Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Nov 27 2016 12:01 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday November 27, 2016.
This is the 332nd day of the year, there are 34 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 1883 Fire engines were called out in New York City and New
Haven CT as a result of the afterglow of the sunset due
to vivid red ash from the Krakatoa Volcano explosion in
August.
In 1898 The "Portland" storm raged across New England
producing gale force winds along the coast and heavy snow
inland. A foot of snow blanketed Boston MA, and
27 inches fell at New London CT. Winds at Boston gusted
to 72 mph, and wind gusts to 98 mph were estimated at
Block Island RI. A passenger ship, the S. S. Portland,
sank off Cape Cod with the loss of all 191 persons
aboard, and Boston Harbor was filled with wrecked ships.
The storm wrecked 56 vessels resulting in a total of 456
casualties. (26th-28th)
In 1987 Wet weather prevailed across much of the nation east of
the Rockies. Sunny and cool weather prevailed in the
western U.S. Snow fell in the central U.S., with totals
in Kansas ranging up to six inches at Burr Oak. Much of
the area from central Oklahoma to southwestern Minnesota
experienced its first snow of the winter season.
In 1988 Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in
Minnesota. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Windom, and
snowfall totals ranged up to 14 inches at Aitkin.
Snow drifts seven feet high closed many roads. Fargo ND
reported a wind chill reading of 34 degrees below zero.
In 1989 A storm system crossing the north central U.S. spread
snow across the Dakotas and Minnesota. Heavy snow fell
in western South Dakota, with 18 inches reported at
Galena. Strong winds associated with the storm gusted to
50 mph in the Great Lakes Region and the Great Plains
Region, with blowing dust reported in Kansas.
Thunderstorms associated with the same storm system
produced damaging winds in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana
during the evening, with gusts to 73 mph reported east of
Ypsilante MI. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed ahead
of the cold front. Twenty-three cities from the Gulf
coast to the Ohio Valley and the Mid Mississippi Valley
reported record high temperatures for the date, including
Saint Louis MO with a reading of 76 degrees.
In 2001 A soggy, stormy period was to plague Arkansas and adjacent
states over the next 3 days. While portions of northern
and northwestern Arkansas got a wintry mix, the rest of the
state received heavy rain, thunderstorms, and flooding.
Three day storm totals ranged from 5 to over 10 inches.
Portions of Oklahoma and western Texas got heavy snow...
while areas east and south of Arkansas saw tornadoes.
In 2003 An upper level low ahead of a cold front brought severe
thunderstorms with large hail and wind damage to Arkansas.
Ahead of the system along the Gulf Coast, heavy rain,
severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes were observed.
In 2005 Severe weather struck Arkansas, with 24 tornadoes...
including several of F-2, and 2 of F-3 intensity.
