Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Apr 24 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday April 24, 2017.
This is the 114th day of the year, there are 251 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 1899 Two women and one son lived to tell the story of being
picked up by a tornado, and carried more than 1/4 of a
mile, flying far above the church steeples, before being
gently set down again. The young boy and one of the ladies
said they had the pleasure of flying alongside a horse.
The horse "kicked and struggled" as it flew high above,
and was set down unharmed about a mile away.
In 1908 Severe thunderstorms spawned eighteen tornadoes over across
the Central Gulf Coast States killing 310 persons. The state
of Mississippi was hardest hit. A tornado near Hattiesburg
MS killed 143 persons and caused more than half a million
dollars damage. Four violent tornadoes accounted for
279 of the 310 deaths. The deadliest of the four tornadoes
swelled to a width of 2.5 miles as it passed near Amite LA.
The tornado also leveled most of Purvis MS.
In 1930 A low level updraft in Hinaidi and Baghdad, Iraq slowed
falling hail to 9 mph, creating hailstones 1 5/8" in
diameter.
In 1987 Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Middle
Atlantic Coast Region. Up to seven inches of rain drenched
Virginia in three days. Morgantown WV received 4.27 inches
in 24 hours, and flooding was reported in south central West
Virginia.
In 1988 Low pressure produced high winds and severe thunderstorms in
the Southern Plains Region. Strong thunderstorm winds
destroyed two mobile homes at Whitt TX, injuring two persons.
Winds associated with the low pressure system gusted to 70
mph at Guadalupe Pass TX.
In 1989 Twenty cities in the central U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date. Russell KS was the hot spot in
the nation with a reading of 101 degrees. Evening
thunderstorms produced severe weather from Colorado to
Wisconsin. Hail four and a half inches in diameter was
reported at Sargeant NE.
In 1990 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern
High Plains to north central Kansas. Thunderstorms spawned
ten tornadoes, including one which injured four persons and
caused 1.5 million dollars damage at Shattuck OK.
Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Wheeler,
TX, wind gusts to 85 mph southwest of Arnett, OK, and
13.45 inches of rain near Caldwell, TX, which resulted in
the worst flooding in recent memory for that area.
In 2002 Tornadoes hit the Midwest eastward...with southeast
Missouri being the hardest hit.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail, high winds, and
tornadoes struck the lower Mississippi Valley, with
the most tornadoes across Mississippi. Brandon, MS was
the hardest hit, with several injures, and 7300 homes
were without power at the height of the storm.
In 2010 An EF-4 tornado plowed through east Louisiana, and much of
Mississippi, before weakening near the Alabama border.
At times, it was 1 3/4 miles wide...with Yazoo City, among
other areas...hardest hit. The tornado was part of a severe
outbreak across the lower Mississippi valley that day.
In 2014 Between 12 Noon and 8pm Central Time, lightning data showed
approximately 11,700 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in
Arkansas. Two rounds of strong and severe thunderstorms
moved across the state, with heavy rain, large hail, and
damaging winds.
