agricultural areas of South Texas into a large lake. Hurricane Beulah also spawned a record 115 tornadoes. (David Ludlum)

# 1983 - The temperature at West Yellowstone MT plunged to six degrees below zero, while the temperature at San Francisco CA soared to 94 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and west Texas. In Oklahoma, a thunderstorm at Seiling produced three inches of rain in one hour, golf ball size hail, and wind gusts to 60 mph which collapsed a tent at the state fair injuring nine persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in central Wyoming, and snow in some of the higher elevations. Casper WY reported 1.75 inches of rain in 24 hours, and a thunderstorm north of the Wild Horse Reservoir produced 1.90 inches of rain in just forty minutes.

# 1989 - Hugo jilted Iris. Hurricane Hugo churned toward the South Atlantic Coast, gradually regaining strength along the way. Tropical Storm Iris got too close to Hugo, and began to weaken. A cold front brought strong and gusty winds to the Great Basin and the Southern Plateau Region, with wind gusts to 44 mph reported at Kingman AZ. (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - Hurricane Rita tracked through the Florida Straits and just south of the Florida Keys. Winds were sustained at tropical storm force at Key West, where peak winds gusted to 76 mph.

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# 1845 - The Adirondack Tornado cut a 275 mile path as a waterspout and tornado across Lake Ontario, New York state and Lake Champlain. The swath of downed trees caused by the storm was visible for decades.

# 1909 - Devastating hurricane struck the Louisiana coast, coming ashore 50 miles west of New Orleans, near Houma. 350 people were killed as a large section of the Louisiana coast was inundated. Storm surge reached 15 feet in the Timbalier Bay area.

# 1967 - Hurricane Beulah makes landfall in south Texas. Winds gust to 136 mph at Brownsville. Pettus Texas picked up 27.38 inches of rain from the slow moving storm. The storm produced an incredible 115 tornadoes in south Texas, which is the greatest number ever caused by a landfalling hurricane. 13 people were killed. Damage $200 million.

# 1998 - Hurricane Georges reached peak intensity as a strong category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph and a central pressure of 937 mb about 300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Georges would go onto kill over 600 people in the Caribbean, eventually making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast in Mississippi.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 21 2008, 01:41 PM

September 21

MN History
1924 Windstorm with a peak gust of 64 mph in Duluth.

U.S. History
# 1894 - A heavy chicken house, sixteen by sixteen feet in area, was picked up by a tornado and wedged between two trees. The hens were found the next day sitting on their eggs in the chicken house, with no windows broken, as though nothing had happened. (The Weather Channel)

# 1938 - A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blowdown and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly thirty feet caused extensive flooding along the coast of Rhode Island. The hurricane killed 600 persons and caused 500 million dollars damage. The hurricane, which lasted twelve days, destroyed 275 million trees. Hardest hit were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Long Island NY. The "Long Island Express" produced gargantuan waves with its 150 mph winds, waves which smashed against the New England shore with such force that earthquake-recording machines on the Pacific coast clearly showed the shock of each wave. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1954 - The temperature at Deeth, NV, soared from a morning low of 12 degrees to a high of 87 degrees, a record daily warm-up for the state. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Tropical Storm Emily, which formed in the Caribbean the previous afternoon, caused considerable damage to the banana industry of Saint Vincent in the Windward Islands. Unseasonably hot weather continued in Florida and the western U.S. Redding CA and Red Bluff CA, with record highs of 108 degrees, tied for honors as the hot spot in the nation. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced high winds and locally heavy rain in the southwestern U.S. One thunderstorm in west Texas produced wind gusts to 86 mph at Dell City completely destroying an airport hangar. A Cessna 150 aircraft housed within the hangar was flipped over and snapped in two. Thunderstorms produced large hail in east central Utah, while snow blanketed some of the higher elevations of the state. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast about 11 PM, making landfall near Sullivans Island. Hurricane Hugo was directly responsible for thirteen deaths, and indirectly responsible for twenty-two others. A total of 420 persons were injured in the hurricane, and damage was estimated at eight billion dollars, including two billion dollars damage to crops. Sustained winds reached 85 mph at Folly Beach SC, with wind gusts as high was 138 mph. Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Charleston, and 109 mph at Shaw AFB. The biggest storm surge occurred in the McClellanville and Bulls Bay area of Charleston County, with a storm surge of 20.2 feet reported at Seewee Bay. Shrimp boats were found one half mile inland at McClellanville. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)


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# 1894 - Severe thunderstorm outbreak across Iowa and Minnesota kills 63 and injures 253. Three tornadoes in the swarm are rated as F4 and one is rated as F5.

# 1924 - Two deadly tornadoes rated as F4 and F5 respectively strike Wisconsin. 18 dead.

# 1989 - Hurricane Hugo makes its' destructive landfall on the South Carolina Coast. Winds are 135 mph. 21 U.S. fatalities and 28 in Caribbean. $10 billion in damage. Hugo blew into Charleston, S.C., on the evening of Sept. 21, the autumnal equinox, with winds of 138 mph and a 20 foot storm surge on top of astronomically high tides. Thirty buildings in downtown Charleston were flattened by Hugo's attack. Hurricane Hugo's impressive intensity made it the strongest storm to strike the East Coast north of Florida since Hazel in October 1954. Hugo devastated South Carolina's barrier islands and flattened the Francis Marion National Forest, to the north of Charleston. Its price tag hit $7 billion, earning Hugo the title of costliest hurricane in U.S. history, which it would relinquish to Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

# 1998 - Nine years after Hurricane Hugo brought his devastation to Charleston S.C., the city was inundated with ten inches of rainfall in less than 8 hours causing major flooding.

# 1998 - A weakened Hurricane Georges swirled through the islands of the northeastern Caribbean with winds of 115 mph. The storm had earlier been a very strong category four hurricane. The eye of the hurricane passed with in two miles of St. Croix and traversed the entire island of Puerto Rico from east to west. Winds were estimated at 115 mph and up to 20 inches of rain fell.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 22 2008, 11:40 AM

September 22

MN History
1936 Summer-like heat continues with 101 at Ada, Beardsley and Moorhead.

U.S. History
# 1890 - A severe hailstorm struck Strawberry, AZ. Fives days after the storm hail still lay in drifts 12 to 18 inches deep. (The Weather Channel)

# 1913 - Des Moines, IA, experienced their earliest freeze of record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1961 - Hurricane Esther made a near complete circle south of Cape Cod. The hurricane then passed over Cape Cod and hit Maine. Its energy was largely spent over the North Atlantic Ocean, however, heavy rains over Maine resulted in widespread local flooding of cellars, low roads, and underpasses. (David Ludlum)

# 1983 - Forty-one cities reported record cold temperatures during the morning. Houston, TX, hit 50 degrees, and Williston ND plunged to 19 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Hurricane Emily, the first hurricane to roam the Carribean in nearly six years, made landfall over the Dominican Republic late in the day, packing 125 mph winds. Emily killed three persons and caused thirty million dollars damage. A record high of 92 degrees at Miami FL was their fifth in a row. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - An early morning thunderstorm produced baseball size hail at Plainview, in Hale County TX. Late in the evening more thunderstorms in the Southern High Plains Region produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Plainview TX and Crosby TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Hurricane Hugo quickly lost strength over South Carolina, but still was a tropical storm as it crossed into North Carolina, just west of Charlotte, at about 7 AM. Winds around Charlotte reached 69 mph, with gusts to 99 mph. Eighty percent of the power was knocked out to Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Property damage in North Carolina was 210 million dollars, and damage to crops was 97 million dollars. The strongest storm surge occurred along the southern coast shortly after midnight, reaching nine feet above sea level at ocean Isle and Sunset Beach. Hugo killed one person and injured fifteen others in North Carolina. Strong northwesterly winds ushered unseasonably cold air into the north central U.S., in time for the official start of autumn, at 8:20 PM (CDT). Squalls produced light snow in northern Wisconsin. Winds in Wisconsin gusted to 52 mph at Rhinelander. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - For the first time in the historical record, two hurricanes reached category-5 intensity in the Gulf of Mexico in a single season as Hurricane Rita intensified before making landfall (Katrina and Rita).

...and more History
1983 - Earliest that temperature in the thirties has been observed in Birmingham AL (39 degrees).

Posted by: BriSr Sep 23 2008, 10:22 AM

September 23

MN History
1937 From summer to winter. The temperature was 101 at Wheaton. Then a cold front
came through causing the mercury to tumble below freezing.

1985 Early snow over portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Just under a half
inch (.4) recorded at the Twin City Airport. Most of it fell during the afternoon.

U.S. History
# 1815 - One of the greatest hurricanes to strike New England made landfall at Long Island and crossed Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was the worst tempest in nearly two hundred years, equal to the hurricane which struck in 1938, and one of a series of severe summer and autumn storms to affect shipping lanes that year. (David Ludlum)

# 1904 - The temperature at Charlotteburg, NJ, dipped to 23 degrees, the coldest reading of record for so early in the autumn for the state. (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - A thunderstorm downburst caused a timber blowdown in the Kaibab National Forest north of the Grand Canyon. Two hundred acres were completely destroyed, and scattered destruction occurred across another 3300 acres. Many trees were snapped off 15 to 30 feet above ground level. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Autumn began on a rather pleasant note for much of the nation. Showers and thunderstorms were confined to Florida and the southwestern deserts. Warm weather continued in the western U.S., and began to spread into the Great Plains Region, but even in the southwestern deserts readings remained below 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front in the south central U.S. produced severe weather in Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening hours. Thunderstorms produced softball size hail near Noble and Enterprise, and baseball size hail at Lequire and Kinta. A tornado near Noble OK destroyed a mobile home injuring one person. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Seventeen cities in the north central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Devils Lake ND with a reading of 22 degrees. Jackson KY reported a record low of 41 degrees during the late afternoon. Strong northwesterly winds ushering cold air into the central and northeastern U.S. gusted to 55 mph at Indianapolis IND. Winds along the cold front gusted to 65 mph at Norfolk VA, and thunderstorms along the cold front deluged Roseland NJ with 2.25 inches of rain in one hour. The temperature at Richmond VA plunged from 84 degrees to 54 degrees in two hours. Snow and sleet was reported at Binghamton NY. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1815 - The Great September Gale, a powerful hurricane strikes the coast near on Long Island and again near Saybrook, Connecticut with winds of 100 mph. Its' path was similar but just east of the Great 1938 Hurricane. Narragansett Bay is inundated by storm tide. Flooding hits Providence. 12 people are killed. 6 people were killed.

# 1933 - Earliest measurable snow ever at Snowshoe WV.

# 1975 - Hurricane Eloise makes landfall during the morning hours between Fort Walton Beach and Panama City, Florida. Eloise was the first hurricane to make landfall in that area in this century. A storm surge of 12-16 feet accompanied the storm with a high water mark of 18.2 feet at Dune Allen Beach, Florida. Over $100 million in damage was reported and there were four storm-related fatalities in the storm. Winds reached 125 mph sustained with gusts to 155 mph. 21 deaths. Damage totaled $490 million.

# 1998 - In a remarkable span of 35 days from August 19th until September 23rd, 10 named tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic. Four of them made landfall in the United States.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 24 2008, 12:16 PM

September 24

MN History
1869 Heavy rain dumps nearly 10 inches on the White Earth Reservation.

1982 Tropical air over the state. The Twin Cities has a low of 71.

U.S. History
# 1926 - The temperature at Yellowstone Park dipped to nine degrees below zero. It was the coldest reading of record in the U.S. during September. Severe freezes were widespread over the northwestern U.S. causing great crop destruction. In Washington State, Spokane County experienced their earliest snow of record. Harney Branch Experiment Station in Oregon reported a temperature of 2 degrees above zero to establish a state record for the month of September. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to gray-tan was common. (24th-30th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1972 - Lightning struck a man near Waldport, OR, a young man who it so happens was carrying thirty-five pieces of dynamite. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - The first full day of autumn proved to be a pleasant one for much of the nation, with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Thunderstorms again formed over Florida and the southwestern deserts, and also formed along a cold front in the northeastern U.S. A storm spotter at Earp CA sighted a couple of funnel clouds, one on the California side of the state line, and the other on the Arizona side. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced large hail and damaging winds in the southeastern U.S., with reports of severe weather most numerous in North Carolina. Golf ball size hail was reported at Tick Creek and a number of other locations in North Carolina. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Forty-seven cities between the Rockies and the Appalachians reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 38 degrees at Abilene TX, 34 degrees at Jackson KY, and 36 degrees at Midland TX established records for the month of September. The low of 36 degrees at Midland smashed their previous record for the date by thirteen degrees. Fayetteville AR and Springfield MO reported their earliest freeze of record. Thunderstorms produced torrential rains in northeastern Florida. Jacksonville was deluged with 11.40 inches of rain, and flash flooding resulted in two deaths. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 2005 - Hurricane Rita reached the Texas/Louisiana border area near Sabine Pass as a category-3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph. A storm surge of at least 15 feet flooded parts of Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Terrebonne and Vermilion parishes, where sugar cane crop losses were estimated near $300 million. An 8-foot storm surge in New Orleans overtopped the provisionally-repaired levees (from Hurricane Katrina damage) and caused additional flooding. A total of 10 fatalities were reported, and preliminary damage estimates ranged between $4-5 billion.

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# 1888 - Earliest recorded frost in southeast States of Georgia, South Carolina and Northern Florida.

# 1939 - (24th-25th): The "El Cordonazo" tropical storm raked Southern California as it made landfall between Los Angeles and San Diego. September rain records were set at Los Angeles with 5.66 inches and 11.6 inches at Mt. Wilson. Damages was $2 million and 45 people died, all at sea. Winds reached 50 mph.

# 1956 - Hurricane Flossy made its second landfall on the Northwest Florida coast near Fort Walton Beach, after brushing the coast near Pensacola. The storm spread hurricane conditions along nearly the entire coast from Pensacola to Panama City. 16.30 inches of rain fell at Gulf Shores AL.

# 1975 - Remnants of Hurricane Eloise merge with a frontal system over Northeast, resulting in tremendous flooding.

# 1985 - Hurricane Gloria dubbed "killer storm of Century" by media, sending entire east coast into a panic. The storm, packing measured winds of 156 by aircraft reconnaissance and a central pressure of 918.6 mb, was the strongest ever recorded in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.

# 1986 - An unusually strong (F2) California tornado touches down near Vina CA. 11 buildings are damaged or demolished and 50 acres of Walnut groves are destroyed.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 25 2008, 09:19 AM

September 25

MN History
1929 Willmar experiences a deluge that dropped 5.22 inches in 24 hours.

U.S. History
# 1939 - A west coast hurricane moved onshore south of Los Angeles bringing unprecedented rains along the southern coast of California. Nearly five and a half inches of rain drenched Los Angeles during a 24 hour period. The hurricane caused two million dollars damage, mostly to structures along the coast and to crops, and claimed 45 lives at sea. "El Cordonazo" produced 5.66 inches of rain at Los Angeles and 11.6 inches of rain at Mount Wilson, both records for the month of September. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Hurricane Emily crossed the island of Bermuda during the early morning. Emily, moving northeast at 45 mph, produced wind gusts to 115 mph at Kindley Field. The thirty-five million dollars damage inflicted by Emily made it the worst hurricane to strike Bermuda since 1948. Parts of Michigan and Wisconsin experienced their first freeze of the autumn. Snow and sleet were reported in the Sheffield and Sutton areas of northeastern Vermont at midday. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Low pressure off the Northern Pacific Coast brought rain and gale force winds to the coast of Washington State. Fair weather prevailed across most of the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Twenty-three cities in the south central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Topeka KS with a reading of 33 degrees, and Binghamton NY with a low of 25 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms in the southeastern U.S. drenched Atlanta GA with 4.87 inches of rain, their sixth highest total of record for any given day. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1926 - -9 degrees in West Yellowstone, MT is the coldest U.S. reading ever in September.

# 1934 - 32 inches of snow at Glacier National Park. Temperature drops to 4 below zero at Cut Bank MT.

# 1976 - Up to 3 inches of rain fell on Tucson, Arizona. About a dozen cars, some occupied, were swept down the washes, resulting in one death. Two boys were carried down the Rillito River for a mile before they could reach ground after their car was swept away. Talk about lucky!

# 1998 - Four hurricanes were going on simultaneously in the Atlantic Hurricane basin (Georges, Ivan, Jeanne, and Karl) when Karl was upgraded to hurricane on the 5PM advisory. That was the first time that had happened since 1893. After moving along the north coast of Cuba on the 24th, Georges was crossing the Florida Keys on this date, heading into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm had reintensifed and had winds of 105 mph when it made landfall near Key West about midday on the 25th.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 26 2008, 10:08 AM

September 26

MN History
1980 Cold morning across the state, with a low of 20 degrees at Tower and 16 at
Embarrass.

U.S. History
# 1936 - Denver, CO, was buried under 21.3 inches of snow, 19.4 inches of which fell in 24 hours. The heavy wet snow snapped trees and wires causing seven million dollars damage. (26th-27th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1950 - Residents of the northeastern U.S. observed a blue sun and a blue moon, caused by forest fires in British Columbia. (David Ludlum)

# 1963 - San Diego, CA, reached an all-time record high of 111 degrees. Los Angeles hit 109 degrees. (David Ludlum)

# 1970 - Santa Ana winds brought fires to Los Angeles County, and to points south and east. Half a million acres were consumed by the fires, as were 1000 structures. Twenty firemen were injured. (25th-29th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1979 - In the midst of a hot September for Death Valley, California, the afternoon high was 104 degrees for the second of three days, the coolest afternoon highs for the month. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Freezing temperatures were reported in the Northern and Central Appalachians, and the Upper Ohio Valley. The morning low of 27 degrees at Concord NH tied their record for the date. Temperatures soared into the 90s in South Dakota. Pierre SD reported an afternoon high of 98 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across Florida. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Apalachicola and 95 degrees at Fort Myers were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Rain spread from the southeastern states across New England overnight. Cape Hatteras NC reported measurable rainfall for the fourteenth straight day, with 15.51 inches of rain recorded during that two week period. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 108 degrees, and a record 134 days of 100 degree weather for the year. Afternoon temperatures were only in the 40s over parts of northwest Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1942 - A severe freeze is in progress across the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley. 4 degrees recorded at Parshall ND (check date).

# 1955 - Hurricane Janet deepens explosively in the Caribbean south of Cuba. Te storm increased from a category 1 to category 4 in just 24 hours. The only reconnaissance plane ever to be lost during a hurricane hunter mission was ost in this storm.

# 1970 - Santa Ana winds brought fires to Los Angeles County, California, and points south and east. Los Angeles with 105 at the Civic Center and Long Beach at 103 on the 27th were hottest since 1963. Over 500,000 acres burned, as were 1000 structures. Twenty firemen were injured.

# 1971 - Project Stormfury experiments in which scientists attempted to weaken the strength of a tropical cyclone by seeding its clouds are conducted on Hurricane Ginger in the Atlantic east of Florida.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 27 2008, 12:08 PM

September 27

MN History
1898 Heat wave with 91 degrees at Beardsley and 90 at Moorhead.

U.S. History
# 1816 - A black frost over most of New England kills unripened corn in the north resulting in a year of famine. (David Ludlum)

# 1959 - A tornado 440 yards in width traveled twenty miles from near Hollow, OK, to western Cherokee County KS. Although a strong tornado, it was very slow moving, and gave a tremendous warning roar, and as a result no one was killed. (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - Afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Long Beach, CA, and 105 degrees at the Los Angeles Civic Center were the hottest since September records were established in 1963. Fierce Santa Ana winds accompanying the extreme heat resulted in destructive fires. (The Weather Channel)

# 1985 - A record early season snowstorm struck the Central High Plains Region. The storm left up to nineteen inches of snow along the Colorado Front Range, and as much as a foot of snow in the High Plains Region. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - While those at the base of Mount Washington, NH, enjoyed sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, the top of the mountain was blanketed with 4.7 inches of snow, along with wind gusts to 99 mph, and a temperature of 13 degrees. Severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front in the south central U.S. A thunderstorm west of Noodle TX produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 70 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced large hail in southeastern Wyoming during the afternoon, with tennis ball size hail reported at Cheyenne. Strong winds ushering the cold air into the north central U.S. gusted to 59 mph at Lander WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Freezing temperatures were reported in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Houghton Lake MI reported a record low of 21 degrees. Thunderstorms in the western U.S. produced wind gusts to 50 mph at Salt Lake City UT, and gusts to 58 mph at Cody WY.(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1906 - Major hurricane Pensacola/Mobile was strongest hurricane to strike the Pensacola area since the 1736 storm.

# 1936 - 21.3 inches of snow falls at Denver CO during a 60 hour storm.

# 1955 - Winds are estimated to 200 mph in Hurricane Janet in the Caribbean. The storm would make landfall the next day with winds of 175 mph, killing 500 and doing $40 million in damage.

# 1958 - Hurricane Helene passes just off the North Carolina coast. Wilmington has wind gust to 135 mph and 8.9 inches of rain. Cape Fear had sustained winds to 125 mph with gusts to 155 mph. Eye stayed 20 miles offshore, so no major tidal flooding resulted. Damage $11 million.

# 1985 - Hurricane Gloria, the most hyped hurricane ever, passed over North Carolina's Outer Banks and then sped northeast to make landfall again on Fire Island and cross the Connecticut coastline near Bridgeport. Winds gusted to 115 mph on Long Island, 109 at Chatham MA and 100 at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton MA. $1 billion in damage, 8 fatalities. Some areas of Connecticut without power for up to 2 weeks.

# 1987 - Tons of mud and rock were loosened by a week of heavy rain on Sugar Loaf Mountain near Medellin, Colombia. Some 60 homes were in the path of the ensuing mud slide, in which at least 183 people died.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 28 2008, 12:16 PM

September 28

MN History
1895 "Furious wind" at Pleasant Mound in Blue Earth County blew down grain stacks
and corn shocks.

1983 Late summer with 91 degrees at Montevideo and 90 degrees at Elbow Lake.

U.S. History
# 1836 - The first of three early season snows brought four inches of snow to Hamilton, NY, and two inches to Ashby MA. (David Ludlum)

# 1893 - Albuquerque, NM, was soaked with 2.25 inches of rain, enough to establish a 24 hour record for that city. (The Weather Channel)

# 1917 - A hurricane hit Pensacola, FL. Winds gusted to 95 mph, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.50 inches. Winds at Mobile AL gusted to 75 mph. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms produced up to ten inches of rain in southern Kansas and north central Oklahoma overnight. The Chikaskia River rose 2.5 feet above flood stage at Blackwell OK during the day causing flooding in Kay and Grant counties of north central Oklahoma. Early morning thunderstorms in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas produced 3.07 inches of rain in six hours at McAllen. Thunderstorms produced up to six inches of rain in southeastern Texas later in the day. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front in the central U.S. produced severe weather from northern Texas to the Lower Missouri Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours. Hail three inches in diameter was reported at Nolan TX, and wind gusts to 80 mph were reported at Lawrence KS. Thunderstorms drenched downtown Kansas City MO with up to four inches of rain, leaving some cars stranded in water six feet deep. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms over northeastern Florida drenched Jacksonville with 4.28 inches of rain between midnight and 6 AM EDT. Unseasonably cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. Five cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Binghamton NY with a reading of 30 degrees. Morning lows were in the 20s in northern New England. Unseasonably mild weather prevailed in the northwestern U.S., with afternoon highs in the upper 70s and 80s. In Oregon, Astoria reported a record high of 83 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1837 - The sloop-of-war H.M.S. Racer encountered a hurricane in the Caribbean and ran with the storm until it reached the Yucatan Peninsula four days later. The storm would become known as the Racer's Hurricane of 1837 and would be one of the most destructive and famous storms of the century. The storm would cross the Yucatan Peninsula and emerge in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico then stall off the Mexican coast. The storm would then move northeast slowly, curving along the entire Gulf Coast until it made final landfall between Mobile and Pensacola on the morning of October 7. Damage was extensive all along the track, including Galveston and New Orleans, with damage reported a far east as St. Joseph.

# 1986 - Flash flooding swept a car off the Kamehameha Highway on Oahu, Hawaii, and into a swollen stream. The driver held onto some branches until help arrived, but the current did strip him of his clothes and watch!

# 1998 - Hurricane Georges made its final landfall as a category 2 hurricane with top winds of 105 mph near Biloxi MS. A ten foot storm surge caused extensive destruction along the Mississippi, Alabama and Northwest Florida coastline. 10-20 inches of rain fell across Mississippi with some reports o up to two feet falling in the Florida Panhandle. George killed over 600 people in the Caribbean. Only one U.S. fatality was reported in Alabama. The final bill: nearly $6 billion in U.S. damage.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 29 2008, 09:33 AM

September 29

MN History
1876 Cold day over the region with a high of 45 in the Twin Cities (normally the high
should be 65 there this time of year)
NOTE: The avg is 66 on this date in 2008. That's only 1 degree difference from way back then.

U.S. History
# 1927 - An outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused 81 deaths and 25 million dollars damage. A tornado (possibly two tornadoes) cut an eight-mile long path across Saint Louis MO, to Granite City IL, killing 79 persons. The damage path at times was a mile and a quarter in width. The storm followed a similar path to tornadoes which struck in 1871, 1896, and 1959. (The Weather Channel)

# 1959 - A storm produced 28 inches of snow at Colorado Springs, CO. (David Ludlum)

# 1983 - Heavy rains began in central and eastern Arizona which culminated in the worst flood in the history of the state. Eight to ten inch rains across the area caused severe flooding in southeastern Arizona which resulted in thirteen deaths and 178 million dollars damage. President Reagan declared eight counties of Arizona to be disaster areas. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - A week of violent weather began in Oklahoma which culminated in one of the worst flooding events in the history of the state. On the first day of the week early morning thunderstorms caused more than a million dollars damage in south Oklahoma City. Thunderstorms produced 4 to 7 inches of rain from Hobart to Ponca City, and another round of thunderstorms that evening produced 7 to 10 inches of rain in north central and northeastern sections of Oklahoma. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - A slow moving cold front produced rain from the Great Lakes Region to the Central Gulf Coast Region. A late afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 62 mph at Buffalo NY. Warm weather continued in the western U.S. In Oregon, the afternoon high of 96 degrees at Medford was a record for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - High pressure brought freezing temperatures to parts of Vermont and New York State. Burlington VT dipped to 30 degrees, and Binghamton NY reported a record low of 34 degrees. The high pressure system also brought cold weather to the Central Rocky Mountain Region. Alamosa CO reported a record low of 18 degrees, and Gunnison CO was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of just five degrees above zero. (National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Seven cities reported record high temperatures for the date, as readings soared into the 80s and low 90s in the Northern Plateau and Northern Plains Region. Record highs included 91 degrees at Boise ID, and 92 degrees at Sheridan WY. The high of 100 degrees at Tucson AZ marked their 51st record high of the year, and their 92nd day of 100 degree weather. (National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1915 - A category 4 hurricane struck the Louisiana coast south of New Orleans, pushing a 16 foot storm surge ashore east of the city and into Lake Ponchartrain. 90 percent of the buildings around the lake were destroyed by the combined effects of wind and water. 275 people were killed.

# 1938 - 5 tornadoes strike Charleston SC, killing 32 people and doing $2 million in damage. The second and third ones occurred about 8 AM, and the second one killed 5 people, injuring 20. The third one passed from James Island, over the Ashley River, just west of the Fort Sumter Hotel, leaving much damage on Market & Broad Streets.

# 1959 - Hurricane Gracie strikes South Carolina near Beaufort. Winds are sustained to 97 mph and a peak gust to 138 mph. 10 deaths in South Carolina and Georgia.

# 1965 - Mobile, Alabama is inundated with 16.85 inches of rain during the night of the 29th and morning of the 30th as Tropical Storm Debbie neared the Gulf Coast. The flooding resulted in $25 million in damage in the Mobile area.

# 1991 - 2.5 inches of snow in Caribou ME.

Posted by: BriSr Sep 30 2008, 09:48 AM

September 30

MN History
1985 4 inches of snow fell in Ely, with just a trace at the Twin Cities.

U.S. History
# 1959 - Three tornadoes spawned by the remnants of Hurricane Gracie killed 12 persons at Ivy VA. (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - A nineteen month drought in southern California came to a climax. The drought, which made brush and buildings tinder dry, set up the worst fire conditions in California history as hot Santa Anna winds sent the temperature soaring to 105 degrees at Los Angeles, and to 97 degrees at San Diego. During that last week of September whole communities of interior San Diego County were consumed by fire. Half a million acres were burned, and the fires caused fifty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1977 - The temperature at Wichita Falls, TX, soared to 108 degrees to establish a record for September. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Thunderstorms, which had inundated northern sections of Oklahoma with heavy rain, temporarily shifted southward producing 4 to 8 inches rains from Shawnee to Stilwell. Baseball size hail and 80 mph winds ripped through parts of southeast Oklahoma City, and thunderstorm winds caused more than half a million dollars damage at Shawnee. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Afternoon thunderstorms in Michigan produced hail an inch in diameter at Pinckney, and wind gusts to 68 mph at Wyandotte. A thunderstorm in northern Indiana produced wet snow at South Bend. Seven cities in the northwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including readings of 98 degrees at Medford OR and 101 degrees at downtown Sacramento CA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed over Florida, and in the western U.S. The afternoon high of 94 degrees at Fort Myers FL was their tenth record high for the month. Highs of 98 degrees at Medford OR and 99 degrees at Fresno CA were records for the date, and the temperature at Borrego Springs CA soared to 108 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thirteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, as readings soared into the upper 80s and 90s from the Northern and Central High Plains Region to Minnesota. Bismarck ND reported a record high of 95 degrees, and the temperature reached 97 degrees at Broadus MT. Afternoon thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced wind gusts to 60 mph at Wendover UT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1959 - Tornado spawned by Hurricane Gracie at Ivy, Virginia kills 11 people. The tornado was unusually strong, estimated at F3 on the Fujita Intensity Scale.

# 1961 - Northern Plains receives an unusual early season snowfall. 4 inches reported in the Mankato Minnesota area. Omaha NE saw its first September snow in 70 years!

# 1985 - Arrowhead region of Minnesota receives 7 to 9 inches of snow in what is believed to be the most snow ever for September in the area.

# 1992 - Fairbanks AK records its coldest September ever. Snowfall totaled 24.4 inches during the month. Green plants had their foliage frozen in place. Extended power outages occurred as trees bent over power lines because of the heavy, wet snow.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 1 2008, 12:44 PM

October 1

MN History
1989 Temperatures across central and southern Minnesota were in the 80's. A cold front
came through and dropped the mercury to the 40's.

U.S. History
# 1752 - The second severe hurricane in two weeks hit the Carolinas. The Onslow County Courthouse was destroyed along with all its records, and Beacon Island disappeared. (David Ludlum)

# 1893 - The second great hurricane of the 1893 season hit the Mississippi Delta Region drowning more than 1000 persons. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather across central Oklahoma and the eastern half of Texas. Thunderstorms in Texas produced softball size hail northwest of Nocona, and baseball size hail at Troy and Park Springs. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the southeastern U.S. through the daytime and evening hours. Severe thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes, with seven of those tornadoes in Georgia. A tornado southwest of Moultrie, GA, killed two persons and injured a dozen others. Tornadoes also injured one person north of Graceville, FL, and two persons at Bartow, GA. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1837 - Famed Racer's Hurricane swept from Texas to North Carolina. So named because it heavily damaged the H.M.S. Racer.

# 1976 - Hurricane Liza brings heavy rains and winds to Mexico, causing a dam to break on the Cajoncito River, killed 630 people as a wall of water rushed into the town of La Paz.

# 1980 - 97 at San Francisco CA and 107 at Phoenix were both October records.

# 1981 - Phoenix AZ received a deluge of .68 inches of rain in just 5 minutes, equaling their all-time record rainfall.

# 1989 - 9.03 inches of rain fell at Athens GA in two days as heavy rainfall plagued the Southeast.

# 1990 - One inch of rain fell at Yuma AZ in 15 minutes.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 2 2008, 12:44 PM

October 2

MN History
1849 Persistent rain at Ft. Snelling leaves 4 inches in a day-and-a half.

U.S. History
# 1882 - An early season windstorm over Oregon and northern California blew down thousands of trees and caused great crop damage in the Sacramento Valley. (David Ludlum)

# 1898 - A hurricane struck the Georgia coast washing away Campbell Island. (David Ludlum)

# 1959 - A tornado struck the town of Ivy, VA (located near Charlottesville). Eleven persons were killed, including ten from one family. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - The temperature at Blue Canyon, CA, soared to 88 degrees, an October record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1981 - Severe thunderstorms raked Phoenix, AZ, with heavy rain, high winds, and hail up to an inch and a half in diameter, for the second day in a row. Thunderstorms on the 1st deluged Phoenix with .68 inch of rain in five minutes, equalling their all-time record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A fast moving cold front produced snow flurries from Minnesota to the Appalachian Mountains, and gale force winds behind the front ushered cold air into the Great Lakes Region. Valentine NE reported a record low of 25 degrees. Temperatures recovered rapidly in the Northern High Plains Region, reaching the lower 80s by afternoon. Jackson, WY, warmed from a morning low of 21 degrees to an afternoon high of 76 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Early morning thunderstorms in Georgia produced three inches of rain at Canton and Woodstock. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Flooding due to thunderstorm rains in the southeastern U.S. on the last day of September and the first day of October caused the Etowah River to rise seven feet above flood stage at Canton GA. Thunderstorms produced up to ten inches of rain in northeastern Georgia, with six inches reported at Athens GA in 24 hours. One man was killed, and another man was injured, when sucked by floodwaters into drainage lines. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1867 - Hurricane hits Galveston Texas.

# 1882 - Louisiana struck by major hurricane. Winds reach 100 mph and a 12-foot storm surge affects the coast and bayous. 1500 people were killed.

# 1963 - Hurricane Flora moves across the south coast of Haiti and then meanders across eastern Cuba for the next five days, lashing the island with winds of 100 mph or more for 100 hours or more. Rainfall amounts were astronomical, with as much as 90 inches being reported near Velasco. More rain was reported at Guantanamo Bay from Flora than was reported during the entire year of 1962. Flora is the second deadliest hurricane ever in the Atlantic, with over 7000 deaths.

# 1981 - A city street in Prospect CT was cratered by a lightning bolt that worked its way into buildings via a water main. Numerous water leaks resulted.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 3 2008, 09:52 AM

October 3

MN History
1922 Hot fall day. 95 in Ada and 93 at Moorhead.

1999 Earliest ever single digit temperature in Minnesota for Fall. Embarrass had a low
of 9 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1841 - An October gale, the worst of record for Nantucket, MA, caught the Cap Cod fishing fleet at sea. Forty ships were driven ashore on Cape Cod, and 57 men perished from the town of Truro alone. Heavy snow fell inland, with 18 inches near Middletown, CT. (David Ludlum)

# 1912 - The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as Bagdad, CA, went 767 days without rain. (David Ludlum)

# 1979 - The first killer tornado of record in October in Connecticut destroyed sixteen vintage aircraft at the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The tornado damaged more than one hundred homes causing 200 million dollars damage. Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Remnants of Hurricane Paine deluged Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas with 6 to 10 inch overnight rains. Hardy, OK, was drenched with 21.79 inches. Heavy rain between September 26th and October 4th caused 350 million dollars damage in Oklahoma. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Twenty-five cities in the Upper Midwest, including ten in Iowa, reported record low temperatures for the date. Duluth MN, Eau Claire, WI, and Spencer, IA, dipped to 24 degrees. Temperatures warmed into the 80s in the Northern and Central High Plains Region. At Chadron, NE, the mercury soared from a morning low of 29 degrees to an afternoon high of 88 degrees. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in southern California. The high of 108 degrees at Downtown Los Angeles was a record for October. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Cold Canadian air invaded the north central U.S. bringing an end to the growing season across those states. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix, AZ, reported a record high of 105 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Pacific Northwest to the Upper Mississippi Valley. A dozen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck, ND, and Williston, ND, with readings of 16 degrees above zero. An upper level weather disturbance brought snow to parts of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, with five inches reported at West Yellowstone, MT. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1780 - The hurricane season of 1780 is one of the worst in recorded history. At least eight destructive storms struck American and Caribbean shores that year. In October, three storms in three successive weeks caused unparalleled economic and military destruction. The first, named the Savanna-La-Mer hurricane for the tiny settlement on the island of Jamaica which was completely destroyed by the storm's tides and winds, struck on October 3rd.

# 1869 - Saxby's Gale, so named because it was predicted almost a year in advance by a British officer named Saxby, strikes the Bay of Fundy. The heavy rainfall accompanying the storm causes a tremendous flood in a six state area.

# 1964 - Hurricane Hilda strikes the central Louisiana coast around dark. Fortunately, the storm had weakened from peak intensity of 150 mph and 941 mb achieved on October 1, when the storm was 350 miles south of New Orleans. Winds were still measured to 135 mph at Franklin, La. A large water tower fell on the City Hall at Erath, La. where the civil defense headquarters was located. Several tornadoes occurred in spiral bands crossing southeastern Louisiana, and 22 people were killed in an F4 twister at Larose. 37 people were killed in Louisiana. Total damage was $125 million.

# 1983 - Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm Octave produced extreme rains of up to 12 inches in Arizona during the 5 days leading up to this date, causing the worst flash flooding in the state's history. 1300 homes were destroyed. 13 people were killed. Many major highways were closed during the flooding event.

# 1988 - Nearly eight inches of rain fell in three hours on Nimes, France, causing floods and midslides that resulted in the deaths of 8 people.

# 1992 - Tampa area is struck by several tornadoes, caused by a low pressure system moving out of the Gulf of Mexico. One F3 tornado struck Pinellas Park, where 75 people were injured and 3 killed. The storm also brought high tides of 4-5 feet to the west coast of Florida. Heavy rains plagued north Florida and southern Georgia. 10.14 inches fells at Brunswick GA and 8.69 inches at Jacksonville FL. Major beach erosion occurred along the Hillsborough County coast and at Egmont Key. Total damage was $32 million.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 4 2008, 01:10 PM

October 4

MN History
1939 Storm dumps 2.16 inches of rain at Fairmont.

U.S. History
# 1777 - The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great confusion. Americans firing at each other contributed to the loss of the battle. (David Ludlum)

# 1869 - A great storm struck New England. The storm reportedly was predicted twelve months in advance by a British officer named Saxby. Heavy rains and high floods plagued all of New England, with strong winds and high tides over New Hampshire and Maine. Canton CT was deluged with 12.35 inches of rain. (David Ludlum)

# 1969 - Denver, CO, received 9.6 inches of snow. October of that year proved to be the coldest and snowiest of record for Denver, with a total snowfall for the month of 31.2 inches. (Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Excessive flooding was reported along the Mississippi River and all over the Midwest, from Ohio to the Milk River in Montana. In some places it was the worst flooding of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1987 - A storm brought record snows to the northeastern U.S. Snowfall totals ranged up to 21 inches at North Springfield VT. It was the earliest snow of record for some locations. The storm claimed 17 lives in central New York State, injured 332 persons, and in Vermont caused seventeen million dollars damage. The six inch snow at Albany NY was their earliest measurable snow in 117 years of records. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Southern California continued to "shake and bake". An earthquake was reported during the morning, the second in a matter of days, and during the afternoon temperatures soared well above 100 degrees. Highs of 100 degrees at San Francisco, and 108 degrees at Los Angeles and Santa Maria, were October records. San Luis Obispo was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 111 degrees. (The National Weather Summary).

# 1988 - Temperatures dipped below freezing in the north central U.S. Five cities in North Dakota and Nebraska reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a reading of 17 degrees above zero. Low pressure brought snow and sleet to parts of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cold weather continued in the north central U.S., with freezing temperatures reported across much of the area from eastern North Dakota to Michigan and northwest Ohio. Thirteen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN, which was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 19 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1986 - Heavy rains over the Midwest caused extensive flooding. Over twenty inches of rain fell in the week at Hale KS, with 18 inches at Coffeyville KS. In some places it was the worst flooding of record.

# 1986 - Many flooding deaths occur in automobiles. Just two feet of rushing water can move a vehicle. 16.21 inches of rain fell at McCamey, TX on this date. A car was swept from a bridge which was covered by the flooding water near Rankin, TX, killing the motorist.

# 1987 - Parts of New England dumped on by a record setting early season snow. Grafton NY recorded 22 inches of snow. 18 inches fell at Pownal VT. The 6 inches recorded at Albany NY was the earliest measurable snow in 117 years. Most of the snow fell at higher elevations. Trees still had most of their foliage, resulting in heavy tree damage. The storm caught many by surprise, especially the snowplows teams. 17 people died and 332 were injured.

# 1988 - 3.57 inches of rain in one hour at Davie FL.

# 1995 - Hurricane Opal was a worst case scenario for weather forecasters. In the eighteen hours before its landfall just east of Pensacola FL, Opal went from a Category 2 Hurricane, to a strong Category 4 Hurricane, back to a Category 2 just before landfall. At 4:45 a.m. CDT, Air Force Reconnaissance reported an alarming central pressure of 916 mb and winds were estimated at a devastating 150 mph, making the storm the strongest of record in the Atlantic in October. The storm had rapidly intensified that morning, dropping from 951 to 916 mb in just 9 hours. At this time Opal was 250 nautical miles south-southwest of Pensacola, Florida. Fortunately, Opal could not maintain peak intensity as the inner eyewall collapsed within a few hours. The maximum sustained winds were 115 mph near the center of the storm. Mary Esther FL record sustained winds of 80 mph with a questionable wind gust to 144 mph. Although winds were diminishing at the time of landfall, extensive damage due to a storm surge of 15 feet and breaking waves occurred over most of the coastal areas of the Florida panhandle. The estimated U.S. death toll from direct causes is 9. Total damage was $3 billion. Researchers believe that Opal moved over a warm water eddy over the Gulf of Mexico which had broken off from the Gulf Stream. Water in the eddy was a degree or two warmer than in the surrounding area, allowing the storm to strengthen rapidly.

# 1998 - 24 tornadoes across Oklahoma established a record for the most tornadoes on any day ever in October in the U.S. Meteorologists at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman OK were able to view a tornado passing in the distance.

Posted by: ChiWxWatcher Oct 4 2008, 07:00 PM

QUOTE(BriSr @ Aug 23 2008, 02:12 PM)

Posted by: bubbles Oct 5 2008, 04:24 AM

QUOTE(BriSr @ Oct 4 2008, 12:10 PM)

Posted by: BriSr Oct 5 2008, 05:22 PM

October 5

MN History
1963 Heat wave across area with 98 at Beardsley, 96 at Madison, and 94 at Elbow Lake.

U.S. History
# 1638 - The journal of John Winthrop recorded that a mighty tempest struck eastern New England. This second severe hurricane in three years blew down many trees in mile long tracks. (David Ludlum)

# 1786 - The famous "Pumpkin Flood" occurred on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Harrisburg PA reported a river stage of twenty-two feet. The heavy rains culminated a wet season. (David Ludlum)

# 1917 - The temperature at Sentinel, AZ, soared to 116 degrees to establish an October record for the nation. (The Weather Channel)

# 1972 - Heavy rains, mostly the remnants of Tropical Storm Joanne, fell across much of Arizona. It was believed to be the first time in Arizona weather history that a tropical storm entered the state with its circulation still intact. The center was over Flagstaff early on the 7th. (3rd-7th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - It was another day of scorching heat for the southwestern U.S. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees in Downtown San Francisco, and 104 degrees at Monterrey, established all-time records. The high of 101 degrees at San Jose was a record for October. Sacramento tied their record for October for the third time in the month, with a reading of 102 degrees. The high for the nation was 111 degrees at San Luis Obispo and Palm Springs. Twenty cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Knoxville TN with a reading of 34 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thirteen cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Duluth MN with a reading of 21 degrees. Goodland KS reported an afternoon high of 39 degrees. Showers over Upper Michigan produced an inch of snow at Marquette. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms associated with Tropical Storm Raymond deluged southeastern Arizona with heavy rain. Up to four and a half inches of rain was reported north of Wilcox. Three- fourths of the streets in the town of Wilcox were left under eighteen inches of water, and damage exceeded a million dollars. Evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. Thunderstorms produced high winds which gusted to 80 mph at White Deer TX, and resulted in one death at Pocasset OK. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Pampa TX and Lefors TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1638 - John Winthrop recorded the passage of the second major storm of 1638, noting that it was accompanied by the highest tide the settlement had seen since their arrival in North America.

# 1836 - 26 inches of snow fell at Auburn NY on the 5th and 6th in one of the greatest snowstorms in New York State history. 26 inches also fell at Hollidaysburg PA.

# 1892 - Washington DC recorded a trace of snow, its earliest measurable snowfall on record.

# 1911 - Moisture from the remnants of a tropical storm cause heavy rainfall in the San Juan Mountains that cause floods on the Upper Rio Grande and other Colorado Rivers. Alamosa CO was flooded.

# 1954 - Infamous Hurricane Hazel, which caused tremendous destruction in the Carolinas was born on this date.

# 1984 - Honolulu recorded their hottest temperature ever at 94 deg F.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 6 2008, 10:05 AM

October 6

MN History
1987 Snow falls over Arrowhead region.

U.S. History
# 1836 - A second early season snowstorm produced eleven inches at Wilkes Barre PA and 26 inches at Auburn NY. All the mountains in the northeastern U.S. were whitened with snow. (David Ludlum)

# 1985 - A tropical wave, later to become Tropical Storm Isabel, struck Puerto Rico. As much as 24 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, and the severe flooding and numerous landslides resulting from the rain claimed about 180 lives. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - The western U.S. continued to sizzle. Afternoon highs of 85 degrees at Astoria OR, 101 degrees at Tucson AZ, and 102 degrees at Sacramento CA, equaled October records. It marked the fourth time in the month that Sacramento tied their record for October. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Cool Canadian air prevailed across the central and eastern U.S. Toledo OH reported a record low of 27 degrees. Limestone ME received an inch of snow. Warm weather continued in the western U.S. Boise ID reported a record high of 87 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Temperatures soared into the 90s across southern Texas. Afternoon highs of 93 degrees at Houston, and 96 degrees at Austin and Corpus Christi, were records for the date. Beeville was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 101 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1941 - Strong tornado hits east side of Kansas City MO. 4 people killed, including two people in a house that was blown intact for 700 feet and then destroyed. A mother and small child were blown 500 feet and killed. 130 homes and buildings were destroyed.

# 1952 - The Music City of Nashville TN records its earliest snowfall ever with a trace being recorded.

# 1981 - An airliner flew into a tornado which had just lifted off the ground near Moerdijk, Holland, causing the wing to fall off. The resulting crash killed everyone on board.

# 1990 - What a difference a day makes. The day before in Rapid City SD, it was 89 degrees. On this date, freezing conditions and snow showers.

Posted by: wxdude1964 Oct 6 2008, 09:03 PM

# 1981 - An airliner flew into a tornado which had just lifted off the ground near Moerdijk, Holland, causing the wing to fall off. The resulting crash killed everyone on board.

Huh? What in the world were they thinking?!? Surely it HAD to be visible to airport personnel and or air traffic controllers.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 7 2008, 09:51 AM

October 7

MN History
1980 Summer-like heat over the state with 92 at Montevideo and 84 at the Twin Cities.

U.S. History
# 1970 - Widespread flooding took place across Puerto Rico. Rainfall amounts for the day ranged up to seventeen inches at Aibonito. A slow moving tropical depression was responsible for six days of torrential rains across the island. Totals in the Eastern Interior Division averaged thirty inches, with 38.4 inches at Jayuya. Flooding claimed eighteen lives, and resulted in 62 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - It was another hot day in the southwestern U.S. Tucson, AZ, hit 101 degrees for the second day in a row to again equal their record for the month of October. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 103 degrees, and Blythe CA and Yuma AZ tied for honors as the hot spot in the nation with afternoon highs of 108 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Morning fog in the central U.S. reduced the visibility to near zero at some locations. Morning lows of 28 degrees at Rockford IL and 24 degrees at Waterloo IA were records for the date. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Hollywood FL and Miami FL were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms in central Texas drenched San Antonio with 3.10 inches of rain in six hours causing local flooding in northeastern sections of the city. Temperatures dipped below the freezing mark from the Northern Rockies to the Upper Mississippi Valley. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1825 - The worst fire in Canadian history rages through part of New Brunswick's Miramichi Valley. The capital town of Frederickton was destroyed. As many as 500 were killed.

# 1962 - Heavy flooding in New England from Hurricane Daisy. 12.10 inches of rain fell at Reading MA during a three day period.

# 1981 - Seattle has quite a reputation for rainy weather. The interesting fact is that cities such as Atlanta and New York actually are wetter! But not on this date. Four inches of rain fell at Seattle WA in 24 hours to establish a record for that city.

# 1992 - Concordia KS records its earliest snowfall on record as 2.1 inches of the white stuff falls.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 7 2008, 10:02 AM

QUOTE(wxdude1964 @ Oct 6 2008, 10:03 PM)

# 1981 - An airliner flew into a tornado which had just lifted off the ground near Moerdijk, Holland, causing the wing to fall off. The resulting crash killed everyone on board.

Huh? What in the world were they thinking?!? Surely it HAD to be visible to airport personnel and or air traffic controllers.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 8 2008, 02:03 PM

October 8

U.S. History
# 1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1901 - A deluge at Galveston, TX, produced nearly twelve inches of rain in about a six hour period. The rains came precisely thirteen months after the day of the famous Galveston hurricane disaster. (David Ludlum)

# 1982 - An unusually early snowstorm hit the northern Black Hills of Wyoming and South Dakota. The storm produced up to 54 inches of snow, and winds as high as 70 mph. The snowfall was very much dependent upon topography. Rapid City, 20 miles away, received just a trace of snow. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the southeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Madison WI with a reading of 22 degrees. The low of 28 degrees at Evansville IN was the coolest of record for so early in the season. Hot weather continued in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 104 degrees and a record tying 116 days of 100 degree weather for the year. Tucson AZ established an all-time record with 72 days of 100 degree weather for the year. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Snow was reported across parts of northern New England. Two inches blanketed Mount Snow VT. Warm weather continued in the northwestern U.S. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Stampede Pass WA exceeded their previous record for October by seven degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning lows in the 20s were reported from the Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes. International Falls MN and Marquette MI reported record lows of 22 degrees. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in central California as the Oakland Athletics won the American League pennant. San Luis Obispo CA reported a high of 99 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1990 - 7.9 inches of snow fell at Cheyenne WY set an all-time record for snowfall for any 24 hours in October.

# 1994 - Flash flooding from tropical rainfalls caused 18 deaths in Houston.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 9 2008, 10:21 AM

October 9

MN History
1938 Forest fires on the 9th and 10th claimed 21 lives in northern Minnesota.

U.S. History
# 1903 - New York City was deluged with 11.17 inches of rain 24 hours to establish a state record. Severe flooding occurred in the Passaic Valley of New Jersey where more than fifteen inches of rain was reported. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1981 - The temperature at San Juan, Puerto Rico, soared to 98 degrees to establish an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Eighteen cities in the southeastern U.S. and the Middle Atlantic Coast Region reported record low temperatures for the date. Asheville NC dipped to 29 degrees, and the record low of 47 degrees at Jacksonville FL marked their fourth of the month. A second surge of cold air brought light snow to the Northern Plains, particularly the Black Hills of South Dakota. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Ten cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Hartford CT with a reading of 28 degrees. Snow continued in northern New England through the morning hours. Mount Washington NH reported five inches of snow. Warm weather continued in the western U.S. Los Angeles CA reported a record high of 102 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cold weather continued in the Upper Midwest. Thirteen cities in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana reported record low temperatures for the date, including Marquette MI with a reading of 20 degrees. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the western U.S. as the San Francisco Giants won the National League pennant. San Jose CA reported a record high of 91 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1804 - "Snow Hurricane" dumps heavy rains along the coast from mid-Atlantic northward and very heavy snows inland across New England. Up to 2 feet of snow fell in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

# 1895 - Snow fell in Philadelphia PA, the earliest occurrence of snow flakes in the city's weather records.

# 1944 - Major hailstorm in Montana causes $7.5 million crop loss.

# 1954 - Famed Weather Bureau Hurricane Forecaster Grady Norton died of a stroke in Miami wile working 12 hours days plotting the course of Hurricane Hazel. Norton ignored warnings of his medical condition in order to provide warnings about the Hurricane, which would go onto blast the North Carolina coast on October 15.

# 1967 - Over one thousand people died in a micro-cyclone that hit the Indian coast. The storm surge penetrated 16 miles inland along the low lying coast.

# 1980 - Seesaw weather in the Music City. Nashville TN records high temperature of 91 degrees, setting a record for the date. Just three days earlier, the temperature had dropped to 31, the coldest ever for so early in the season.

# 1982 - Extremely early snowstorm affects the Black Hills of South Dakota. As much as 6 feet of very wet, heavy snow fell, accompanied by winds of up to 70 mph.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 10 2008, 09:50 AM

October 10

MN History
1949 Bizzare storm brings Hurricane force winds across Minnesota. This was possibly
the strongest non-thunderstorm winds seen in Minnesota. Top winds were clocked at 100
mph at Rochester, with a gust of 89 mph at the Twin Cities International Airport. 4 deaths
and 81 injuries were reported. Numerous store windows were broken, and large chimneys
toppled. The top 10 floors of the Foshay building were evacuated with the tenants feeling
seasick from the swaying building.

1973 Heaviest rainstorm ever in October dumps 6.13 inches on Vesta and many places
over northern Minnesota saw 4 to 5 inches.

U.S. History
# 1804 - A famous snow hurricane occurred. The unusual coastal storm caused northerly gales from Maine to New Jersey. Heavy snow fell across New England, with three feet reported at the crest of the Green Mountains. A foot of snow was reported in the Berkshires of southern New England, at Goshen CT. (David Ludlum)

# 1928 - The temperature at Minneapolis, MN, reached 90 degrees, their latest such reading of record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1973 - Fifteen to 20 inch rains deluged north central Oklahoma in thirteen hours producing record flooding. Enid was drenched with 15.68 inches of rain from the nearly stationary thunderstorms, which established a state 24 hour rainfall record. Dover OK reported 125 of 150 homes damaged by flooding. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1979 - A storm blanketed Worcester, MA, with 7.5 inches of snow, a record snowfall total for so early in the season for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Eleven cities in the north central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Colorado Springs CO with a reading of 23 degrees, and Havre MT with a low of 11 degrees above zero. Light snow was reported as far south as Kansas. Omaha NE reported their third earliest snow of record. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Sunny and mild weather prevailed across the nation for Columbus Day. The afternoon high of 77 degrees at Kalispell MT was the warmest reading of record for so late in the autumn season. Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced wind gusts to 56 mph at Lorain OH. Snowflakes were observed at Milwaukee WI around Noon, but quickly changed to rain as temperature readings were in the lower 60s. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced torrential rains along the northeast coast of Florida. Augustine was deluged with 16.08 inches of rain. The heavy rain caused extensive flooding of homes and businesses, and left some roads under three feet of water. Ten cities from South Carolina to New England reported record low temperatures for the date, including Concord NH with a reading of 23 degrees. Temperatures dipped into the 30s in the Carolinas. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1780 - The Hurricane Season of 1780 was one of the worst in recorded history, and the storm which destroyed the Windward Islands October 10-12 is the deadliest ever in recorded Atlantic history. It became known simply as the "Great Hurricane of 1780." It is believed that 22,000 perished in week long rampage of The Great Hurricane. 9,000 died on the island of Martinique, 5000 in Euststius and 4000 in Barbados. Thousands more died at sea. It was just one of three deadliest hurricanes that month. The first week of the month saw a hurricane strike Jamaica, killing 1000. The eastern Gulf of Mexico was hit later that month, and 2000 were killed. The October storms scuttled much of the British and Spanish navies and aided the colonies in the American Revolution.

# 1846 - Pressure dropped to 27.06 inches as major hurricane crossed Cuba. The storm would go onto wreak great havoc at Key West. Fort Taylor was reportedly reduced to ruins.

# 1925 - Up to 2 feet of snow fell in northern Vermont and New Hampshire as a major early season storm hit New England. Weekend football games would be played in deep snow.

# 1979 - Boston records its earliest measurable snowfall ever. Worcester MA picks up over 7 inches, the most snow ever recorded so early in the season. Richmond VA reported its earliest snowfall ever. Snow was reported over a widespread area from Maryland into southern New England. The world series game in Baltimore had to be postponed. The temperature at Philadelphia PA at mid-afternoon was cold enough to establish a new record low for the date!

# 1991 - With 100 degree high, Sacramento sets daily record, warmest so late in season and latest 100 degree reading records.

Posted by: wxdude1964 Oct 11 2008, 06:39 AM

QUOTE(BriSr @ Oct 10 2008, 11:50 AM)

Posted by: BriSr Oct 11 2008, 12:58 PM

October 11

MN History
1909 Snowstorm hits state with temperatures dropping to 7 degrees over the north.

U.S. History
# 1925 - Widespread early season snows fell in the northeastern U.S., with as much as two feet in New Hampshire and Vermont. The heavy snow blocked roads and cancelled football games. (David Ludlum)

# 1954 - A deluge of 6.72 inches of rain in 48 hours flooded the Chicago River, causing ten million dollars damage in the Chicago area. (9th-11th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - More than thirty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including Waterloo IA and Scottsbluff NE where the mercury dipped to 16 degrees. Tropical Storm Floyd brought heavy rain to southern Florida, moisture from Hurricane Ramon produced heavy rain in southern California, and heavy snow blanketed the mountains of New York State and Vermont. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Low pressure brought gale force winds to the Great Lakes Region, with snow and sleet reported in some areas. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the north central U.S. The mercury hit 84 degrees at Cutbank MT and Worland WY. The temperature at Gunnison CO soared from a morning low of 12 degrees to a high of 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Much of the nation enjoyed "Indian Summer" type weather. Nine cities in the central U.S. reported record highs for the date as temperatures warmed into the 80s and 90s. Record highs included 90 degrees at Grand Island NE and 97 degrees at Waco TX. Strong winds along a cold front crossing the Northern High Plains Region gusted to 80 mph at Ames Monument WY during the early morning. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1836 - For the third straight Wednesday, snow fell in New York State. 35 inches fell at Cornell University in Hamilton NY.

# 1846 - The Great Key West Hurricane of 1846 was one of the most significant hurricanes to strike Florida in the 19th century. Great destruction in the Florida Keys. Key West was virtually destroyed with 5 feet of water inundating the city. Two major lighthouses were destroyed by the hurricane.

# 1906 - Extremely cold weather for the all-Chicago World Series between the Cubs and White Sox. The game time temperature on this date was just 43 degrees, but the day before, snow flurries had menaced the fans and players along with freezing temperatures.

# 1918 - One of the most violent earthquakes in Puerto Rico history created a giant tsunami, or giant wave, killing 116 people.

# 1991 - Most people think of Seattle as being consistently cold and rainy, but you may be amazed to know that more rain falls each year in places like New York and Chicago. On this date, Seattle was recording its' 40th straight day without measurable rainfall.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 12 2008, 04:02 PM

October 12

MN History
1918 Dry fall weather set the stage for a dangerous fire threat. Several fires roared
through large area of Carlton and St. Louis County. Hardest hit were the towns of
Cloquet, Moose Lake and Brookston. The Carlton County Vidette called it a "Hurricane
of burning leaves and smoke." At least 453 people died, possibly as many as 1,000. Over
11,000 people were homeless.

U.S. History
# 1836 - A third early season storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Bridgewater NY received 18 inches, a foot of snow fell at Madison NY, and for the third time all the mountains of the northeastern U.S. were whitened. (David Ludlum)

# 1918 - Forest fires ravaged parts of Minnesota from the Duluth area northeastward, claiming the lives of 600 persons. Smoke with a smell of burnt wood spread to Albany NY and Washington D.C. in 24 hours. Smoke was noted at Charleston SC on the 14th, and by the 15th was reported in northeastern Texas. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1962 - The "Columbus Day Big Blow" occurred in the Pacific Northwest. It was probably the most damaging windstorm of record west of the Cascade Mountains. Winds reached hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph. More than 3.5 billion board feet of timber were blown down, and communications were severely disrupted due to downed power lines. The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Floyd, the only hurricane to make landfall the entire season, moved across the Florida Keys. Floyd produced wind gusts to 59 mph at Duck Key, and up to nine inches of rain in southern Florida. Sixteen cities in the Ohio Valley and the Middle Mississippi Valley reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 27 degrees at Paducah KY, and 24 degrees at Rockford IL and Springfield IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Twenty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN with a reading of 17 degrees. The town of Embarass MN reported a morning low of 8 degrees. Snow showers in the northeastern U.S. produced five inches at Corry PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Temperatures again warmed into the 80s in the Central Plains Region and the Middle Mississippi Valley, with 90s in the south central U.S. Six cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fort Smith AR with a reading of 92 degrees. Strong winds along a cold front crossing the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley gusted to 61 mph at Johnstown PA. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1906 - Charlotee NC recorded its' earliest freezing temperature with a morning low of 31 degrees. Interestingly enough, on this same date in 1950, the Queen City would record its latest ever 90 degree reading.

# 1954 - Hurricane Hazel pounded the island of Haiti with winds of 125 mph. Many villages were reported totally destroyed and 1000 Haitians died.

# 1978 - A car in Indianapolis IN was struck by lightning, blowing out the tires and destroying all of the electrical systems. The driver was uninjured.

# 1979 - Typhoon Tip in the Northwest Pacific Ocean achieved the dubious distinction of being the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured on earth. It was measured to have a central pressure of 870 mb and estimated surface sustained winds of 190 mph.

WOW!!

Posted by: BriSr Oct 13 2008, 10:13 AM

October 13

MN History
1820 Snowstorm at Ft. Snelling dumps 11 inches.

U.S. History
# 1846 - A great hurricane tracked across Cuba, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The hurricane inflicted major damage along its entire path, which was similar to the path of Hurricane Hazel 108 years later. The hurricane caused great damage at Key West FL, and at Philadelphia PA it was the most destructive storm in thirty years. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Four tornadoes struck southeastern Virginia late in the night causing three million dollars damage. Tornadoes at Falls Church VA caused a million dollars damage. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

# 1987 - Fifteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 34 degrees at Meridian MS, 28 degrees at Paducah KY, and 26 degrees at Beckley WV. Another surge of arctic air entered the north central U.S. bringing snow to parts of Wyoming and Colorado. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - A total of forty-three cities in the eastern U.S. and the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including Elkins WV and Marquette MI where the mercury dipped to 18 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Sixteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 80s and low 90s from the Southern and Central Plains to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast. Evansville IND and North Platte NE reported record highs of 91 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1876 - New York City records earliest 32 degree temperature and 1/2 inch of snow. Snow fell from Virginia to New England. 3.5 inches of snow fell in Fall River MA.

# 1982 - Denver experiences a wet, early-season snow. Up to 6 inches fell in the Foothills. Extensive power outages resulted as tree limbs broke under the weight of the snow.

# 1986 - 13 degrees at North Platte NE was one of many record lows set on this date.

# 1990 - Combined remnants of Tropical Storms Klaus and Marco dumped extremely heavy rainfall over New England. More than 6 inches of rain fell in parts of Connecticut.

# 1994 - 14.26 inches of rain in 24 hours at Hunter GA.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 14 2008, 11:17 AM

October 14

MN History
1966 An enormous hailstone crashed through the windshield of a truck near Claremont
in Dodge County. It was reported to be 16 inches in circumference.

U.S. History
# 1957 - Floodwaters roared through a migrant labor camp near the town of Picacho AZ flooding fifty cabins and a dozen nearby homes. 250 migrant workers lost their shelters. The month was one of the wettest Octobers in Arizona weather history. (The Weather Channel)

# 1965 - Heavy rains hit the coastal areas of southeastern Florida. In a 24 hour period rains of twenty inches were reported from Deerfield Beach to Fort Lauderdale, with 25.28 inches on the Fort Lauderdale Bahia-Mar Yacht Basin. Flooding that resulted caused considerable damage to roads and streets. The rains inundated numerous newly planted vegetable fields, and some residences. Ten miles away just 4.51 inches of rain was reported. (14th- 15th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1981 - Four days of heavy rain across northern Texas and southern Oklahoma came to an end. The heaviest rains fell in a band from southwest of Abilene TX to McAlester OK, with up to 26 inches reported north of Gainesville, in north central Texas. The heavy rains were the result of decaying Hurricane Norma, which also spawned thirteen tornadoes across the region. Seven deaths were attributed to the flooding. (Storm Data)

# 1984 - Dense fog contributed to a 118 vehicle accident on I-94, just south of Milwaukee WI. It was the seventh day of an eight day stretch of dense fog. At the time of the accident the visibility was reportedly close to zero. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Sixteen cities, mostly in the Appalachain Region, reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 43 degrees at Lake Charles LA, 35 degrees at Augusta GA, and 27 degrees at Asheville NC. Gale force winds buffeted the Carolina coast. Light snow fell across parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and western South Dakota. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Forty cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Elkins WV was the cold spot in the nation with a record low of 18 degrees above zero. Thunderstorms in Arizona drenched Phoenix with nine inches of rain in nine hours, the fifth highest total for any given day in ninety-two years of records. Carefree AZ was soaked with two inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather over Michigan during the morning, and over New York State and Connecticut during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms spawned two tornadoes, and there were ninety reports of large hail or damaging winds, including seventy reports of damaging winds in New York State. A tornado at McDonough NY killed one person and injured three other people. Strong thunderstorm winds gusted to 105 mph at Somerset. Temperatures warmed into the 80s and lower 90s over much of the nation east of the Rockies, with eleven cities reporting record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 81 degrees at Beckley WV and Bluefield WV equaled October records. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1909 - F3 tornado strikes Pittsburg Landing and Stantonville TN. 23 fatalities, 80 injured.

# 1966 - Iowa struck by devastating late season tornado outbreak. A total of 12 tornadoes touched down, including an F4 that devastated a large part of Belmond Iowa. It was the day of the homecoming parade in the town, but fortunately the threatening skies had caused the crowds to break up before the twister's arrival. 6 people died in this tornado. 75 of the 112 businesses in the town were destroyed. Damage totaled $12 million.

# 1969 - Portland OR recorded its earliest freeze ever.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 15 2008, 02:01 PM

October 15, 2008

MN History
1968 Short-sleeve weather across central and southern Minnesota. The high was 85 in
the Twin Cities.

U.S. History
# 1880 - A violent early season blizzard raked Minnesota and the Dakotas. Winds gusted to 70 mph at Yankton SD, and snow drifts 10 to 15 feet high were reported in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Saint Paul MN reported a barometric pressure of 28.65 inches on the 16th. Railroads were blocked by drifts of snow which remained throughout the severe winter to follow. Gales did extensive damage to ship on the Great Lakes. (15th-16th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1954 - Hurricane Hazel struck the Carolina coastline. The hurricane demolished every pier along a 170 mile stretch from Myrtle Beach SC to Cedar Island NC, and obliterated entire lines of beach homes. Hurricane Hazel also destroyed 1500 homes as it moved inland with seventeen foot tides. Winds between Myrtle Beach SC and Cape Fear NC gusted to 150 mph. Hurricane Hazel caused 163 million dollars damage, and claimed the lives of 98 persons. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1966 - Iowa experienced its worst late season tornado of record. In just one minute a twister tore through the town of Belmond leveling 75 percent of the businesses, and 100 homes, causing more than eleven million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Unseasonably cold weather continued in the eastern U.S., with thirteen cities reporting record low temperatures for the date. The low of 34 degrees at Montgomery AL was their coldest reading of record for so early in the season. Lows of 32 degrees at Harrisburg PA and 34 degrees at Parkersburg WV marked their third straight morning of record cold. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - The cold high pressure system responsible for the record low temperatures in the eastern U.S. began to move out to sea, giving way to a trend toward "Indian Summer". Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced golf ball size hail at Altamont KS and hail two inches in diameter at Yates City IL. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Hurricane Jerry made landfall at Galveston, TX, at 6:30 PM (CDT). Winds at the Galveston Airport reached 75 mph, with gusts to 100 mph. Tides along the island were six to eight feet, and rainfall totals ranged up to slightly more than six inches north of Beaumont. Three persons were killed when their vehicle was blown off the Galveston seawall into the pounding surf. Total damage along the Upper Texas Coast was estimated at fifteen million dollars. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Lower Michigan during the late morning. Two persons were injured when a tree fell on their camper at the Traverse City State park. While strong northerly winds ushered much colder air into the central U.S., unseasonably warm weather continued in the south central and eastern U.S. The afternoon high of 82 degrees at Bluefield WV was a record for October. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1608 - Evangelista Torricelli, the Italian physicist and mathematician who invented the barometer was born on this date.

# 1876 - Coastal storm brought early-season cold and snow to the east coast. New York City recorded its earliest 32 degree temperature ever along with 1/2 inch of snow.

# 1947 - People question attempts to weaken a hurricane by seeding it with dry ice after it makes an unexpected turn off the coast and makes landfall near Savannah Georgia with winds of 100 mph. One person was killed. Damage totaled $3 million.

# 1954 - Hurricane Hazel made landfall near Cape Fear NC on the South Carolina/Georgia border as a category 4 storm with top winds of 150 mph. A record storm surge caused extreme destruction along the North Carolina Coast with an 18 foot tide at Calabash. The tide height was enhanced by highest lunar tide of the year. 300 homes vanished without a trace at Long Island NC. After the storm, no fishing pier was left standing from Myrtle Beach, SC to Cedar Island, NC. The storm quickly lost tropical characteristics after moving inland, but still brought high winds and flooding all the way into New York state and across the border into Toronto, Canada. The storm accelerated as it moved inland, crossing the entire state of Virginia in just four hours. Washington DC recorded a wind gust to 98 mph. 98 people died in the storm. Damages totaled $251 million.

# 1965 - Fort Lauderdale in deluged with 25.28 inches of rain in 48 hours. Significant flooding occurred.

# 1984 - Monday Night Football game in Denver played in raging blizzard. 15 inches of snow fell in the Mile High City. 34 inches fell in the nearby mountains. The Air Force Academy canceled classes for the first time in its' recorded history.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 16 2008, 01:51 PM

October 16

MN History
1880 Earliest blizzard in Minnesota. Struck western Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas
especially hard. Over a foot of snow in western counties. Railroads were blocked.
Damage done to Great Lakes shipping. Huge drifts exceeding 20 ft formed in the Canby
area lasted until the next spring when flooding occurred across the Minnesota River
Valley.

1937 Snowstorm leaves 10 inches at Bird Island.

U.S. History
# 1913 - The temperature in Downtown San Francisco soared to 101 degrees to equal their record for October. (The Weather Channel)

# 1937 - An unlikely winter-like storm produced as much as ten inches of snow in Minnesota and Iowa.

# 1987 - Ten cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 34 degrees at Augusta GA marked their third straight morning of record cold. A cold front brought showers and thunderstorms to parts of the central U.S. Lightning struck a bull and six cows under a tree near Battiest OK. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in southwestern Lower Michigan and northern Indiana. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado north of Nappanee IN which caused half a million dollars damage. Six cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 100 degrees at Red Bluff CA was the latest such reading of record for so late in the autumn season. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Heavy snow blanketed the foothills of Colorado. Up to three inches was reported around Denver. Echo Lake was buried under nineteen inches of snow. Temperatures again warmed into the 80s and lower 90s in the eastern and south central U.S. Thirteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Atlantic City NJ with a reading of 84 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1816 - Long drought ended in northern New England as gentle rains finally arrived, extinguishing wildfires that had been very damaging during an extremely dry September.

# 1954 - Memorable Hurricane Hazel slashed into Canada with high winds and extremely heavy rainfall. Toronto recorded wind gusts to 110 mph and 8.43 inches of rain. 80 people died in Canada.

# 1990 - Temperature reached 90 for 136th day in Tampa FL.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 17 2008, 11:34 AM

October 17

MN History
1971 Heavy rains in NW Minnesota. 4.02" at Georgetown (20 miles N of Moorhead.)

U.S. History
# 1781 - General Cornwallis attempted to escape encirclement by crossing York River, "but a violent storm arose" dispersing his boats causing him to ask for an armistice. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1971 - Great balls of fire were observed just ahead of a tornado moving down the main street of Wray CO. However, little other electrical activity accompanied the storm. Nine persons were injured in the tornado, all at a trailer court at the edge of town. (The Weather Channel)

# 1984 - A snowstorm struck northern Utah producing a record 18 inches in 24 hours at Salt Lake City, and 40 inches at the nearby Alta Ski Resort. The town of Magna, located ten miles west of Salt Lake City, did not receive any snow at all. The storm was responsible for a fifty vehicle pile-up along Interstate 15 near Farmington UT. (Storm Data)

# 1987 - It was a great day for an Oktoberfest, or to enjoy the colors of autumn, as much of the nation enjoyed sunny and mild weather. Columbia SC dipped to 34 degrees, marking their third morning in a row of record cold. Bakersfield CA reached 80 degrees for the 143rd day in a row to break a record established in 1940. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Lower Ohio Valley. Severe thunderstorms spawned three tornadoes in Indiana, including one which injured four persons. Strong thunderstorm winds at Connerville IND caused three million dollars damage. Thunderstorms in Illinois produced hail two inches in diameter Colfax. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms representing the remnants of Hurricane Jerry deluged southeast Kentucky with four to six inches of rain in 18 to 24 hours, resulting in widespread flash flooding. Flooding resulted in more than five million dollars damage. Temperatures again warmed into the 80s and lower 90s in the southeastern U.S. Lakeland FL and Orlando FL reported record highs of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1910 - Hurricane makes unusual loop off the southwest coast of Florida. The storm's eye passed just west of Key West and then made landfall near Cape Romano. At Sand Key FL, the barometer dropped to 28.40 inches with winds estimated to 125 mph. Fort Myers measured winds in excess of 100 mph.

# 1935 - First of 176 days with a minimum temperature at or below 32 degrees at Langdon ND. This stands as the record for the United States.

# 1950 - Small, but powerful Hurricane King made landfall near Miami FL. Winds were sustained at 122 mph with gusts to 150 mph in Miami. Reconnaissance during the day indicated that the hurricane had winds in excess of 100 mph, but because it was so small, it weaved through the observation network of the Keys and Florida Straits, and forecasters believed its intensity had either dropped or been overestimated. It turned out they were wrong. The tornado-like hurricane caused damage totaling $28 million.

# 1988 - Four inches of rain fell during a short time at Fort Wayne IN, causing extensive flooding.

# 1991 - Sleet fell in the Blue Ridge Mountains as a major coastal storm causing extensive coastal flooding from North Carolina to Massachusetts.

# 1998 - Torrential rains over south and southeast Texas during the weekend of the 17th and 18th led to widespread and deadly flooding. A total of 31 people died during this event, and property damage estimates approached three quarters of a billion dollars. At least 17 of the drowning victims were in vehicles which were either driven into water or were swept away by rapidly rising water. Up to 22 inches of rain fell which first resulted in deadly flash flooding from San Antonio to Austin followed by record breaking river floods along several south Texas rivers the following week. The peak flood stages that would occur following the event at 15 locations were the highest ever. The rainfall was not associated with a tropical system, but had rainfall amounts reminiscent of some of the worst hurricanes and tropical storms. 11.26 inches of rain fell in San Antonio TX to establish their all-time record for most rainfall in a single day. The amount would contribute to the monthly total of 18.07 inches of rain in the Alamo City, which made October 1998 their wettest month ever.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 18 2008, 04:59 PM

October 18

MN History
1916 Blizzard over Minnesota. Hallock's temp is in the 60's. Drops to 2 above by the 20th.

U.S. History
# 1910 - Northeasterly winds as high as 70 mph (from a hurricane moving northward up the Florida peninsula) carried water out of Tampa Bay and the Hillsboro River. The water level lowered to nine feet below mean low water. Forty ships were grounded. (The Weather Channel)

# 1930 - A big early season lake effect snowburst on the lee shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario produced 47 inches at Governeur NY and 48 inches just south of Buffalo. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced golf ball size hail at Atlanta, along with wind gusts to 86 mph, and four inches of rain. Damage from the storm was estimated at more than a million dollars. Sunny and mild weather continued across much of the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Eight cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Red Bluff CA with a reading of 96 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Unseasonably cold air began to invade the central and eastern U.S. Light snow fell across northern Maine, and snow was also reported in the Great Lakes Region, including the Chicago area. Bismarck ND was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 9 degrees above zero. Five cities in Florida reported record high readings for the date, as temperatures warmed above 80 degrees. Miami FL reported a record high of 90 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - With the formation of Hurricane Wilma, the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season tied the record for the most named storms for any season (21 storms in 1933), and also tied the record for the most hurricanes in a single season (12 in 1969). Wilma peaked at category-5 intensity on the 19th, with a minimum central pressure falling to 882 millibars (26.05 inches of mercury), the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. Wilma also became the most rapidly-intensifying storm on record, with a maximum-sustained surface wind speed increase of 105 mph in a 24-hour period.

...and more History
# 1906 - Hurricane moves through the Florida Keys and the Miami area. 193 people were killed in the Keys, many of them workers who were building Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad.

# 1916 - Hurricane eye passes over Pensacola FL with winds of 114 mph.

# 1948 - Birmingham AL earliest freeze.

# 1984 - Salt Lake City sets new 24 hour snowfall record with 18.4 inches of wet, heavy snow. Record had stood for 100 years. 40 inches fell at Alta, Utah.

# 1985 - Typhoon Dot slammed into the Philippines with wind gusts of over 130 mph.

# 1991 - Nearly four inches of snow fell at Rochester NY, the largest snowfall ever recorded so early in the season there.

# 1994 - Massive flooding came to a close in southeast Texas. Up to 20 inches of rain fell over a widespread area. The maximum amount recorded was over thirty inches at Liberty Texas. 18 people were killed. 13,000 people had to flee their homes and 22,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Total damage: $900 million.

# 1996 - Tropical Storm Warnings were lowered along with shutters in the Florida Keys as Hurricane Lili passed the state by heading for the Bahamas. Many places in South Florida were under water from several days of heavy rain.

Posted by: BriSr Oct 19 2008, 02:50 PM

October 19

MN History
1972 Cold Snap. 1 above in Tower. 9 in St. Peter and Luverne.

2000 Warmest October 19th in Minnesota history. Many cities had highs in the 80's with
the Twin Cities hitting 84. Appleton in Swift County reported 90 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1844 - The famous "Lower Great Lakes Storm" occurred. Southwesterly winds were at hurricane force for five hours, driving lake waters into downtown Buffalo NY. The storm drowned 200 persons. (David Ludlum)

# 1961 - Rain changed to a record early season, heavy wet snow over the southern mountains of West Virginia. Leaves were still on trees, resulting in the worst forest disaster since the fires of 1952 and 1953. One to two feet of snow fell near Summersville and Richwood. (19th-20th) (The Weather Channel)

# 1984 - Thunderstorms deluged the town of Odem, TX (located 15 miles northwest of Corpus Christi) with 25 inches of rain in ju