Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu May 11 2017 07:44 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Thursday May 11, 2017.
This is the 131st day of the year, there are 234 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 1953 A tornado hit Waco TX killing 114 persons and burying
some downtown streets under five feet of fallen bricks.
In 1966 The 1.6 inch snow at Chicago IL was their latest
measurable snow of record. Previously the record was 3.7
inches on the 1st and 2nd of May set in 1940.
In 1970 A very powerful tornado struck the city of Lubbock TX
killing 26 persons, injuring more than 500 others, and
causing 135 million dollars damage. It was the most
destructive tornado of record up until that time, and
came on the 17th anniversary of the twister which struck
Waco TX killing 114 persons. A second tornado killed two
other persons in Lubbock, and the two tornadoes damaged
or destroyed nearly a quarter of the city.
In 1987 Early morning thunderstorms produced up to four inches of
rain in southern Texas, with flooding reported from
Maverick County to Eagle Pass. Evening thunderstorms in
northern Illinois produced golf ball size hail and wind
gusts to 70 mph.
In 1988 Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the southwestern
U.S. Reno NV reported a record high of 89 degrees.
In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather in the High Plains Region. Thunderstorm winds
gusted to 71 mph at Gillette WY, and baseball size hail
was reported at Pecos TX and Fort Stockton TX. Fort
Stockton TX was deluged with 7.75 inches of rain in less
than two hours.
In 1990 Unseasonably cold weather followed in the wake of a
spring storm in the north central U.S. Seven cities
reported record low temperatures for the date, including
Madison WI with a reading of 29 degrees.
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Kansas, Oklahoma
and the northern half of Texas. Severe thunderstorms
spawned four tornadoes in Texas, and produced high winds
which overturned four mobile homes northwest of Abilene
TX injuring ten persons.
