Subj : Todays Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Sep 17 2017 12:09 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday September 17, 2017.
This is the 260th day of the year, there are 105 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 1932 Concord NH was drenched with 5.97 inches of rain in
24 hours to establish a record for that location (16th-
17th).
In 1963 Nearly two and a half inches of rain fell at Yuma AZ in
24 hours. It was the most intense rain for Yuma during
the period between 1909 and 1977.
In 1965 A storm produced a band of heavy snow across parts of
Wyoming. Totals of 23 inches at Rawlins and 20.7 inches
at Lander far surpassed previous snowfall record totals
for so early in the season. (15th-17th)
In 1987 Thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging winds, and
heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Heavy rain in
southwestern Pennsylvania forced evacuation of twenty
homes along Four Mile Run Creek, near Darlington.
Harrisburg PA established a record for the date with 2.11
inches of rain. A cold front in the central U.S. brought
freezing temperatures to parts of Montana and Wyoming.
In 1988 Early in the morning a tornado hit Kelly Air Force Base
in San Antonio TX injuring three persons and causing
twenty-eight million dollars damage. A second tornado
on the northwest side of San Antonio caused six million
dollars damage, and a third tornado in Bexar County
killed one person and injured another. Thunderstorms
associated with Hurricane Gilbert spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in a two day period, with forty
tornadoes in central and south central Texas.
In 1989 Hurricane Hugo hit the Virgin Islands, producing wind
gusts to 97 mph at Saint Croix. Hurricane Hugo passed
directly over the island of Saint Croix causing complete
devastation and essentially cutting off the island from
communications. A storm surge of five to seven feet
occurred at Saint Croix. The only rain gauge left
operating, at Caneel Bay, indicated 9.40 inches in
24 hours. Hurricane Hugo claimed the lives of three
persons at Saint Croix, and caused more than 500 million
dollars damage. A ship, Nightcap, in the harbor of
Culebra, measured wind gusts as high as 170 mph.
A cold front brought high winds to the Great Basin and
the Rocky Mountain Region, and thunderstorms along the
cold front produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Yellowstone
Park WY.
In 2000 Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall at Cedar Key, FL
with 70 mph winds. Previously a minimal hurricane, it
produced large amounts of rain and several tornadoes
across the Florida Peninsula as it approached.
In 2001 A severe hailstorm near Rocky Ford, CO killed 1500 birds,
most of them white pelicans.
In 2014 Harrison, Arkansas measured 1.41 inches of rain in only
12 minutes, from a strong thunderstorm in the area.
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