Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Mar 08 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Wednesday March 8, 2017.
This is the 67th day of the year, there are 298 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 1717 1200 sheep were found buried under a snow drift for 4 weeks
in Long Island Sound. 100 sheep were still alive.
In 1909 The town of Brinkley AR was struck by a tornado which
killed 49 persons and caused 600 thousand dollars
property damage. The 1200-yard wide tornado destroyed
860 buildings. Entire families were killed as houses
were completely swept away by the tornado. Tornadoes
killed 64 persons and injured 671 others in Dallas and
Monroe counties during the Arkansas tornado outbreak.
This was part of a major outbreak of tornadoes from
south central into eastern Arkansas. A total of 61
people across the state were killed.
In 1984 A freak "thunder snowstorm" produced high winds, vivid
lightning, and up to seven inches of snow in the
northern suburbs of Washington D.C.
In 1987 Thirty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported new
record high temperatures for the date, including
Madison WI with a reading of 71 degrees. Afternoon
highs of 68 at Houghton Lake MI and 72 at Flint MI
smashed previous records for the date by 14 degrees.
In 1988 A cold front brought wintry weather to the north
central U.S. Snowfall totals in northwestern Minnesota
ranged up to 8 inches at Roseau and Hallock. Winds in
South Dakota gusted to 61 mph at Brookings.
In 1989 While arctic cold gripped the northeastern U.S.,
unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the
southwestern states. Albany NY reported a record low
of 2 degrees below zero. Tucson AZ reported a record
high of 90 degrees.
In 1990 Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in
east central Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunder-
storms spawned a tornado south of Augusta IL which
traveled 42 miles to Marbleton. Golf ball size hail
was reported at Peoria IL and near Vermont IL.
In 2000 A tornado hits Milwaukee, WI...becoming the earliest
confirmed tornado during a year. The previous earliest
confirmed tornado during a year was on April 2.
