Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Apr 30 2017 09:15 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday April 30, 2017.
This is the 120th day of the year, there are 245 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 1852 A tornado, following the same track as the famous
"Tri-state Tornado" of 1925, struck the town of New
Harmony IN. Just sixteen persons were killed by the
twister, due to the sparse settlement. The "Tri-state
Tornado" on March 18, 1925, killed 695 persons.
In 1953 A tornado 300 yards in width leveled homes on the north side
of Warner-Robins GA, and barracks on the south side of the
Warner-Robbins Air Force Base.
In 1971 At 10:30 AM, the sky over Jacksonville, Florida, turned
black; and birds began to roost, due to a nearby dying
thunderstorm.
In 1987 Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced
severe weather in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph in Lincoln,
Mineral and Sanders counties. Twenty-three cities in the
central and southeastern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date. Memphis TN was the hot spot
in the nation with a record high of 94 degrees.
In 1988 A cold front produced high winds in the southwestern U.S.
Winds gusting to 90 mph in southwestern Utah downed power
lines, and damaged trees and outbuildings. The high winds
also downed power lines in Nevada, completely knocking out
power in the town of Henderson.
In 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in central and eastern
Texas. Hail three inches in diameter was reported at Cool,
and thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph at Hillsboro. For
the first time of record Oklahoma City went through the
entire month of April without a single thunderstorm.
In 1990 Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather in southern Virginia and the Carolinas, with tennis
ball size hail reported southeast of Chesnee SC.
Thunderstorms moving over the Chesapeake Bay flooded U.S.
Highway 50 on Kent Island MD with several inches of water
resulting in a seventeen-mile long traffic jam.
In 2011 (30th-May 2nd) A stalled frontal boundary brought
widespread rain, and flooding to much of Arkansas. Storm
totals were from 6 to over 12 inches across much of
north and central Arkansas...and some areas got close
to 6 inches of rain in just 24 hours!! Many rivers across
Arkansas went above flood stage, with portions of the
Black and White Rivers well above the record flood stages
that were set from 65 to 100 years ago. There were many
road closures, evacuations, and rescues, due to the high
water.
