Subj : Todays Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Aug 19 2017 09:30 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday August 19, 2017.
This is the 231st day of the year, there are 134 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 1788 A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon
forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine.
A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster
in the now populated area.
In 1969 'Never say die' Camille let loose a cloudburst in
Virginia resulting in flash floods and landslides which
killed 151 persons and cause 140 million dollars damage.
Massies Hill VA received 27 inches of rain.
In 1986 The temperature at San Antonio TX soared to an all-time
record high of 108 degrees.
In 1987 Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread
severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri
during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail
three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which
downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons.
Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail
northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton.
Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton
KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS
was estimated at 3.5 million dollars.
In 1988 Raleigh NC reported a record hot temperature reading
of 103 degrees. Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma
produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh
County. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of
rain at Morgantown.
In 1989 Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware
with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with
local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain. Twenty-six
major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges
were washed out. Flooding caused nearly four million
dollars damage to local businesses.
In 1991 Hurricane Bob roared ashore at Newport, Rhode Island.
2.1 million homes and businesses lost power.
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