Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Nov 17 2016 12:02 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Thursday November 17, 2016.
This is the 322nd day of the year, there are 44 days left.
On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1869 Southwest winds of hurricane force swept the Berkshire
and Green Mountains of New England causing extensive
forest and structural damage.
In 1927 A tornado cut a seventeen mile path across Alexandria and
southeastern Washington D.C. injuring 31 persons. The
tornado struck the Naval Air Station where a wind gust of
93 mph is recorded. A waterspout was seen over the
Potomac River ninety minutes later.
In 1953 The temperature at Minneapolis MN reached 71 degrees,
their warmest reading of record for so late in the
autumn.
In 1987 A storm in the Rockies produced 21 inches of snow at the
Monarch ski resort in Colorado, with 14 inches reported
at Steamboat Springs CO. Early morning thunderstorms in
the southeastern U.S. drenched Mary Esther FL with 4.43
inches of rain. Gale force winds over the Great Lakes
Region gusted to 49 mph at Johnstown PA.
In 1988 Another in a series of storms brought heavy snow to
the mountains of the western U.S. Totals ranged up to
17 inches at Bob Scott Summit in Nevada. Winds around
Reno NV gusted to 80 mph. The Alta and Sundance ski
resorts in Utah received 14 inches of snow.
In 1989 Freezing temperatures overspread the southeastern U.S. in
the wake of the severe weather outbreak of the previous
two days. Eight cities reported record low temperatures
for the date, including Gilbert AR with a reading of 8
degrees. A fast moving storm blanketed the Great Lakes
Region and Upper Ohio Valley with snow during the night.
Totals ranged up to 12 inches at Pellston MI and Little
Valley NY.
In 1999 Hurricane Lenny, approached category 5 status with 150
mph winds, as it slammed into the northeast Caribbean.
The storm moved from west to east, developing a few days
earlier west of Jamaica...an unprecedented event.
In 2002 A winterlike storm hit much of New England, with New
Jersey receiving significant ice accumulations. At one
time, over 87,000 homes were without power.
In 2003 Thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong wind swept across
the Houston, TX area. Parts of Houston received as much as
10 inches of rain in 24 hours, with several bayous and
creeks overflowing causing severe flooding. Several units
at a Houston apartment complex lost their roofs from a
possible tornado (several tornadoes were observed around
the area). In nearby Sugarland, TX, 16 people were injured
in weather related auto accidents...most from the strong
winds blowing their vehicles off of the road.
In 2013 A major severe weather outbreak occurred from the Upper
Midwest through the Middle Mississipi Valley, into the
Tennessee and Ohio Valley region. Numerous reports of
severe weather...including tornadoes and damaging winds...
were noted in many areas...with some of the tornadoes and
damaging winds termed as "significant". Widespread damage,
as well as numerous injuries and fatalities occurred across
several states. An NFL game in Chicago was delayed by the
severe weather in the area. Storms were moving at nearly 80
in some cases...and with some of the tornadoes, there were
"debris balls" noted on radar. Several vehicles were also
overturned, due to the high winds. Preliminary data had
over 400 severe weather reports...and around 80 of those
were tornadoes. One tornado that hit Washington County,
was rated as an EF-4.
In 2014 (17th-21st) The Lake Effect Snow Machine was in high gear
on the eastern shore of Lake Erie. Five to more than seven
feet of snow (almost a years worth), piled up just south
and east of Buffalo, New York. Buildings collapsed under
the weight of the snow. At least 13 people died.
