Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat May 06 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday May 6, 2017.
This is the 126th day of the year, there are 239 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 1840 The "Natchez Tornado" killed 317, and injured 109, along
the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the official death toll may not have included
slaves.
In 1933 Charleston SC was deluged with 10.57 inches of rain to
establish their all-time 24 hour record.
In 1975 A massive tornado hit Omaha NE killing three persons,
injuring 133 others, and causing 150 million dollars
damage. The tornado struck during the late afternoon,
moving northeastward through the industrial and
residential areas of west central Omaha, and lifting over
the northern section of the city. The twister, which cut
a swath ten miles long and as much as a quarter of a mile
wide, was the most costly in U.S. history at that time.
In 1987 Eighteen cities in California and Oregon reported record
high temperatures for the date. Highs of 91 at Portland
OR, 101 at Medford OR, and 104 at Sacramento CA, were the
warmest of record for so early in the season.
In 1988 A major storm brought high winds to the western half of
the country. A wind gust of 74 mph at Pueblo CO broke
their May record established just four days earlier, and
winds in the Arapahoe Ski Basin area of Colorado reached
85 mph. In North Dakota, the high winds reduced
visibilities to near zero in blowing dust closing many
roads.
In 1989 Sixteen cities in the north central U.S. reported record
low temperatures for the date. Morning lows of 17 at
Bismarck ND and 26 at Minneapolis MN were the coldest of
record for so late in the season. A reading of 43
degrees at the start of the Kentucky Derby was the
coldest in 115 years of records. Light snow was reported
in the Upper Midwest, with an inch at Chicago IL.
In 1990 Snow and high winds prevailed behind a Pacific cold front
crossing the northwestern U.S. Wind gusts above 50 mph
were reported in southeastern Idaho, and heavy snow
blanketed the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, with
twelve inches reported at Stampede Pass.
In 2002 An F-2 tornado killed 2 people in the town of Happy, TX.
Storms also caused severe damage at a marina, north of
St. Louis, MO.
