April 11th...
1836 - Ice finally started melted in the Northern Mississippi at Fort Snelling MN.
1841 - 24 inches of snow across northwestern New Jersey. 12 inches at New York City and 18 inches at Boston.
1896 - Destructive thunderstorms swept across central Texas producing two killer tornadoes, both at night. A twelve-year-old boy died in one of five homes destroyed at the south edge of Colorado City in Mitchell County. At least one woman was killed in he rural home southwest of Cottonwood in Callahan County. There were other deaths across central Texas that may have been tornado related.
1965 - The Palm Sunday Outbreak of tornadoes occurred across the Midwest. A total of 51 tornadoes cut across six states, causing 256 fatalities. 72 people died in Culver, Indiana. Another killer storm in Michigan stayed on the ground for 92 miles, resulting in 44 deaths. Damage totaled more than $200 million.
1992 - 12 inches of snow at Grantsburg WI.
1997 - In North Dakota, the Red River was at its highest level in 150 years -- more than 20 feet above flood stage after rain and snow that began the previous month.
1997 - Major snowall across the Midwest dumped up to two feet of snow on Southern Iowa and 13 inches at Galesburg IL. The snow forced postponement of several minor league baseball games across the area, as well as cancellation of the Chicago Cubs game. "Baseball is Not a Nordic Event," read the headline of a fax announcing the cancellation in Near-blizzard conditions closed schools across Kansas.
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April 12th...
1841 - 6 inches of snow on the 10th. As much as 12 more inches fell on the 12th. Another 3 inches on the 13th and 14th.
1894 - Another major coastal storm. 14 inches of snow fell at Waterbury CT and 9 inches at Providence RI.
1918 - Two inches of snow at Washington DC, the latest snow in the city's history.
1927 - Town of Rock Springs TX wiped out by tornado. Over 95 percent of the buildings in the small town were destroyed. 72 people died.
1934 - The highest wind velocity ever recorded on earth (231 mph) is observed some 6,288 feet above sea level at Mount Washington, NH. The highest five minute average wind speed was also recorded on Mount Washington this same day, an unbelievable 188 mph!
1943 - Two-thirds of the town of Hackleburg AL was destroyed by an F4 tornado that ripped through the town at 1:30 a.m. Residents reported being awakened by an "unscheduled freight train."
1945 - Several major tornadoes rake across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Antlers OK was nearly obliterated by a massive F5 tornado which killed 69 people. The disaster was overshadowed, however, by the death of President Franklin Roosevelt, which commanded most of the national and local news coverage.
1988 - 17 inches of snow at Mt. Mitchell NC from a late season snow across the southern Appalachians.
1989 - Twenty two cities observed record low temperatures including Baton Rouge LA, which bottomed out at 37 degrees.
1991 - Shreveport LA deluged with 10.46 inches of rain.
1841 - 6 inches of snow on the 10th. As much as 12 more inches fell on the 12th. Another 3 inches on the 13th and 14th.
1894 - Another major coastal storm. 14 inches of snow fell at Waterbury CT and 9 inches at Providence RI.
1918 - Two inches of snow at Washington DC, the latest snow in the city's history.
1927 - Town of Rock Springs TX wiped out by tornado. Over 95 percent of the buildings in the small town were destroyed. 72 people died.
1934 - The highest wind velocity ever recorded on earth (231 mph) is observed some 6,288 feet above sea level at Mount Washington, NH. The highest five minute average wind speed was also recorded on Mount Washington this same day, an unbelievable 188 mph!
1943 - Two-thirds of the town of Hackleburg AL was destroyed by an F4 tornado that ripped through the town at 1:30 a.m. Residents reported being awakened by an "unscheduled freight train."
1945 - Several major tornadoes rake across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Antlers OK was nearly obliterated by a massive F5 tornado which killed 69 people. The disaster was overshadowed, however, by the death of President Franklin Roosevelt, which commanded most of the national and local news coverage.
1988 - 17 inches of snow at Mt. Mitchell NC from a late season snow across the southern Appalachians.
1989 - Twenty two cities observed record low temperatures including Baton Rouge LA, which bottomed out at 37 degrees.
1991 - Shreveport LA deluged with 10.46 inches of rain.
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April 13th...
1857 - Parts of Alabama received a surprise 4-inch dusting of snow in a late season snow and frost in the year that saw April snow in every state in the United States.
1875 - New York picked up 10 inches of snow.
1877 - Outer Banks of North Carolina and Virginia coast were hard hit by the second coastal storm in three days. The second storm caused even more beach erosion and land transformation.
1955 - Axis, Alabama records 20.33 inches of rain to set the 24-hour rainfall record for Alabama.
1986 - Major spring storm struck the northern Plains with blizzard conditions. North Dakota saw as much as 18 inches of snow. Winds of 90 mph blew the snow into fifteen foot drifts. Many places noted the storm as the worst blizzard ever.
1987 - Winds gusted to 98 mph at the Killeen TX airport, damaging and destroying airplanes.
1988 - Severe beach erosion and coastal flooding along the North Carolina coast. 275 feet of land disappeared from the tip of Pea Island.
1857 - Parts of Alabama received a surprise 4-inch dusting of snow in a late season snow and frost in the year that saw April snow in every state in the United States.
1875 - New York picked up 10 inches of snow.
1877 - Outer Banks of North Carolina and Virginia coast were hard hit by the second coastal storm in three days. The second storm caused even more beach erosion and land transformation.
1955 - Axis, Alabama records 20.33 inches of rain to set the 24-hour rainfall record for Alabama.
1986 - Major spring storm struck the northern Plains with blizzard conditions. North Dakota saw as much as 18 inches of snow. Winds of 90 mph blew the snow into fifteen foot drifts. Many places noted the storm as the worst blizzard ever.
1987 - Winds gusted to 98 mph at the Killeen TX airport, damaging and destroying airplanes.
1988 - Severe beach erosion and coastal flooding along the North Carolina coast. 275 feet of land disappeared from the tip of Pea Island.
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April 14th...
1854 - Major coastal storm in the east dumps rain, sleet and snow. 24 inches of snow in northwestern New Jersey. Many ships were lost, including a passenger ship that broke up, killing 340 people.
1873 - Great Easter Blizzard strikes South Dakota with little warning. 80 percent of livestock in affected areas die. Many people died.
1886 - Massive tornado carves 25-mile path through Stearns and Benton Counties in Minnesota. 24 people were killed at St. Cloud MN. 37 people were killed at Sauk Rapids Minnesota. Reports were that the river was swept dry during the tornado's crossing of the Mississippi. Near Rice, 11 members of a bridal party, including the bride and groom were killed.
1921 - Greatest 24-hour snow accumulation in U.S. history occurs at Silver Lake, Colorado as 75.8 inches falls on April 14-15.
1933 - 35 inches of snow in Franklin NH in 24 hours to set the state record.
1935 - The most notorious dust storm of the dust bowl era strikes the Plains. Known as "The Black Blizzard," it was the first of many dust storms that would affect the nation's breadbasket. Dust clouds would be clearly visible as far away as the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic Ocean. Politicians in Washington could not ignore the plight of the citizenry of the Plains, as huge, black clouds of dust hovered over the Nation's capitol. Soils had been pulverized into a fine dust by the farming techniques of the era and the wind picked up the dry soil and blew it into huge black clouds. Gentle rains would return in the fall of 1938, putting an end to the Dust Bowl era.
1953 - Opening Day at Fenway Park postponed by 2 inches of snow in Boston.
1969 - 540 killed in East Pakistan by tornado.
1986 - Wind rolled a 12,000 gallon fuel tank several miles at Tyron, NE as a big spring blizzard buffeted parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska.
1989 - 11 inches of rain reported unofficially east of Naples FL in two hours and 15 minutes, officially 4.37 inches in two hours at Golden Gate.
1996 - Arkansas tornadoes. 7 dead. 30 injured. At 6:36 PM, an intense tornado touched down in the Ozark Mountains of Stone County, along the White River near Allison, Arkansas. It devastated a popular fishing campground, killing five vacationers. All deaths were in RVs(recreational vehicles) along the banks of the river. Just six minutes later, another tornado touched down in neighboring Izard County, destroying 11 homes and killing two people in two separate homes near Sylamore.
1854 - Major coastal storm in the east dumps rain, sleet and snow. 24 inches of snow in northwestern New Jersey. Many ships were lost, including a passenger ship that broke up, killing 340 people.
1873 - Great Easter Blizzard strikes South Dakota with little warning. 80 percent of livestock in affected areas die. Many people died.
1886 - Massive tornado carves 25-mile path through Stearns and Benton Counties in Minnesota. 24 people were killed at St. Cloud MN. 37 people were killed at Sauk Rapids Minnesota. Reports were that the river was swept dry during the tornado's crossing of the Mississippi. Near Rice, 11 members of a bridal party, including the bride and groom were killed.
1921 - Greatest 24-hour snow accumulation in U.S. history occurs at Silver Lake, Colorado as 75.8 inches falls on April 14-15.
1933 - 35 inches of snow in Franklin NH in 24 hours to set the state record.
1935 - The most notorious dust storm of the dust bowl era strikes the Plains. Known as "The Black Blizzard," it was the first of many dust storms that would affect the nation's breadbasket. Dust clouds would be clearly visible as far away as the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic Ocean. Politicians in Washington could not ignore the plight of the citizenry of the Plains, as huge, black clouds of dust hovered over the Nation's capitol. Soils had been pulverized into a fine dust by the farming techniques of the era and the wind picked up the dry soil and blew it into huge black clouds. Gentle rains would return in the fall of 1938, putting an end to the Dust Bowl era.
1953 - Opening Day at Fenway Park postponed by 2 inches of snow in Boston.
1969 - 540 killed in East Pakistan by tornado.
1986 - Wind rolled a 12,000 gallon fuel tank several miles at Tyron, NE as a big spring blizzard buffeted parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska.
1989 - 11 inches of rain reported unofficially east of Naples FL in two hours and 15 minutes, officially 4.37 inches in two hours at Golden Gate.
1996 - Arkansas tornadoes. 7 dead. 30 injured. At 6:36 PM, an intense tornado touched down in the Ozark Mountains of Stone County, along the White River near Allison, Arkansas. It devastated a popular fishing campground, killing five vacationers. All deaths were in RVs(recreational vehicles) along the banks of the river. Just six minutes later, another tornado touched down in neighboring Izard County, destroying 11 homes and killing two people in two separate homes near Sylamore.
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April 15th...
1896 - An early season F-3 tornado wiped out a half dozen farms at 3 AM near Faulkton, SD. Two children died in one farmhouse.
1921 - Silver Lake, CO, near Boulder, (elev. 10,220) set several US snow records. 75.8 inches fell in 24 hours, 87 inches in 27 1/2 hours and 95 inches storm total in 32 1/2 hours.
1927 - New Orleans sets their record for rainfall in 24 hours with 14.01 inches as well as the record for the state of Louisiana.
1949 - Troy NY battered by 5 1/2 inch hailstones that weighed up to 4 pounds.
1958 - 2500-gallon water tank blown one mile by tornado at Frostproof FL.
1987 - Hail drifted to two feet in parts of North Carolina and Myrtle Beach SC picked up 7 inches of rain in 3 hours.
1988 - Death Valley CA picked up rare deluge of 1.53 inches of rain in 24 hours.
1991 - Bossier City LA recorded 22.6 inches of rain in 3 days.
1896 - An early season F-3 tornado wiped out a half dozen farms at 3 AM near Faulkton, SD. Two children died in one farmhouse.
1921 - Silver Lake, CO, near Boulder, (elev. 10,220) set several US snow records. 75.8 inches fell in 24 hours, 87 inches in 27 1/2 hours and 95 inches storm total in 32 1/2 hours.
1927 - New Orleans sets their record for rainfall in 24 hours with 14.01 inches as well as the record for the state of Louisiana.
1949 - Troy NY battered by 5 1/2 inch hailstones that weighed up to 4 pounds.
1958 - 2500-gallon water tank blown one mile by tornado at Frostproof FL.
1987 - Hail drifted to two feet in parts of North Carolina and Myrtle Beach SC picked up 7 inches of rain in 3 hours.
1988 - Death Valley CA picked up rare deluge of 1.53 inches of rain in 24 hours.
1991 - Bossier City LA recorded 22.6 inches of rain in 3 days.
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April 16th...
1849 - Charleston SC records latest freeze ever with temperature of 32 degrees. 6 inches of snow at Wilmington NC. Snow fell as far south as Milledgeville GA. Damaging freeze from Texas to Georgia was particularly devastating to cotton crop.
1851 - Famous Lighthouse Storm in Boston Harbor. Minot Lighthouse at Cohasset MA was destroyed along with its keepers by the huge waves.
1880 - Heavy timbers from a house are blown 12 miles by a tornado at Marshall MO.
1960 - Denver's Stapleton Airport recorded a wind gust to 70 mph, their highest of record.
1965 - Flood crest at St. Paul MN exceeded previous record by 4 feet. Record heights downriver all the way to Hannibal MO. Damage $100 million but only 12 lives lost due to good warnings.
1976 - Week long heat wave in the mid Atlantic. Washington sweltered under temperatures as warm as the mid 90s from the 16th through the 21st.
1990 - But I swear I sent it. Many federal tax returns being loaded into a truck were blown away in Oklahoma City by a violent thunderstorm with nearly 100-mph wind gusts. Will Roger's Airport in Oklahoma City recorded wind gust to 93 mph, strongest there in 24 years.
1991 - Two inches of rain fell in just 45 minutes during a thunderstorm at Winston-Salem, NC.
1992 - Pueblo CO picked up 1.25 inches of rain in just 10 minutes.
1849 - Charleston SC records latest freeze ever with temperature of 32 degrees. 6 inches of snow at Wilmington NC. Snow fell as far south as Milledgeville GA. Damaging freeze from Texas to Georgia was particularly devastating to cotton crop.
1851 - Famous Lighthouse Storm in Boston Harbor. Minot Lighthouse at Cohasset MA was destroyed along with its keepers by the huge waves.
1880 - Heavy timbers from a house are blown 12 miles by a tornado at Marshall MO.
1960 - Denver's Stapleton Airport recorded a wind gust to 70 mph, their highest of record.
1965 - Flood crest at St. Paul MN exceeded previous record by 4 feet. Record heights downriver all the way to Hannibal MO. Damage $100 million but only 12 lives lost due to good warnings.
1976 - Week long heat wave in the mid Atlantic. Washington sweltered under temperatures as warm as the mid 90s from the 16th through the 21st.
1990 - But I swear I sent it. Many federal tax returns being loaded into a truck were blown away in Oklahoma City by a violent thunderstorm with nearly 100-mph wind gusts. Will Roger's Airport in Oklahoma City recorded wind gust to 93 mph, strongest there in 24 years.
1991 - Two inches of rain fell in just 45 minutes during a thunderstorm at Winston-Salem, NC.
1992 - Pueblo CO picked up 1.25 inches of rain in just 10 minutes.
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April 17th...
1821 - Massachusette's legislature prevented from opening by 18-inch snowfall.
1854 - 18 inches of snow at New Brunswick, 10 inches in Newark.
1942 - West Palm Beach soaked by 8.35 inches of rain in 2 hours.
1963 - Fort Wayne IN hit by severe thunderstorms with 2 tornadoes, hail nearly two inches in diameter and 2.5 4inches of rain. 21 buildings destroyed.
1983 - Burlington VT picked up 15.6 inches of snow to set an April record for the city
1821 - Massachusette's legislature prevented from opening by 18-inch snowfall.
1854 - 18 inches of snow at New Brunswick, 10 inches in Newark.
1942 - West Palm Beach soaked by 8.35 inches of rain in 2 hours.
1963 - Fort Wayne IN hit by severe thunderstorms with 2 tornadoes, hail nearly two inches in diameter and 2.5 4inches of rain. 21 buildings destroyed.
1983 - Burlington VT picked up 15.6 inches of snow to set an April record for the city
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April 18th...
1880 - More than two dozen tornadoes touched down from Arkansas and Kansas to Michigan and Wisconsin. 65 people died at Marshfield MO. Over 100 total fatalities in the outbreak.
1896 - Earliest 90 degree reading in history at New York City.
1906 - The city of San Francisco is nearly destroyed by the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. 5 square miles of the city are destroyed. The flames were fanned by an unusual easterly wind. The earthquake measured 8.3 on the Richter Scale. 315 people died in the earthquake and fire with another 350 missing and presumed dead.
1944 - California experienced its worst hailstorm on record. The fruit crop was completely destroyed with damage totaling $2 million.
1957 - Large dust devil at Dracut MA was powerful enough to lift small children into the air. The dust devil was accompanied by a loud whistling noise.
1966 - Major blizzard in South Dakota. 24 inches of snow fell in SD and 20 inches at Lander WY.
1976 - Northeast Heat Wave. 95 in Washington DC tied for their hottest ever in the month of April. 94 in Philadelphia was also an April record.
1978 - Rapid City SD picked up 22 inches in 24 hours to set a record.
1983 - Four inches of snow fell in southeastern Virginia, the heaviest snows on record for so late in the season.
1987 - 31 record highs for the date. International Falls had a warm 88 degrees. High winds in the west accompanied a cold front. Four people were drowned with their boat capsized on a lake in Utah.
1992 - Skiers love a big spring snowstorm in the Rockies. 12 inches at Vail and 10 inches at Copper Mountain.
1880 - More than two dozen tornadoes touched down from Arkansas and Kansas to Michigan and Wisconsin. 65 people died at Marshfield MO. Over 100 total fatalities in the outbreak.
1896 - Earliest 90 degree reading in history at New York City.
1906 - The city of San Francisco is nearly destroyed by the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. 5 square miles of the city are destroyed. The flames were fanned by an unusual easterly wind. The earthquake measured 8.3 on the Richter Scale. 315 people died in the earthquake and fire with another 350 missing and presumed dead.
1944 - California experienced its worst hailstorm on record. The fruit crop was completely destroyed with damage totaling $2 million.
1957 - Large dust devil at Dracut MA was powerful enough to lift small children into the air. The dust devil was accompanied by a loud whistling noise.
1966 - Major blizzard in South Dakota. 24 inches of snow fell in SD and 20 inches at Lander WY.
1976 - Northeast Heat Wave. 95 in Washington DC tied for their hottest ever in the month of April. 94 in Philadelphia was also an April record.
1978 - Rapid City SD picked up 22 inches in 24 hours to set a record.
1983 - Four inches of snow fell in southeastern Virginia, the heaviest snows on record for so late in the season.
1987 - 31 record highs for the date. International Falls had a warm 88 degrees. High winds in the west accompanied a cold front. Four people were drowned with their boat capsized on a lake in Utah.
1992 - Skiers love a big spring snowstorm in the Rockies. 12 inches at Vail and 10 inches at Copper Mountain.
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The Northern California Earthquake
of April 18, 1906 is now pegged at MM7.7 on the more accurate Moment Magnitude scale. The epicenter of the shock seems to be near Olema in Marin County which is where the greatest horizontal displacement (a bit over 6m) occurred on the San Andreas. The fault slipped along its entire Northern CA segment from offshore near Mendocino to close to Hollister. The main shock was preceeded by a strong foreshock about one minute before the main shock which originated just off the Golden Gate. Historians now believe that the death toll in San Francisco proper was way more that the figure given which is believed to have been deliberately underestimated for political and economic reasons. The current estimate is that over 3000 died in the earthquake and subsequent fire as there is no way that only 300 could have died given the amount of actual struture collapse that occurred in the City. Given that over 300 persons were killed in surrounding communities alone which had no where near the total population of SF supports this idea as do subsequent actions and statements by local politicians and civic "leaders". One of the single worse disasters during the earthquake was the collapse of the Agnews Asylum near San Jose where 117 Inmates were killed.
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Large Dust Devils
can (and have caused) cause F1 damage and even injuries. The highest wind I've measured in a devil at my house (which took off panels from my patio cover) was 71 mph while the devil that took out the aerostat on Fort Huachuca was pegged at over 80mph.
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April 19th...
1881 - 79 day snow blockade ends at Nation City SD. First train with supplies able to arrive.
1901 - Watertown OH picked up 45 inches of snow between the 15th and 21st to set a state record.
1941 - 95 at Sodus NY.
1971 - El Paso picked 4 inches of snow, their biggest late season snow of record.
1973 - Glenrock NY picked up 41 inches of snow in 24 hours. Storm total was 58 inches. Both were state records.
1976 - 98 degree reading in Providence RI as city sweltered through a particularly strong early season heat wave. Boston hit 90.
1987 - 95 in Ft Smith AR set new record.
1988 - F3 tornado at Madison FL killed 4 people.
1989 - Earliest Tucson AZ has ever hit 100.
1992 - 82 in Pittsburgh, but across the state at Philadelphia, temperature only reached 50 due to a chill wind off the Atlantic.
1996 - The period April 19 to April 21 produced an almost continuous outbreak of 111 tornadoes from Arkansas, through Illinois, and into southern Canada. The downtown of Berea KY was destroyed and Fort Smith AR was also heavily damaged. Almost every one of the 150 homes in Ogden, Illinois were damaged or destroyed by the tornado that struck at 7:00PM on the 19th. Seventeen people were injured, but there were no deaths in the residential area. Urbana and Decatur were also hard hit. The good news was that 105 of the 111 tornadoes and all of the killer tornadoes occurred in areas that had been alerted with tornado watches.
1881 - 79 day snow blockade ends at Nation City SD. First train with supplies able to arrive.
1901 - Watertown OH picked up 45 inches of snow between the 15th and 21st to set a state record.
1941 - 95 at Sodus NY.
1971 - El Paso picked 4 inches of snow, their biggest late season snow of record.
1973 - Glenrock NY picked up 41 inches of snow in 24 hours. Storm total was 58 inches. Both were state records.
1976 - 98 degree reading in Providence RI as city sweltered through a particularly strong early season heat wave. Boston hit 90.
1987 - 95 in Ft Smith AR set new record.
1988 - F3 tornado at Madison FL killed 4 people.
1989 - Earliest Tucson AZ has ever hit 100.
1992 - 82 in Pittsburgh, but across the state at Philadelphia, temperature only reached 50 due to a chill wind off the Atlantic.
1996 - The period April 19 to April 21 produced an almost continuous outbreak of 111 tornadoes from Arkansas, through Illinois, and into southern Canada. The downtown of Berea KY was destroyed and Fort Smith AR was also heavily damaged. Almost every one of the 150 homes in Ogden, Illinois were damaged or destroyed by the tornado that struck at 7:00PM on the 19th. Seventeen people were injured, but there were no deaths in the residential area. Urbana and Decatur were also hard hit. The good news was that 105 of the 111 tornadoes and all of the killer tornadoes occurred in areas that had been alerted with tornado watches.
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April 20th...
1880 - Sacramento picked up 7.24 inches, their heaviest in 24 hours.
1896 - In Sandusky County, Ohio, a violent F-4 tornado
1901 - Almost 36 inches of snow fell in 36 hours at Warren in Northeast Ohio. 28 inches fell at Green Hill.
1920 - 219 killed in tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama. Aberdeen MS hard hit by F4 tornado that killed 22 people along the western edge of the town. This same tornado killed 20 in Marion County Alabama, including 9 at Bexar. 19 people died in Franklin County, Alabama (nine in one family). The tornadoes were unusual as they struck during the morning hours.
1941 - Durham NH recorded temperature of 95 degrees.
1945 - Albany NY records temperature of 93 degrees.
1952 - Thick fog in the Gulf of Mexico precipitated the crash of two major oil tankers off Morgan City LA. The ships burst into flames and only five survivors were rescued.
1966 - -2 in Cheyenne WY.
1990 - Lightning struck a fish farm in Scott AR. 100,000 pounds of fish were killed by the heat of the ensuing fire.
1991 - 5.89 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Norfolk VA, setting a record for April.
1992 - 9.2 inches of snow at Omaha NE sets several records, including heaviest April snow. Same storm dumped 2.7 inches of snow at Kansas City MO for their heaviest snowfall ever so late in the season.
1880 - Sacramento picked up 7.24 inches, their heaviest in 24 hours.
1896 - In Sandusky County, Ohio, a violent F-4 tornado
1901 - Almost 36 inches of snow fell in 36 hours at Warren in Northeast Ohio. 28 inches fell at Green Hill.
1920 - 219 killed in tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama. Aberdeen MS hard hit by F4 tornado that killed 22 people along the western edge of the town. This same tornado killed 20 in Marion County Alabama, including 9 at Bexar. 19 people died in Franklin County, Alabama (nine in one family). The tornadoes were unusual as they struck during the morning hours.
1941 - Durham NH recorded temperature of 95 degrees.
1945 - Albany NY records temperature of 93 degrees.
1952 - Thick fog in the Gulf of Mexico precipitated the crash of two major oil tankers off Morgan City LA. The ships burst into flames and only five survivors were rescued.
1966 - -2 in Cheyenne WY.
1990 - Lightning struck a fish farm in Scott AR. 100,000 pounds of fish were killed by the heat of the ensuing fire.
1991 - 5.89 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Norfolk VA, setting a record for April.
1992 - 9.2 inches of snow at Omaha NE sets several records, including heaviest April snow. Same storm dumped 2.7 inches of snow at Kansas City MO for their heaviest snowfall ever so late in the season.
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April 21st...
1927 - Mississippi River Delta flooding. Hundreds killed and 500,000 homeless.
1958 - Heavy Minnesota snows including 72 inches at Mystic Lake.
1963 - 20 inches of snow at Lander WY.
1967 - Havre MT picked up 17 inches of snow.
1967 - Deadly F4 tornado strikes school at Belvidere IL at dismissal time. High school students were being loaded onto buses as the twister ripped directly through the bus loading area. The elementary school students had already been picked up and dropped off by the buses. 12 of the buses were overturned by the winds. Students were blown through an adjacent field and makeshift stretchers were formed from plywood from nearby houses. 13 students were killed and 300 injured at the school. Another school bus was destroyed near Harvard IL as the driver and students took shelter in a ditch. The Belvidere tornado was part of an outbreak of 48 tornadoes that day across the Upper Midwest.
1967 - A major outbreak of severe weather on this date in the Midwest. Dozens of tornadoes; 6 of which would be classified as major (F3 or above) would affect the area from Missouri and Iowa through Illinois and Michigan. The worst tornado of the day occurred at Oak Lawn IL where 33 people were killed. Many people were killed in their cars as the tornado struck at rush hour on the south side of Chicago. Several children were killed at a skating rink and other people died under the collapsing walls of a supermarket. It would be the worst tornado disaster ever in the Chicago area,
1996 - More Arkansas tornadoes. 4 dead, 45 injured. The towns of Fort Smith and Van Buren were especially hard hit. 1800 homes were damaged in Fort Smith and Van Buren. Questions were raised about National Weather Service and preparedness procedures after the disaster. The Tulsa, Oklahoma NWS office issued a severe thunderstorm warning 16 minutes before the onset of the tornado, believing that it would not produce a tornado based on radar indications from their Doppler radar. They upgraded the warning to a tornado warning four minutes before the twister touched down. Local emergency officials did not receive the warning due to power failures caused by the storm. As a result, sirens were not sounded. Later analysis of the radar data did show the indication of the tornado.
1982 - A Santa Ana wind blows a fire through a densely populated Anaheim, California neighborhood, causing $50 million in property damage and leaving 1200 people homeless.
1988 - In 26 years at Dodger Stadium, there had only been 12 rainouts until 1988. Three days of heavy rain in Southern California rained out games on three straight days.
1997 - Record flooding from the Red River was turning Grand Fork ND into a giant lake. The day before, a massive downtown fire burned as firefighters watched helplessly across the floodwaters. Helicopters were used to battle the blaze. Over 75% of the city was under a mandatory evacuation order. The city's water treatment plant and sewer system would be flooded for weeks.
1927 - Mississippi River Delta flooding. Hundreds killed and 500,000 homeless.
1958 - Heavy Minnesota snows including 72 inches at Mystic Lake.
1963 - 20 inches of snow at Lander WY.
1967 - Havre MT picked up 17 inches of snow.
1967 - Deadly F4 tornado strikes school at Belvidere IL at dismissal time. High school students were being loaded onto buses as the twister ripped directly through the bus loading area. The elementary school students had already been picked up and dropped off by the buses. 12 of the buses were overturned by the winds. Students were blown through an adjacent field and makeshift stretchers were formed from plywood from nearby houses. 13 students were killed and 300 injured at the school. Another school bus was destroyed near Harvard IL as the driver and students took shelter in a ditch. The Belvidere tornado was part of an outbreak of 48 tornadoes that day across the Upper Midwest.
1967 - A major outbreak of severe weather on this date in the Midwest. Dozens of tornadoes; 6 of which would be classified as major (F3 or above) would affect the area from Missouri and Iowa through Illinois and Michigan. The worst tornado of the day occurred at Oak Lawn IL where 33 people were killed. Many people were killed in their cars as the tornado struck at rush hour on the south side of Chicago. Several children were killed at a skating rink and other people died under the collapsing walls of a supermarket. It would be the worst tornado disaster ever in the Chicago area,
1996 - More Arkansas tornadoes. 4 dead, 45 injured. The towns of Fort Smith and Van Buren were especially hard hit. 1800 homes were damaged in Fort Smith and Van Buren. Questions were raised about National Weather Service and preparedness procedures after the disaster. The Tulsa, Oklahoma NWS office issued a severe thunderstorm warning 16 minutes before the onset of the tornado, believing that it would not produce a tornado based on radar indications from their Doppler radar. They upgraded the warning to a tornado warning four minutes before the twister touched down. Local emergency officials did not receive the warning due to power failures caused by the storm. As a result, sirens were not sounded. Later analysis of the radar data did show the indication of the tornado.
1982 - A Santa Ana wind blows a fire through a densely populated Anaheim, California neighborhood, causing $50 million in property damage and leaving 1200 people homeless.
1988 - In 26 years at Dodger Stadium, there had only been 12 rainouts until 1988. Three days of heavy rain in Southern California rained out games on three straight days.
1997 - Record flooding from the Red River was turning Grand Fork ND into a giant lake. The day before, a massive downtown fire burned as firefighters watched helplessly across the floodwaters. Helicopters were used to battle the blaze. Over 75% of the city was under a mandatory evacuation order. The city's water treatment plant and sewer system would be flooded for weeks.
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April 22nd...
1883 - 200 killed in tornado outbreak from Louisiana and Kansas to South Carolina. Entire town of Beauregard MS destroyed.
1910 - One-tenth of an inch of snow fell on this date in Chicago IL. A total of 6.4 inches of snow would fall between the 22nd and 26th marking the Windy City's latest April significant snowfall event.
1932 - Lightning strikes flock of geese over Elgin Manitoba. 52 large wild geese fell to earth dead and were distributed to the townspeople for goose dinners.
1980 - 100 degree heat wave in Iowa.
1985 - Toronto ONT Canada: 86 warmest ever in April and warmest temp in 1985.
1987 - Pensacola reaches 96 to set April record. Just one of 15 record highs in southeastern U.S.
1989 - 107 at Hayes KS (warmest ever in state in April by 4 degrees).
1997 - Midafternoon F2 tornado struck the small northeast Alabama town of Rainsville without warning, injuring 12 people. Over 30 homes were damaged by the twister and 50 buildings in the small town received damage, including the city and police and fire stations. No tornado warning was in effect at the time of the storm since NWS Doppler radar did not show significant signs of storm rotation. Ironaically a more powerful Doppler radar was being prepared for installation, very near the location of the tornado.
1883 - 200 killed in tornado outbreak from Louisiana and Kansas to South Carolina. Entire town of Beauregard MS destroyed.
1910 - One-tenth of an inch of snow fell on this date in Chicago IL. A total of 6.4 inches of snow would fall between the 22nd and 26th marking the Windy City's latest April significant snowfall event.
1932 - Lightning strikes flock of geese over Elgin Manitoba. 52 large wild geese fell to earth dead and were distributed to the townspeople for goose dinners.
1980 - 100 degree heat wave in Iowa.
1985 - Toronto ONT Canada: 86 warmest ever in April and warmest temp in 1985.
1987 - Pensacola reaches 96 to set April record. Just one of 15 record highs in southeastern U.S.
1989 - 107 at Hayes KS (warmest ever in state in April by 4 degrees).
1997 - Midafternoon F2 tornado struck the small northeast Alabama town of Rainsville without warning, injuring 12 people. Over 30 homes were damaged by the twister and 50 buildings in the small town received damage, including the city and police and fire stations. No tornado warning was in effect at the time of the storm since NWS Doppler radar did not show significant signs of storm rotation. Ironaically a more powerful Doppler radar was being prepared for installation, very near the location of the tornado.
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April 23rd...
1885 - 23 inches of snow in 24 hours in Denver while Rochester NY was recording record high of 90 degrees.
1910 - 100 degrees in Los Angeles at the Civic Center to set April record.
1960 - 23rd-25th: Nation's capital sweltered in summer-like temperatures as high 95 degrees between 23rd and 25th. But the temperature on this date would rapidly cool down from 90 to 47 in just 6 hours that evening.
1983 - Laramie WY picks up 16 inches of snow, 12 inches of which fell during 8-hour period.
1986 - Up to two feet of heavy wet snows across portions of Catskills and Poconos of Pennsylvania and New York. Major traffic tie-ups in Pennsylvania resulted.
1988 - Nine girls of a softball team injured by lightning, which struck three they were taking, shelter under during thunderstorm.
1989 - 18 more records fall as heat wave continues across the central U.S. 105 in Salina KS was nation's hottest and set April record for the state of Kansas.
1885 - 23 inches of snow in 24 hours in Denver while Rochester NY was recording record high of 90 degrees.
1910 - 100 degrees in Los Angeles at the Civic Center to set April record.
1960 - 23rd-25th: Nation's capital sweltered in summer-like temperatures as high 95 degrees between 23rd and 25th. But the temperature on this date would rapidly cool down from 90 to 47 in just 6 hours that evening.
1983 - Laramie WY picks up 16 inches of snow, 12 inches of which fell during 8-hour period.
1986 - Up to two feet of heavy wet snows across portions of Catskills and Poconos of Pennsylvania and New York. Major traffic tie-ups in Pennsylvania resulted.
1988 - Nine girls of a softball team injured by lightning, which struck three they were taking, shelter under during thunderstorm.
1989 - 18 more records fall as heat wave continues across the central U.S. 105 in Salina KS was nation's hottest and set April record for the state of Kansas.
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April 24th...
1908 - 310 people die in a rash of 18 tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia. 155 killed in Mississippi including 143 at Hattiesburg. Tornado at Amite LA was reportedly 2.5 miles wide! Most of Purvis MS was wiped out by this tornado. 37 killed in Alabama.
1960 - 19.4 inches of snow in Helena MT. Up to 30 inches in higher elevations.
1962 - Plains heat wave. 91 in Bismarck ND.
1989 - More record heat across the Plains. 101 in Russell KS was the nation's hottest. 20 record highs fell.
1990 - 8 inches of rain in just two hours at Mathis TX and 13.4 inches at Caldwell TX in just three hours.
1908 - 310 people die in a rash of 18 tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia. 155 killed in Mississippi including 143 at Hattiesburg. Tornado at Amite LA was reportedly 2.5 miles wide! Most of Purvis MS was wiped out by this tornado. 37 killed in Alabama.
1960 - 19.4 inches of snow in Helena MT. Up to 30 inches in higher elevations.
1962 - Plains heat wave. 91 in Bismarck ND.
1989 - More record heat across the Plains. 101 in Russell KS was the nation's hottest. 20 record highs fell.
1990 - 8 inches of rain in just two hours at Mathis TX and 13.4 inches at Caldwell TX in just three hours.
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April 25th...
1874 - 15 inches of snow fell in Newton NJ.
1875 - Three inches of snow fell in New York, the latest measurable snow in the Big Apple.
1880 - A violent tornado, at times up to 400 yards wide, swept away at least 20 homes in Macon, Mississippi. Pieces of some of the homes were found 15 miles from their origin and 22 died, while 72 people were injured. Loaded freight cars were thrown 100 yards into homes. A bolt of cloth was carried for 8 miles.
1896 - A half-mile-wide, violent tornado cut a swath across Cloud, Clay and Washington Counties in Kansas. At least nine people, possibly eleven, died, all in Clay County as 27 farm homes were destroyed. Newspapers reported that "everything was leveled as if a roller had passed over it," and the body of a dead child was reportedly carried for a half mile.
1898 - Volcano Springs CA (appropriately named) recorded 118 degrees to set the U.S. high temperature record for April.
1910 - Chicago picked up their latest significant snow of record with 2.5 inches. A total of 6.5 inches fell between the 22d and 26th.
1920 - Atlanta GA recorded 1.5 inches of snow as well as their latest freeze of record. High temperature only reached 39 degrees, only second time an April high was colder than 40 degrees.
1984 - Unusual late season snowfall across the northern U.S. 72 inches of snow at Red Lodge in southern Montana. 60 inches fell in the Wyoming mountains. 67 inches of snow fell in Lead SD. At many locations, this storm was rated as the worst-ever late season storm.
1988 - $50 million dollars of hail damage in Alabama. Three-inch hail fell in Valdosta GA. Four and one half-inch hail fell south of Atlanta.
1989 - F2 tornado hits Xenia OH. 16 people injured.
1994 - Dallas Co., Texas tornado. 3 killed, 27 injured, $200 million in damage.
1874 - 15 inches of snow fell in Newton NJ.
1875 - Three inches of snow fell in New York, the latest measurable snow in the Big Apple.
1880 - A violent tornado, at times up to 400 yards wide, swept away at least 20 homes in Macon, Mississippi. Pieces of some of the homes were found 15 miles from their origin and 22 died, while 72 people were injured. Loaded freight cars were thrown 100 yards into homes. A bolt of cloth was carried for 8 miles.
1896 - A half-mile-wide, violent tornado cut a swath across Cloud, Clay and Washington Counties in Kansas. At least nine people, possibly eleven, died, all in Clay County as 27 farm homes were destroyed. Newspapers reported that "everything was leveled as if a roller had passed over it," and the body of a dead child was reportedly carried for a half mile.
1898 - Volcano Springs CA (appropriately named) recorded 118 degrees to set the U.S. high temperature record for April.
1910 - Chicago picked up their latest significant snow of record with 2.5 inches. A total of 6.5 inches fell between the 22d and 26th.
1920 - Atlanta GA recorded 1.5 inches of snow as well as their latest freeze of record. High temperature only reached 39 degrees, only second time an April high was colder than 40 degrees.
1984 - Unusual late season snowfall across the northern U.S. 72 inches of snow at Red Lodge in southern Montana. 60 inches fell in the Wyoming mountains. 67 inches of snow fell in Lead SD. At many locations, this storm was rated as the worst-ever late season storm.
1988 - $50 million dollars of hail damage in Alabama. Three-inch hail fell in Valdosta GA. Four and one half-inch hail fell south of Atlanta.
1989 - F2 tornado hits Xenia OH. 16 people injured.
1994 - Dallas Co., Texas tornado. 3 killed, 27 injured, $200 million in damage.
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April 26th...
1834 - Huntsville AL recorded severe late season frost during "Backward Winter."
1888 - Latest killing freeze in Norfolk VA.
1963 - 6 inches of snow in Flagstaff AZ.
1972 - 15.4 inches of snow in Denver.
1984 - Two-day outbreak of tornadoes spawned 47 twisters from Louisiana to Michigan. 16 killed 259 injured.
1990 - 14.96 inches of rain in De Leon TX.
1990 - Record heat in the east including 98 in Baltimore and 92 in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia high broke previous record by 11 degrees. 89 at Alpena MI was third of sixth straight record highs.
1991 - 55 tornadoes touch down from Texas to Iowa. 21 people are killed. Famous Andover KS tornado tracked 70-mile path, killing 17 people and destroying part of McConnell AFB. The damage at the Golden Spur Mobile Home Park where 13 died in Andover, Kansas, was among the worst ever noted by experienced observers.
1834 - Huntsville AL recorded severe late season frost during "Backward Winter."
1888 - Latest killing freeze in Norfolk VA.
1963 - 6 inches of snow in Flagstaff AZ.
1972 - 15.4 inches of snow in Denver.
1984 - Two-day outbreak of tornadoes spawned 47 twisters from Louisiana to Michigan. 16 killed 259 injured.
1990 - 14.96 inches of rain in De Leon TX.
1990 - Record heat in the east including 98 in Baltimore and 92 in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia high broke previous record by 11 degrees. 89 at Alpena MI was third of sixth straight record highs.
1991 - 55 tornadoes touch down from Texas to Iowa. 21 people are killed. Famous Andover KS tornado tracked 70-mile path, killing 17 people and destroying part of McConnell AFB. The damage at the Golden Spur Mobile Home Park where 13 died in Andover, Kansas, was among the worst ever noted by experienced observers.
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April 27th...
1857 - Heavy snow in Connecticut causes buildings to collapse. 6 foot snow drifts.
1899 - Kirsksville MO hard hit by tornado that killed 34 people. 300 buildings were destroyed.
1915 - Early eastern heat wave. 96 in Richmond and 95 in Washington DC both tied records for April.
1931 - Hawaii records its hottest temperature ever, 100F at Pahala.
1942 - The town of Pryor, OK was destroyed by an especially devastating tornado. 52 people died in the disaster. 500 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
1970 - Heavy snows in Montana, including 39 inches at Red Lodge and 35 inches at Summit.
1987 - Western heat wave. 96 at Sacramento and 95 at Monroe LA tied records for month of April. Part of two-week heat wave across southern United States, which saw 300 daily high temperature records broken. 13 cities would establish record highs for the month of April.
1988 - 7 feet of snow in ten days at Mt. Washington NH. New record for April snowfall set.
1990 - 94 in Newark as eastern heat wave continues.
1857 - Heavy snow in Connecticut causes buildings to collapse. 6 foot snow drifts.
1899 - Kirsksville MO hard hit by tornado that killed 34 people. 300 buildings were destroyed.
1915 - Early eastern heat wave. 96 in Richmond and 95 in Washington DC both tied records for April.
1931 - Hawaii records its hottest temperature ever, 100F at Pahala.
1942 - The town of Pryor, OK was destroyed by an especially devastating tornado. 52 people died in the disaster. 500 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
1970 - Heavy snows in Montana, including 39 inches at Red Lodge and 35 inches at Summit.
1987 - Western heat wave. 96 at Sacramento and 95 at Monroe LA tied records for month of April. Part of two-week heat wave across southern United States, which saw 300 daily high temperature records broken. 13 cities would establish record highs for the month of April.
1988 - 7 feet of snow in ten days at Mt. Washington NH. New record for April snowfall set.
1990 - 94 in Newark as eastern heat wave continues.
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