Moment Magnitude scale the Prince William Sound Earthquake was rated at MM=9.2 making it the second strongest earthquake ever recorded behind the Chilean earthquake in May 1960 which has a MM of 9.5 (that shock resulted in a Pacific wide tsunami that resulted in over 1000 deaths in the Philippines and Japan and over 50 deaths in HI). Both were subduction zone earthquakes marked by very long durations. Tectonic deformation of the Earth's surface was observed over an area the size of California in 1964. Estimations of the magnitude of the shock were hampered by the fact that every seismograph on the Planet hit the limit stops while recording the seismic waves. Long period waves from the earthquake were felt in the Space Needle in Seattle and in underground Launch Control Facilities in a Missile Complex in MO. A seiche occurred in the GOM as a result of this shock. More sobering is the realization that this is the same magnitude and character of the expected big shock in the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the OR/WA coast. The last big shock there occurred in January 1700 and according to Tribal tradition resulted in the destruction of many coastal villages. A deadly tsunami from that one occurred in Japan.
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March 28th...
1920 - Major outbreak of tornadoes from Alabama and Georgia to Michigan. Tornado in Chicago kills 20. Worst in city's history. 50 killed in Alabama and Georgia. West Point GA hardest hit. 20 people were killed and 300 were injured as an F4 tornado ripped through Will and Cook counties in Illinois. Total damage was 2 million dollars.
1921 - Cold front caused temperatures to plummet 20 degrees in 20 minutes in the Garden State of New Jersey. Temperatures as dramatic as 55 degrees in 18 hours also observed.
1942 - 22 inches of snow in Baltimore MD.
1945 - Record heat wave in East. 90 degree temperatures observed in parts of Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
1955 - Marianna FL picks up one inch of snow for latest measurable snow in the Sunshine State. Ground was whitened in Panama City FL.
1980 - Although springtime was starting in the Rocky Mountains, the snow just kept on coming! One foot or more of snow fell over portions of eastern Colorado, southwest Nebraska, northwest Kansas and southeastern Wyoming. Winds reached 40 mph and Valentine, Nebraska received 13 inches of snow. North Platte, Nebraska checked in with 15 inches.
1984 - A swarm of 36 tornadoes strikes South and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours, killing 57 people, injuring 1250 and doing $200 million in damage. Many of the fatalities were in mobile homes. One tornado near Tatum, SC, an F4 on the Fujita scale, was 2.5 miles wide at one point. This outbreak was the worst in the area in 60 years.
1987 - The second blizzard in less than a week was in progress across the central plains. 16 inches of snow was recorded at Blue Hill, Nebraska and 14 inches piled up at Omaha, Nebraska. 12 to 18 inches of snow was common across northwestern Kansas. Winds gusting up to 70 mph whipped drifts 20 to 30 feet high in some places. The storm took a great toll on cattle as well.
1988 - Severe thunderstorms unloaded hail up to 4 inches in diameter in the Oklahoma City area. 1500 new cars at a General Motors plant were totaled. Several large aircraft were heavily damaged at Tinker Air Force Base. Damage in Oklahoma County alone totaled 35 million
1992 - 1.6 inches of snow fell on this date at Syracuse, New York. This brought the seasonal snowfall total to 162.8 inches, which set a new all-time seasonal snowfall record for the location. The old seasonal record was 162.0 inches set back in the winter of 1989-90
1996 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania recorded .8 inches of snow on this day to bring its seasonal snowfall total to 83.9 inches -- the city's snowiest winter ever.
1920 - Major outbreak of tornadoes from Alabama and Georgia to Michigan. Tornado in Chicago kills 20. Worst in city's history. 50 killed in Alabama and Georgia. West Point GA hardest hit. 20 people were killed and 300 were injured as an F4 tornado ripped through Will and Cook counties in Illinois. Total damage was 2 million dollars.
1921 - Cold front caused temperatures to plummet 20 degrees in 20 minutes in the Garden State of New Jersey. Temperatures as dramatic as 55 degrees in 18 hours also observed.
1942 - 22 inches of snow in Baltimore MD.
1945 - Record heat wave in East. 90 degree temperatures observed in parts of Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
1955 - Marianna FL picks up one inch of snow for latest measurable snow in the Sunshine State. Ground was whitened in Panama City FL.
1980 - Although springtime was starting in the Rocky Mountains, the snow just kept on coming! One foot or more of snow fell over portions of eastern Colorado, southwest Nebraska, northwest Kansas and southeastern Wyoming. Winds reached 40 mph and Valentine, Nebraska received 13 inches of snow. North Platte, Nebraska checked in with 15 inches.
1984 - A swarm of 36 tornadoes strikes South and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours, killing 57 people, injuring 1250 and doing $200 million in damage. Many of the fatalities were in mobile homes. One tornado near Tatum, SC, an F4 on the Fujita scale, was 2.5 miles wide at one point. This outbreak was the worst in the area in 60 years.
1987 - The second blizzard in less than a week was in progress across the central plains. 16 inches of snow was recorded at Blue Hill, Nebraska and 14 inches piled up at Omaha, Nebraska. 12 to 18 inches of snow was common across northwestern Kansas. Winds gusting up to 70 mph whipped drifts 20 to 30 feet high in some places. The storm took a great toll on cattle as well.
1988 - Severe thunderstorms unloaded hail up to 4 inches in diameter in the Oklahoma City area. 1500 new cars at a General Motors plant were totaled. Several large aircraft were heavily damaged at Tinker Air Force Base. Damage in Oklahoma County alone totaled 35 million
1992 - 1.6 inches of snow fell on this date at Syracuse, New York. This brought the seasonal snowfall total to 162.8 inches, which set a new all-time seasonal snowfall record for the location. The old seasonal record was 162.0 inches set back in the winter of 1989-90
1996 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania recorded .8 inches of snow on this day to bring its seasonal snowfall total to 83.9 inches -- the city's snowiest winter ever.
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March 29th...
1848 - Niagara Falls eased to a trickle during the late afternoon, then was "silent" for 30 hours. An ice jam at the neck of Lake Erie and the Niagara River entrance between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, was caused by wind, waves, and lake currents.
1879 - The temperature at Los Angeles, California climbed to 99 degrees, which is 3 degrees higher than any other March day had ever reached in the city.
1886 - Atlanta GA sets rainfall record with 7.36 inches in 24 hours.
1920 - Late season snow dumps 31 inches of snow at Clear Spring MD in 24 hours to set the state record.
1921 - Abrupt end to an early spring in Washington DC as temperature falls from 82 to 26 degrees.
1935 - 84 hour duststorms at Amarillo Texas from the 28th to the 31st. For 6 hours, visibility was zero!
1942 - The "Palm Sunday snowstorm" buried Baltimore, Maryland under 22 inches of snow in 24 hours. This was the heaviest 24 hour snowfall ever for the city for the month of March as well as the heaviest snow for so late in the season.
1945 - 90 degrees in Providence RI.
1973 - The largest official hailstone recorded in Florida -3 1/2", measured in Walton County.
1980 - Heavy rains produced mudslides in Natchez, Mississippi. The slides covered two buildings on Silver Street, killing 3 people and injuring 4.
1984 - A savage "nor'Easter" battered New England. The central pressure of the low dropped to 963 millibars over the Atlantic east of New Jersey. Winds gusted to 108 mph at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts and to 97 mph at Martha's Vineyard. 8 to 16 inches of heavy wet snow fell in interior southern New England. Numerous thunderstorms also accompanied this spring blizzard. One thunderstorm produced a microburst at Southborough, Massachusetts which flattened about 5 acres of red pines -- a most unusual occurrence for a nor'easter.
1987 - High winds and tornadoes in Louisiana. Million dollars in damage in Terrebonne Parish. Wind gusted to 92 in Houma LA.
1989 - A stalled line of thunderstorms produced heavy rains and flash flooding in northeastern Texas. 13.25 inches fell at Longview. More than 70 bridges were washed out or damaged beyond repair. 14.16 inches of rain at Longview TX. Dam break at Henderson TX. Many people had to be rescued by boat.
1991 - Weak tornadoes can kill too. F1 tornado struck town of Munford Alabama at 530am, destroying 8 mobile homes. Family of four killed when their trailer home sailed airborne. Total fatalities: 5.
1993 - A severe thunderstorm dumped .73 inches of rain in a little over an hour at the National Weather Service office in San Antonio, Texas. This brought the March rainfall to 6.11 inches and this set a new monthly record for rainfall in March. The old record was 5.91 inches set back in 1921.
1996 - 2.9 inches of snow on this day at Newark, New Jersey brought its seasonal snowfall to 77.7 inches. This broke the old seasonal snowfall record of 75.2 inches that had stood for 128 years.
1998 - The town of Comfrey MN was devastated by an F4 tornado that was 1.5 miles wide. St. Peter MN was hit by an F3 tornado on the same day.
1848 - Niagara Falls eased to a trickle during the late afternoon, then was "silent" for 30 hours. An ice jam at the neck of Lake Erie and the Niagara River entrance between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, was caused by wind, waves, and lake currents.
1879 - The temperature at Los Angeles, California climbed to 99 degrees, which is 3 degrees higher than any other March day had ever reached in the city.
1886 - Atlanta GA sets rainfall record with 7.36 inches in 24 hours.
1920 - Late season snow dumps 31 inches of snow at Clear Spring MD in 24 hours to set the state record.
1921 - Abrupt end to an early spring in Washington DC as temperature falls from 82 to 26 degrees.
1935 - 84 hour duststorms at Amarillo Texas from the 28th to the 31st. For 6 hours, visibility was zero!
1942 - The "Palm Sunday snowstorm" buried Baltimore, Maryland under 22 inches of snow in 24 hours. This was the heaviest 24 hour snowfall ever for the city for the month of March as well as the heaviest snow for so late in the season.
1945 - 90 degrees in Providence RI.
1973 - The largest official hailstone recorded in Florida -3 1/2", measured in Walton County.
1980 - Heavy rains produced mudslides in Natchez, Mississippi. The slides covered two buildings on Silver Street, killing 3 people and injuring 4.
1984 - A savage "nor'Easter" battered New England. The central pressure of the low dropped to 963 millibars over the Atlantic east of New Jersey. Winds gusted to 108 mph at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts and to 97 mph at Martha's Vineyard. 8 to 16 inches of heavy wet snow fell in interior southern New England. Numerous thunderstorms also accompanied this spring blizzard. One thunderstorm produced a microburst at Southborough, Massachusetts which flattened about 5 acres of red pines -- a most unusual occurrence for a nor'easter.
1987 - High winds and tornadoes in Louisiana. Million dollars in damage in Terrebonne Parish. Wind gusted to 92 in Houma LA.
1989 - A stalled line of thunderstorms produced heavy rains and flash flooding in northeastern Texas. 13.25 inches fell at Longview. More than 70 bridges were washed out or damaged beyond repair. 14.16 inches of rain at Longview TX. Dam break at Henderson TX. Many people had to be rescued by boat.
1991 - Weak tornadoes can kill too. F1 tornado struck town of Munford Alabama at 530am, destroying 8 mobile homes. Family of four killed when their trailer home sailed airborne. Total fatalities: 5.
1993 - A severe thunderstorm dumped .73 inches of rain in a little over an hour at the National Weather Service office in San Antonio, Texas. This brought the March rainfall to 6.11 inches and this set a new monthly record for rainfall in March. The old record was 5.91 inches set back in 1921.
1996 - 2.9 inches of snow on this day at Newark, New Jersey brought its seasonal snowfall to 77.7 inches. This broke the old seasonal snowfall record of 75.2 inches that had stood for 128 years.
1998 - The town of Comfrey MN was devastated by an F4 tornado that was 1.5 miles wide. St. Peter MN was hit by an F3 tornado on the same day.
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March 30th...
1805 - Battery Park strewn with 24 inch snow rollers, which looked "like boulders in a New England hayfield" following ferocious storm which struck New York City between the 26th and 28th. Snow rollers are natural snowballs that are formed when winds blow over a snow covered surface.
1823 - Great northeast storm from Pennsylvania to Maine. Hurricane force winds all along the coast. New Jersey hardest hit with trees blown down and very heavy snows inland. Nantucket Barometer 28.93 inches. 24 inches of snow at Providence, 18 inches at Boston.
1899 - Ruby CO finally starts to dig out from 141 inches of snow from one storm. Ruby was an old mining town located in the Elk Mountain range in the Crested Butte area.
1938 - A large brick farmhouse east of Edwardsville, Illinois, was destroyed by a strong tornado. A farmhouse on the same site had been destroyed by another strong tornado on May 18, 1883, and a woman caught outside the house was killed.
1970 - Not very nice weather for eastern across northern New Jersey. Up to 20 inches of snow fell and temperatures plunged from spring like readings near 60 degrees on the 26th to 2 degrees on the 30th.
1977 - Hot in the east. 95 at Binghamton NY. Baltimore reached 87 at the airport.
1987 - Cleveland picks up 16 inches of snow in 24 hours, their second greatest storm of record. 100 record lows would fall in the days following the storm across the east. Winds gusting to 50 mph created 8 to 12 foot waves on Lake Huron and the storm ushered in unseasonably cold air into the south central and southeastern US with nearly 100 record lows in 3 days.
1997 - Early morning tornadoes across southeastern Tennessee injured 26 people. Two people were killed a hours earlier in Kentucky by twisters.
1805 - Battery Park strewn with 24 inch snow rollers, which looked "like boulders in a New England hayfield" following ferocious storm which struck New York City between the 26th and 28th. Snow rollers are natural snowballs that are formed when winds blow over a snow covered surface.
1823 - Great northeast storm from Pennsylvania to Maine. Hurricane force winds all along the coast. New Jersey hardest hit with trees blown down and very heavy snows inland. Nantucket Barometer 28.93 inches. 24 inches of snow at Providence, 18 inches at Boston.
1899 - Ruby CO finally starts to dig out from 141 inches of snow from one storm. Ruby was an old mining town located in the Elk Mountain range in the Crested Butte area.
1938 - A large brick farmhouse east of Edwardsville, Illinois, was destroyed by a strong tornado. A farmhouse on the same site had been destroyed by another strong tornado on May 18, 1883, and a woman caught outside the house was killed.
1970 - Not very nice weather for eastern across northern New Jersey. Up to 20 inches of snow fell and temperatures plunged from spring like readings near 60 degrees on the 26th to 2 degrees on the 30th.
1977 - Hot in the east. 95 at Binghamton NY. Baltimore reached 87 at the airport.
1987 - Cleveland picks up 16 inches of snow in 24 hours, their second greatest storm of record. 100 record lows would fall in the days following the storm across the east. Winds gusting to 50 mph created 8 to 12 foot waves on Lake Huron and the storm ushered in unseasonably cold air into the south central and southeastern US with nearly 100 record lows in 3 days.
1997 - Early morning tornadoes across southeastern Tennessee injured 26 people. Two people were killed a hours earlier in Kentucky by twisters.
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March 31st...
1843 - 4 feet of snow on the ground in Gardiner ME following the snowiest March on record. Also cold across the central part of the nation. Average temperature for month at Minneapolis 25 degrees below normal.
1890 - St. Louis, Missouri was buried under 20 inches of snow in 24 hours, making this snowstorm the worst in history for the St. Louis area.
1933 - 37 people were killed and 170 were injured as an F4 tornado moved through Jones, Jasper, Clarke counties in Mississippi.
1942 - 107 inches of rain during the month at Puu Kukui Maui HI. to set US record for rainfall in one month. Same place also holds US annual rainfall record with 578 inches in 1950.
1954 - The temperature at Rio Grande City, Texas hit 108 degrees. This is the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States for the month of March.
1973 - Three F4 tornadoes across Georgia and South Carolina. First storm cut a 33 mile path though Georgia, killing 1 person and causing $75 million in Conyers. Second tornado touched down near where the first twister dissipated and roared NE for 35 miles. Heavy damage at Athens and 2 people were killed by this twister. The two storms caused $113 million in total damage, the most expensive natural disaster in the history of Georgia. 7 people were killed by the third tornado, which touched down in South Carolina, including 4 people who were killed when in a motel just east of Calhoun Falls SC. The entire building was blown across a highway and strewn across a field.
1982 - Donner Pass in California is closed to rail traffic for eight days after a major snowstorm brought the winter's accumulation total to 796 inches, second only to the 819 inches that fell in the winter of 1931-1932.
1987 - Waterspout moved onshore at Buxton NC on Hatteras Island during the early morning hours. 7 people were hurt and $800,000 in damage.
1992 - Seattle, Washington closed out its first snowless winter ever (November through March).
1992 - Las Vegas, Nevada recorded 4.80 inches of rain during the past month which set 2 records -- the wettest March ever (old record 1.83 inches set in 1973) and the wettest month ever (old record 3.39 inches in September 1939). Also, the normal yearly rainfall for the city is only 4.19 inches!!
1962 - 17 people killed by tornado at Milton FL, Florida's worst tornado disaster. An F3 tornado ripped through Milton killing 17 people and injuring 100. Damage was set at $1.5 million.
1843 - 4 feet of snow on the ground in Gardiner ME following the snowiest March on record. Also cold across the central part of the nation. Average temperature for month at Minneapolis 25 degrees below normal.
1890 - St. Louis, Missouri was buried under 20 inches of snow in 24 hours, making this snowstorm the worst in history for the St. Louis area.
1933 - 37 people were killed and 170 were injured as an F4 tornado moved through Jones, Jasper, Clarke counties in Mississippi.
1942 - 107 inches of rain during the month at Puu Kukui Maui HI. to set US record for rainfall in one month. Same place also holds US annual rainfall record with 578 inches in 1950.
1954 - The temperature at Rio Grande City, Texas hit 108 degrees. This is the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States for the month of March.
1973 - Three F4 tornadoes across Georgia and South Carolina. First storm cut a 33 mile path though Georgia, killing 1 person and causing $75 million in Conyers. Second tornado touched down near where the first twister dissipated and roared NE for 35 miles. Heavy damage at Athens and 2 people were killed by this twister. The two storms caused $113 million in total damage, the most expensive natural disaster in the history of Georgia. 7 people were killed by the third tornado, which touched down in South Carolina, including 4 people who were killed when in a motel just east of Calhoun Falls SC. The entire building was blown across a highway and strewn across a field.
1982 - Donner Pass in California is closed to rail traffic for eight days after a major snowstorm brought the winter's accumulation total to 796 inches, second only to the 819 inches that fell in the winter of 1931-1932.
1987 - Waterspout moved onshore at Buxton NC on Hatteras Island during the early morning hours. 7 people were hurt and $800,000 in damage.
1992 - Seattle, Washington closed out its first snowless winter ever (November through March).
1992 - Las Vegas, Nevada recorded 4.80 inches of rain during the past month which set 2 records -- the wettest March ever (old record 1.83 inches set in 1973) and the wettest month ever (old record 3.39 inches in September 1939). Also, the normal yearly rainfall for the city is only 4.19 inches!!
1962 - 17 people killed by tornado at Milton FL, Florida's worst tornado disaster. An F3 tornado ripped through Milton killing 17 people and injuring 100. Damage was set at $1.5 million.
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1786 - Heavy snowstorm in the northeast. 12 inches fell from New Jersey to New Hampshire. Several piers destroyed at Boston by gales and high tides.
1807 - April Fools Day storm. 30 inches of snow at Danville VT with total snow depth of 60 inches on the ground. Heavy coastal damage from huge waves.
1923 - April Fool's Day cold in eastern United States. -34 at Bergland MI.
1946 - Two earthquakes rocked the Scotch Cap Lighthouse on Unimak Island, Alaska within a 27-minute time frame. The tremors caused a massive tsunami, which then washed away the lighthouse. The lighthouse's antenna was located 105 feet above sea level and it was washed away. Debris was found at levels 115 feet above sea level.
1960 - The first weather satellite (TIROS 1) starts sending pictures back to earth. Nearly 20,000 satellite images would be transmitted back to earth during its two and one half month lifetime.
1973 - Tornado hit Fairfax VA injuring 37 and doing $14 million in damage.
1987 - Tornado during snow squall at White Fish Bay, WI damages a mobile home.
1988 - Strong Spring Storm dumps heavy snows on the west. 35 inches in New Mexico and 34 inches at Rye CO.
1989 - Oklahoma City records no thunderstorms during the entire month of April, the first time in recorded history that that had occurred.
1997 - Mother Nature played a cruel springtime joke on the northeast. After the area had basked in 70 degree warmth for several days, a strong nor'easter moved up the coast, dumping up to three feet of snow in some areas. 500,000 people lost power because of the heavy, wet snow and high winds. 5 people were killed. At its peak, the storm knocked out power to nearly 13 percent of New England. Boston's Logan International Airport was closed for 22 hours. Amtrak reported that one of its trains collided with a downed tree on the route between Albany and New York City. A total snowfall of 25.4 inches was recorded at Logan International Airport in Boston, making April of 1997 the snowiest April ever with 22.4 inches and the 3rd greatest snowstorm in Boston's history. This also smashed the 24-hour total snowfall record. The old record occurred in 1978 on February 6-7, when 23.6 inches of snow fell in 24 hours.
1997 - The Baltimore Orioles postponed their opening day-game against the Kansas City Royals because of cold weather and high winds. This was the second time in a row that the Orioles home opener was postponed. Orioles opening day was canceled only one other time, in 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
1786 - Heavy snowstorm in the northeast. 12 inches fell from New Jersey to New Hampshire. Several piers destroyed at Boston by gales and high tides.
1807 - April Fools Day storm. 30 inches of snow at Danville VT with total snow depth of 60 inches on the ground. Heavy coastal damage from huge waves.
1923 - April Fool's Day cold in eastern United States. -34 at Bergland MI.
1946 - Two earthquakes rocked the Scotch Cap Lighthouse on Unimak Island, Alaska within a 27-minute time frame. The tremors caused a massive tsunami, which then washed away the lighthouse. The lighthouse's antenna was located 105 feet above sea level and it was washed away. Debris was found at levels 115 feet above sea level.
1960 - The first weather satellite (TIROS 1) starts sending pictures back to earth. Nearly 20,000 satellite images would be transmitted back to earth during its two and one half month lifetime.
1973 - Tornado hit Fairfax VA injuring 37 and doing $14 million in damage.
1987 - Tornado during snow squall at White Fish Bay, WI damages a mobile home.
1988 - Strong Spring Storm dumps heavy snows on the west. 35 inches in New Mexico and 34 inches at Rye CO.
1989 - Oklahoma City records no thunderstorms during the entire month of April, the first time in recorded history that that had occurred.
1997 - Mother Nature played a cruel springtime joke on the northeast. After the area had basked in 70 degree warmth for several days, a strong nor'easter moved up the coast, dumping up to three feet of snow in some areas. 500,000 people lost power because of the heavy, wet snow and high winds. 5 people were killed. At its peak, the storm knocked out power to nearly 13 percent of New England. Boston's Logan International Airport was closed for 22 hours. Amtrak reported that one of its trains collided with a downed tree on the route between Albany and New York City. A total snowfall of 25.4 inches was recorded at Logan International Airport in Boston, making April of 1997 the snowiest April ever with 22.4 inches and the 3rd greatest snowstorm in Boston's history. This also smashed the 24-hour total snowfall record. The old record occurred in 1978 on February 6-7, when 23.6 inches of snow fell in 24 hours.
1997 - The Baltimore Orioles postponed their opening day-game against the Kansas City Royals because of cold weather and high winds. This was the second time in a row that the Orioles home opener was postponed. Orioles opening day was canceled only one other time, in 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
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of April 1,1946 also slammed into HI causing well over 100 fatalities. Hilo was devastated as a 30 ft high surge of water from the tsunami destroyed much of the water front and downtown areas. North facing shores of the other islands in HI were also hit hard.
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April 1st marks the beginning of the tornado season for Northeast Ohio. April tornadoes are often strong, accounting for the highest monthly death toll from twisters in the United States. The April 11, 1965 Palm Sunday tornado killed 19 at Pittsfield in Lorain County, NW of Cleveland. The massive F5 twister that struck Xenia, Ohio on April 3, 1974 killed 35 and was only one of the Super Outbreak of tornadoes across the midwest.
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April 2nd...
1887 - 11 inches of snow in Boston (1st-2nd).
1915 - 10 inches of snow at Raleigh NC (record for April).
1936 - An F4 tornado cut a 15-mile path through Crisp County, GA. Hardest hit was the town of Cordele, where 276 homes were destroyed in a five-block swath through the town. The storm was on a course that would have missed the center of town, but it made a left turn towards the end of its path. 23 people were killed and 500 injured.
1970 - Chicago's O'Hare Airport is closed as 10.9 inches of snow falls during the city's biggest snowstorm so late in season. The snowfall brought the seasonal total to 77 inches to establish a new snowfall record for any winter season.
1975 - Severe East Coast storm produced hurricane force winds along the coast, up to three feet of snow in Maine and New Hampshire and wind gusts to 140 mph atop Mt. Washington NH. Boston recorded its lowest April pressure on record with 28.68 inches. Tides of 2-4 feet above normal along the coast.
1982 - 56 tornadoes strike central U.S. in major severe weather outbreak. Seventeen struck the Red River region of Texas and Oklahoma. 30 people were killed and 383 injured. One tornado at Broken Bow OK took the Tri-Night Motel sign and blew it 30 miles to where it was found in Arkansas. 10 deaths occurred near Paris TX. One family of five at Hope AR was crushed under the mattress they were using for cover when a massive oak tree was blown onto their house, smashing it flat. Paris TX hit by an F4 that killed 10 and injured 170. One F5 tornado stayed on the ground for 53 miles from Choctaw and McCurtain Counties in Oklahoma with a damage path that was 1.5 miles wide at times.
1987 - Record cold in Florida. 48 at Key West was a record by 13 degrees. 31 at Tallahassee. A late season snowfall was also in progress from Ohio into the Deep South. 60 inches of snow fell at Newfound Gap NC to establish a new state snowfall record from a single storm.
1988 - Nine inches of rain caused severe flooding in the New Orleans LA area. Damage totaled $18 million. A tornado at Slidell LA caused $3 million in damage.
1990 - 2.53 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes in Prince Edward County, VA.
1887 - 11 inches of snow in Boston (1st-2nd).
1915 - 10 inches of snow at Raleigh NC (record for April).
1936 - An F4 tornado cut a 15-mile path through Crisp County, GA. Hardest hit was the town of Cordele, where 276 homes were destroyed in a five-block swath through the town. The storm was on a course that would have missed the center of town, but it made a left turn towards the end of its path. 23 people were killed and 500 injured.
1970 - Chicago's O'Hare Airport is closed as 10.9 inches of snow falls during the city's biggest snowstorm so late in season. The snowfall brought the seasonal total to 77 inches to establish a new snowfall record for any winter season.
1975 - Severe East Coast storm produced hurricane force winds along the coast, up to three feet of snow in Maine and New Hampshire and wind gusts to 140 mph atop Mt. Washington NH. Boston recorded its lowest April pressure on record with 28.68 inches. Tides of 2-4 feet above normal along the coast.
1982 - 56 tornadoes strike central U.S. in major severe weather outbreak. Seventeen struck the Red River region of Texas and Oklahoma. 30 people were killed and 383 injured. One tornado at Broken Bow OK took the Tri-Night Motel sign and blew it 30 miles to where it was found in Arkansas. 10 deaths occurred near Paris TX. One family of five at Hope AR was crushed under the mattress they were using for cover when a massive oak tree was blown onto their house, smashing it flat. Paris TX hit by an F4 that killed 10 and injured 170. One F5 tornado stayed on the ground for 53 miles from Choctaw and McCurtain Counties in Oklahoma with a damage path that was 1.5 miles wide at times.
1987 - Record cold in Florida. 48 at Key West was a record by 13 degrees. 31 at Tallahassee. A late season snowfall was also in progress from Ohio into the Deep South. 60 inches of snow fell at Newfound Gap NC to establish a new state snowfall record from a single storm.
1988 - Nine inches of rain caused severe flooding in the New Orleans LA area. Damage totaled $18 million. A tornado at Slidell LA caused $3 million in damage.
1990 - 2.53 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes in Prince Edward County, VA.
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April 3rd...
1898 - Snowslide near Chilkoot Pass, Alaska in the Yukon during the Gold Rush buries 142 people and kills 43.
1915 - 17 inches of snow in Trenton NJ. Philadelphia had 19.4 inches accompanied by 60-mph wind. 10 inches at Richmond was the most ever recorded in April. 10.2 inches of snow fell in New York City. 10-20 inches of snow fell from the mid-Atlantic to New England.
1932 - 19 inches of snow at State College in Centre County PA.
1955 - 42.3 inches of snow from a single storm at Billings MT as record snows affect Wyoming and Montana. Sheridan WY established a 24-hour snowfall record with 26.7 inches (3rd/4th).
1974 - The Superoutbreak of Tornadoes resulted in 148 tornadoes in 24 hours across the eastern United States. 315 people were killed in eleven states. 34 people died in the town of Xenia, Ohio alone. Damage totaled $500 million.
1982 - 140 mph winds along the central and northern Colorado Rockies.
1987 - Surprise snow in the South! Birmingham AL picked up seven inches. Nine inches was reported in Northeast Alabama. Meridian MS had two inches and one inch fell at Jackson MS, both records for the latest snow at those locations. Mobile AL had a trace of the white stuff.
1988 - Stormy Eastern Sunday across the Midwest. Wind gusted to 114 mph at Ann Arbor MI. 5 tornadoes touched down in Michigan and Indiana.
1989 - 20 tornadoes from Southern Plains to southern Appalachians. Fort Branch IN had $8 million in damage from one tornado
1898 - Snowslide near Chilkoot Pass, Alaska in the Yukon during the Gold Rush buries 142 people and kills 43.
1915 - 17 inches of snow in Trenton NJ. Philadelphia had 19.4 inches accompanied by 60-mph wind. 10 inches at Richmond was the most ever recorded in April. 10.2 inches of snow fell in New York City. 10-20 inches of snow fell from the mid-Atlantic to New England.
1932 - 19 inches of snow at State College in Centre County PA.
1955 - 42.3 inches of snow from a single storm at Billings MT as record snows affect Wyoming and Montana. Sheridan WY established a 24-hour snowfall record with 26.7 inches (3rd/4th).
1974 - The Superoutbreak of Tornadoes resulted in 148 tornadoes in 24 hours across the eastern United States. 315 people were killed in eleven states. 34 people died in the town of Xenia, Ohio alone. Damage totaled $500 million.
1982 - 140 mph winds along the central and northern Colorado Rockies.
1987 - Surprise snow in the South! Birmingham AL picked up seven inches. Nine inches was reported in Northeast Alabama. Meridian MS had two inches and one inch fell at Jackson MS, both records for the latest snow at those locations. Mobile AL had a trace of the white stuff.
1988 - Stormy Eastern Sunday across the Midwest. Wind gusted to 114 mph at Ann Arbor MI. 5 tornadoes touched down in Michigan and Indiana.
1989 - 20 tornadoes from Southern Plains to southern Appalachians. Fort Branch IN had $8 million in damage from one tornado
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April 4th
1804 - 11 people are killed by a family of tornadoes that slashed a 120-mile path across seven counties in Georgia and one county in South Carolina. The tornado's path through heavy timber was still visible some 71 years later as noted in an Army Signal Corps survey.
1933 - Pigeon River Bridge in Minnesota recorded 28 inches of snow on the 4th and 5th to establish the state's 24 hour snowfall record.
1933 - U.S. Akron crashes in storm 20 miles SSE of Barnegat Light.
1973 - 93 inches of snow on the ground at Sandia NM (state record).
1977 - Massive F5 tornado moved across northern Birmingham AL around 3 p.m., killing 22 people and injuring 130. The tornado cut a 15-mile path from just northwest of the city to Tarrant, just north of Birmingham. 167 homes were destroyed, primarily in the Smithfield Estates subdivision. Daniel Payne College sustained heavy damage. At one point, the tornado was three-quarters of a mile wide. The tornado crossed busy I-65, tossing cars and trucks like they were toys. Other tornadoes killed 1other person in Alabama and 1 person in Georgia that day.
1977 - Southern Airways jet crashed in northwest Georgia in massive thunderstorm.
1983 - Buckhead Mountain CO, west of Fort Collins received 64 inches of snow from a 3-day winter storm.
1987 - Five to eight inches of rain fell across eastern New York as New England was in the middle of its second heavy rainstorm in 5 days. Record flooding resulted from the rainfall and snowmelt. 2300 homes were flooded in Maine and 215 totally destroyed. Damage exceeded $100 million.
1990 - Up to 11 inches of snow fell in parts of upstate New York.
1804 - 11 people are killed by a family of tornadoes that slashed a 120-mile path across seven counties in Georgia and one county in South Carolina. The tornado's path through heavy timber was still visible some 71 years later as noted in an Army Signal Corps survey.
1933 - Pigeon River Bridge in Minnesota recorded 28 inches of snow on the 4th and 5th to establish the state's 24 hour snowfall record.
1933 - U.S. Akron crashes in storm 20 miles SSE of Barnegat Light.
1973 - 93 inches of snow on the ground at Sandia NM (state record).
1977 - Massive F5 tornado moved across northern Birmingham AL around 3 p.m., killing 22 people and injuring 130. The tornado cut a 15-mile path from just northwest of the city to Tarrant, just north of Birmingham. 167 homes were destroyed, primarily in the Smithfield Estates subdivision. Daniel Payne College sustained heavy damage. At one point, the tornado was three-quarters of a mile wide. The tornado crossed busy I-65, tossing cars and trucks like they were toys. Other tornadoes killed 1other person in Alabama and 1 person in Georgia that day.
1977 - Southern Airways jet crashed in northwest Georgia in massive thunderstorm.
1983 - Buckhead Mountain CO, west of Fort Collins received 64 inches of snow from a 3-day winter storm.
1987 - Five to eight inches of rain fell across eastern New York as New England was in the middle of its second heavy rainstorm in 5 days. Record flooding resulted from the rainfall and snowmelt. 2300 homes were flooded in Maine and 215 totally destroyed. Damage exceeded $100 million.
1990 - Up to 11 inches of snow fell in parts of upstate New York.
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April 5th
1815 - Tambora Volcano in Java erupted. Ash from the eruption would circle the globe, blocking sunlight and leading to unusually cold summer in 1816. On June 6, 1816, snow would fall as far south of Connecticut with some places in New England picking up 10 inches. On July 4th, the temperature at Savannah GA plunged to 46 degrees. Eastern North America and Europe had freezing nighttime temperatures in August.
1849 - 3 inches of snow in Columbia SC fell two weeks later than any previous record late freeze.
1874 - 11 degrees in Boston to establish April low temperature record for that city.
1936 - 446 people are killed in second deadliest tornado outbreak ever in U.S. April 5-6. 17 twisters struck from Mississippi to the Carolinas. Tupelo, Mississippi reported 216 deaths. One of the survivors in Tupelo was a baby named Elvis Presley. Gainesville, Georgia had 203 fatalities and 934 injuries in a tornado that occurred early on the following morning.
1945 - -36 at Eagles Nest NM, the lowest April temperature observed in the 48 states.
1955 - Four-day storm produces 52 inches of snow at Lead SD in the Black Hills.
1972 - The deadliest tornado of 1972 occurred in an unlikely location: Washington State. The twister touched down along the Columbia River near Portland OR and moved NNE along a 9-mile path. The storm caused $6 million in damage at Vancouver WA. The storm only rated as an F2, but it still caused 6 fatalities and 304 injuries. 150 of the injuries occurred at the Ogden Elementary School. The storm was the worst in history in Washington State.
1982 - Two feet of snow across parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut from a major eastern blizzard. 26 inches fell in Maine. New York City picked up a foot of snow. The intense low-pressure system produced numerous snow thunderstorms which helped pile up the huge accumulations.
1987 - A New York State Thruway bridge collapsed over Schoharie Creek in upstate New York, west of Amsterdam, killing 10 people.
1987 - Up to 60 inches of snow fell in the mountains along the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Mount Mitchell NC reported 35 inches. 24 inches at Charleston WV easily broke their previous record for snow in the entire month of April of 5.9 inches. 20.6 inches at Akron Ohio set their all time record.
1997 - Heavy rains and melting snows pushed rivers in the Dakotas and Minnesota over their bankfuls and left hundreds of people homeless while just to the west, a blizzard dumped as much as 10 inches of snow in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
1815 - Tambora Volcano in Java erupted. Ash from the eruption would circle the globe, blocking sunlight and leading to unusually cold summer in 1816. On June 6, 1816, snow would fall as far south of Connecticut with some places in New England picking up 10 inches. On July 4th, the temperature at Savannah GA plunged to 46 degrees. Eastern North America and Europe had freezing nighttime temperatures in August.
1849 - 3 inches of snow in Columbia SC fell two weeks later than any previous record late freeze.
1874 - 11 degrees in Boston to establish April low temperature record for that city.
1936 - 446 people are killed in second deadliest tornado outbreak ever in U.S. April 5-6. 17 twisters struck from Mississippi to the Carolinas. Tupelo, Mississippi reported 216 deaths. One of the survivors in Tupelo was a baby named Elvis Presley. Gainesville, Georgia had 203 fatalities and 934 injuries in a tornado that occurred early on the following morning.
1945 - -36 at Eagles Nest NM, the lowest April temperature observed in the 48 states.
1955 - Four-day storm produces 52 inches of snow at Lead SD in the Black Hills.
1972 - The deadliest tornado of 1972 occurred in an unlikely location: Washington State. The twister touched down along the Columbia River near Portland OR and moved NNE along a 9-mile path. The storm caused $6 million in damage at Vancouver WA. The storm only rated as an F2, but it still caused 6 fatalities and 304 injuries. 150 of the injuries occurred at the Ogden Elementary School. The storm was the worst in history in Washington State.
1982 - Two feet of snow across parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut from a major eastern blizzard. 26 inches fell in Maine. New York City picked up a foot of snow. The intense low-pressure system produced numerous snow thunderstorms which helped pile up the huge accumulations.
1987 - A New York State Thruway bridge collapsed over Schoharie Creek in upstate New York, west of Amsterdam, killing 10 people.
1987 - Up to 60 inches of snow fell in the mountains along the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Mount Mitchell NC reported 35 inches. 24 inches at Charleston WV easily broke their previous record for snow in the entire month of April of 5.9 inches. 20.6 inches at Akron Ohio set their all time record.
1997 - Heavy rains and melting snows pushed rivers in the Dakotas and Minnesota over their bankfuls and left hundreds of people homeless while just to the west, a blizzard dumped as much as 10 inches of snow in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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The Eruption of Tambora
is considered the greatest volcanic eruption for which we have documentation in Human history. The next largest eruption, that of Krakatau, was about one order of magnitude below that of Tambora while the two biggest eruptions of the 20th Century, Katmai and Pinatubo rank even further below Tambora. The St. Helens eruption was about one order of magnitude below Pinatubo in terms of energy released. However, all pale in comparison to the estimates of the energy released by Toba 74k years ago and way below that of the expected Yellowstone and Long Valley Caldera events. These last three events, one a matter of geological record and the other two expected based upon past geological records, are capable of totally messing up civilization when they occur and are considered as extinction level events.
The Vancouver Tornado could have claimed lives at the Ogden School had it not been for two teachers, who seeing what was coming and knowing what it was, who got the students into the hallways and on the floor before it hit.
Steve
The Vancouver Tornado could have claimed lives at the Ogden School had it not been for two teachers, who seeing what was coming and knowing what it was, who got the students into the hallways and on the floor before it hit.
Steve
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April 6th...
1936 - The town of Gainesville GA is devastated by a massive pair of tornadoes that struck around 830 a.m. The double-barreled twister scored a direct hit on the downtown area, leaving incredible destruction. 750 homes were destroyed and another 250 nearly destroyed. 70 workers died in the Cooper Pants Factory when the building collapsed from the tornado and caught fire. 20 people were killed when Newnan's Department Store was flattened. $12.5 million in damage in Gainesville. A total of 203 people were killed and 1600 injured by the twister.
1982 - Huge blizzard dumps 1-2 feet of snow across parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New England. Many areas reported thunderstorms with heavy snow. Winds gusted in some places to 80 mph. For many places, it was their worst April snowstorm on record. The Yankees home opener with the Texas Rangers was cancelled. The New York Mets could not make their opening game in Philadelphia because the bus was snowed in.
1984 - First measurable rain in Phoenix AZ after 91 straight rain free days.
1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in California. Afternoon highs of 91 degrees in downtown San Francisco, 93 degrees at San Jose, 103 degrees at Santa Maria, 104 degrees at Riverside, and 106 degrees in downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April.
1991 - 91 degrees in La Crosse WI on this date.
1936 - The town of Gainesville GA is devastated by a massive pair of tornadoes that struck around 830 a.m. The double-barreled twister scored a direct hit on the downtown area, leaving incredible destruction. 750 homes were destroyed and another 250 nearly destroyed. 70 workers died in the Cooper Pants Factory when the building collapsed from the tornado and caught fire. 20 people were killed when Newnan's Department Store was flattened. $12.5 million in damage in Gainesville. A total of 203 people were killed and 1600 injured by the twister.
1982 - Huge blizzard dumps 1-2 feet of snow across parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New England. Many areas reported thunderstorms with heavy snow. Winds gusted in some places to 80 mph. For many places, it was their worst April snowstorm on record. The Yankees home opener with the Texas Rangers was cancelled. The New York Mets could not make their opening game in Philadelphia because the bus was snowed in.
1984 - First measurable rain in Phoenix AZ after 91 straight rain free days.
1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in California. Afternoon highs of 91 degrees in downtown San Francisco, 93 degrees at San Jose, 103 degrees at Santa Maria, 104 degrees at Riverside, and 106 degrees in downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April.
1991 - 91 degrees in La Crosse WI on this date.
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April 7th...
1857 - Late season freeze brings snow to every state in the Union. Houston Texas shivered with a temperature of 21 degrees.
1926 - Oil fire caused by lightning at San Luis Obispo California. Over 6 million barrels of oil would be burned in the five-day fire. Two dead. $15 million in damage.
1929 - 90 degrees at Hartford CT as the northeast sweltered in an unusual spring heat wave.
1935 - Amarillo TX recorded blowing dust on 27 of the 30 days in the month. Visibilities at time were reduced to zero.
1972 - Freezing rain over central and southern New Jersey caused hundreds of automobile accidents.
1983 - El Paso picked up 16.5 inches of snow between the 4th and 7th to set their April snowfall record.
1987 - Turnabout is fair play. The temperature at Miami on this date (66 degrees, record cool) was colder than the record warm temperature at International Falls, MN, usually the icebox of America.
1988 - 172-mph wind gust at Grandfather Mountain, NC.
1988 - 29 record highs across the southwest and north central US, including Yanktown SD, which reached 91 degrees.
1989 - More record highs in the southwest, where 27 high temperature marks were shattered. 92 in downtown San Francisco.
1990 - Atlantic City picks up 3.3 inches of snow, the most ever for any day in April.
1857 - Late season freeze brings snow to every state in the Union. Houston Texas shivered with a temperature of 21 degrees.
1926 - Oil fire caused by lightning at San Luis Obispo California. Over 6 million barrels of oil would be burned in the five-day fire. Two dead. $15 million in damage.
1929 - 90 degrees at Hartford CT as the northeast sweltered in an unusual spring heat wave.
1935 - Amarillo TX recorded blowing dust on 27 of the 30 days in the month. Visibilities at time were reduced to zero.
1972 - Freezing rain over central and southern New Jersey caused hundreds of automobile accidents.
1983 - El Paso picked up 16.5 inches of snow between the 4th and 7th to set their April snowfall record.
1987 - Turnabout is fair play. The temperature at Miami on this date (66 degrees, record cool) was colder than the record warm temperature at International Falls, MN, usually the icebox of America.
1988 - 172-mph wind gust at Grandfather Mountain, NC.
1988 - 29 record highs across the southwest and north central US, including Yanktown SD, which reached 91 degrees.
1989 - More record highs in the southwest, where 27 high temperature marks were shattered. 92 in downtown San Francisco.
1990 - Atlantic City picks up 3.3 inches of snow, the most ever for any day in April.
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April 8th...
1862 - Snow at Atlantic City deep enough to support a late season sleigh ride.
1919 - North Texas tornado swarm killed 64 during nighttime hours.
1926 - The San Luis Obispo oil fire was burning out of control. Tornado like vortices formed over the inferno and one unleashed its fury on a house, blowing it 150 feet and killing the two occupants.
1927 - 90 degrees on this date in Hartford CT.
1929 - Record eastern heat continues. 90 in Philadelphia. 85 in New York City.
1952 - Huge ice jam breaks up on the Missouri River in North Dakota, resulting in rapid rises of up to 8 feet downstream. River flow jumps from 75,000 cubic feet per second to over 500,000 cubic feet per second.
1958 - The global record for most rainfall in 48 hours from a tropical cyclone is set at Aurere, La Reunion Island beginning this date in 1958 when 97.1 inches fell from April 8-10.
1973 - Late-season storm brought up to 20 inches of snow across parts of Iowa. 19 inches fell at Dubuque, a record for so late in the season. Snow drifts piled up to 16 feet high.
1982 - Severe crop and property damage from major hailstorm in Seminole Co Florida.
1984 - Intense tropical cyclone Kamisy crossed and recrossed the north of Madagascar. Eighty percent of Antseranana and Mahajanga were destroyed by winds greater than 112 mph, with rain totals to 27.99 inches, while 82 died; 100,000 left homeless. Damage was greater than $150 million U.S.
1989 - Southwestern heat continued. 27 records established for the date, including 104 at Phoenix, which equaled their highest ever for the month, established previously just the day before.
1990 - Eastern cold wave severely damaged over 50 percent of the peach and apple crops in West Virginia. Unusually warm weather since January made the situation worse as the trees bloomed early.
1991 - 90 degrees in New York City as east swelters through early heat wave.
1996 - Incredible flooding continued on the Minnesota River in Minnesota. Thousands of people were driven from their homes by the flooding, which was complicated by blizzard conditions and record cold.
1996 - First of two major snowfalls in just three days dumped 12 inches of snow at Slide Mountain NY. Binghamton NY picked up 6.1 inches of snow to bring their seasonal snowfall total to a record setting 131. 8 inches.
1998 - Major F5 tornado struck western Jefferson county Alabama leveling the communities of Oak Grove, Rock Creek, Edgewater, McDonald's Chapel, Sylvan Springs and Pratt City. The tornado lifted just two miles from downtown Birmingham. The twister had a track of 20 miles with the damage path averaging between one-half and three-quarters of a mile in width. 33 people died in the storm.
1862 - Snow at Atlantic City deep enough to support a late season sleigh ride.
1919 - North Texas tornado swarm killed 64 during nighttime hours.
1926 - The San Luis Obispo oil fire was burning out of control. Tornado like vortices formed over the inferno and one unleashed its fury on a house, blowing it 150 feet and killing the two occupants.
1927 - 90 degrees on this date in Hartford CT.
1929 - Record eastern heat continues. 90 in Philadelphia. 85 in New York City.
1952 - Huge ice jam breaks up on the Missouri River in North Dakota, resulting in rapid rises of up to 8 feet downstream. River flow jumps from 75,000 cubic feet per second to over 500,000 cubic feet per second.
1958 - The global record for most rainfall in 48 hours from a tropical cyclone is set at Aurere, La Reunion Island beginning this date in 1958 when 97.1 inches fell from April 8-10.
1973 - Late-season storm brought up to 20 inches of snow across parts of Iowa. 19 inches fell at Dubuque, a record for so late in the season. Snow drifts piled up to 16 feet high.
1982 - Severe crop and property damage from major hailstorm in Seminole Co Florida.
1984 - Intense tropical cyclone Kamisy crossed and recrossed the north of Madagascar. Eighty percent of Antseranana and Mahajanga were destroyed by winds greater than 112 mph, with rain totals to 27.99 inches, while 82 died; 100,000 left homeless. Damage was greater than $150 million U.S.
1989 - Southwestern heat continued. 27 records established for the date, including 104 at Phoenix, which equaled their highest ever for the month, established previously just the day before.
1990 - Eastern cold wave severely damaged over 50 percent of the peach and apple crops in West Virginia. Unusually warm weather since January made the situation worse as the trees bloomed early.
1991 - 90 degrees in New York City as east swelters through early heat wave.
1996 - Incredible flooding continued on the Minnesota River in Minnesota. Thousands of people were driven from their homes by the flooding, which was complicated by blizzard conditions and record cold.
1996 - First of two major snowfalls in just three days dumped 12 inches of snow at Slide Mountain NY. Binghamton NY picked up 6.1 inches of snow to bring their seasonal snowfall total to a record setting 131. 8 inches.
1998 - Major F5 tornado struck western Jefferson county Alabama leveling the communities of Oak Grove, Rock Creek, Edgewater, McDonald's Chapel, Sylvan Springs and Pratt City. The tornado lifted just two miles from downtown Birmingham. The twister had a track of 20 miles with the damage path averaging between one-half and three-quarters of a mile in width. 33 people died in the storm.
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April 9th...
1877 - Powerful nor'easter widened Oregon Inlet in North Carolina.
1901 - Great Penobscot River Flood in Maine. Bangor ME had several bridges washed out. 6 inches of rain in two days in some areas.
1917 - Boston recorded 9.1 inches of snow, which would stand as its April record until 1982 when 13.2 inches fell.
1947 - Tornado rips 221-mile path through parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. 169 killed, 980 injured. 95 killed in town of Woodward OK as late evening tornado, at times as much as 2 miles wide and moving at nearly 70 mph nearly destroyed the entire town.
1977 - 15.5 inches of rain in Jolo WV in just 30 hours.
1987 - 77 at International Falls MN as the normally cold location recorded its 6th straight record high for the date. A sharp cold front was ushering in colder air, however, and Sioux City IA received two inches of snow after recording a record high the day before of 88 degrees.
1991 - Forty five of the 55 counties in West Virginia reported wind damage from severe thunderstorms. Total damage was estimated at $16 million. Winds gusted to over 60 mph in many areas and some locations had wind gusts to 110 mph. 2 people died and 86 were injured.
1997 - Shattered temperature records across the Midwest headed south. Low temperatures dropped to the mid 20s well into the Texas panhandle, while cold records were broken in states from Vermont to Kentucky. Bismarck, N.D., broke an 1881 record low with 1 degree. The old record was 10 degrees. Minneapolis' 16 degrees broke the 1892 record of 17. St. Louis' 25-degree low broke the 1914 record of 26.
1877 - Powerful nor'easter widened Oregon Inlet in North Carolina.
1901 - Great Penobscot River Flood in Maine. Bangor ME had several bridges washed out. 6 inches of rain in two days in some areas.
1917 - Boston recorded 9.1 inches of snow, which would stand as its April record until 1982 when 13.2 inches fell.
1947 - Tornado rips 221-mile path through parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. 169 killed, 980 injured. 95 killed in town of Woodward OK as late evening tornado, at times as much as 2 miles wide and moving at nearly 70 mph nearly destroyed the entire town.
1977 - 15.5 inches of rain in Jolo WV in just 30 hours.
1987 - 77 at International Falls MN as the normally cold location recorded its 6th straight record high for the date. A sharp cold front was ushering in colder air, however, and Sioux City IA received two inches of snow after recording a record high the day before of 88 degrees.
1991 - Forty five of the 55 counties in West Virginia reported wind damage from severe thunderstorms. Total damage was estimated at $16 million. Winds gusted to over 60 mph in many areas and some locations had wind gusts to 110 mph. 2 people died and 86 were injured.
1997 - Shattered temperature records across the Midwest headed south. Low temperatures dropped to the mid 20s well into the Texas panhandle, while cold records were broken in states from Vermont to Kentucky. Bismarck, N.D., broke an 1881 record low with 1 degree. The old record was 10 degrees. Minneapolis' 16 degrees broke the 1892 record of 17. St. Louis' 25-degree low broke the 1914 record of 26.
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April 10th...
1860 - A foot of wet snow in Philadelphia.
1894 - Big snowstorm in the East. 31.5 inches at Salem Corners PA. 23 inches in the Maryland mountains. Le Roy NY picked up 30 inches. Up to 28 inches near Philadelphia. 9 inches at Providence RI.
1935 - Severe dust storms struck Kansas and Iowa. Dodge City KS had its worst dust storm on record with the sky as dark as night even in daylight several times from the 9th to the 11th. Traffic was brought to a standstill and even trains could not operate because of the reduced visibilities. Businesses and schools were closed.
1963 - 99 degrees on this date in Dallas TX.
1977 - First of two powerful coastal storms cause serious erosion and alteration of the mid-Atlantic coastline. Oregon Inlet NC was widened as much as 3.4 of a mile.
1979 - Massive tornado at Wichita Falls TX. 43 people killed. Tornado at Vernon TX killed 11.
1985 - Texas hailstorm dropped hailstones 4 inches in diameter.
1989 - Temperature at Albuquerque plunged from 82 to 29 overnight.
1996 - Second major storm in three days in New England. 21.5 inches of snow fell at North Foster RI. 21 inches fells at Jaffrey NH. The snow was heavy and wet and caused extensive damage to trees and power lines. The snows established new seasonal snowfall records at many locations in the northeast, including Worcester MA, Concord, NH, and Bridgeport CT making it the snowiest winter on record for a large part of the northeast.
1860 - A foot of wet snow in Philadelphia.
1894 - Big snowstorm in the East. 31.5 inches at Salem Corners PA. 23 inches in the Maryland mountains. Le Roy NY picked up 30 inches. Up to 28 inches near Philadelphia. 9 inches at Providence RI.
1935 - Severe dust storms struck Kansas and Iowa. Dodge City KS had its worst dust storm on record with the sky as dark as night even in daylight several times from the 9th to the 11th. Traffic was brought to a standstill and even trains could not operate because of the reduced visibilities. Businesses and schools were closed.
1963 - 99 degrees on this date in Dallas TX.
1977 - First of two powerful coastal storms cause serious erosion and alteration of the mid-Atlantic coastline. Oregon Inlet NC was widened as much as 3.4 of a mile.
1979 - Massive tornado at Wichita Falls TX. 43 people killed. Tornado at Vernon TX killed 11.
1985 - Texas hailstorm dropped hailstones 4 inches in diameter.
1989 - Temperature at Albuquerque plunged from 82 to 29 overnight.
1996 - Second major storm in three days in New England. 21.5 inches of snow fell at North Foster RI. 21 inches fells at Jaffrey NH. The snow was heavy and wet and caused extensive damage to trees and power lines. The snows established new seasonal snowfall records at many locations in the northeast, including Worcester MA, Concord, NH, and Bridgeport CT making it the snowiest winter on record for a large part of the northeast.
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