Subj : Todays Weather History To : ALL USERS From : DARYL STOUT Date : Tue Nov 17 2015 06:35 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Tuesday November 17, 2015. This is the 321st day of the year, there are 44 days left. On this day... Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov In 1869 Southwest winds of hurricane force swept the Berkshire and Green Mountains of New England causing extensive forest and structural damage. In 1927 A tornado cut a seventeen mile path across Alexandria and southeastern Washington D.C. injuring 31 persons. The tornado struck the Naval Air Station where a wind gust of 93 mph is recorded. A waterspout was seen over the Potomac River ninety minutes later. In 1953 The temperature at Minneapolis MN reached 71 degrees, their warmest reading of record for so late in the autumn. In 1987 A storm in the Rockies produced 21 inches of snow at the Monarch ski resort in Colorado, with 14 inches reported at Steamboat Springs CO. Early morning thunderstorms in the southeastern U.S. drenched Mary Esther FL with 4.43 inches of rain. Gale force winds over the Great Lakes Region gusted to 49 mph at Johnstown PA. In 1988 Another in a series of storms brought heavy snow to the mountains of the western U.S. Totals ranged up to 17 inches at Bob Scott Summit in Nevada. Winds around Reno NV gusted to 80 mph. The Alta and Sundance ski resorts in Utah received 14 inches of snow. In 1989 Freezing temperatures overspread the southeastern U.S. in the wake of the severe weather outbreak of the previous two days. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Gilbert AR with a reading of 8 degrees. A fast moving storm blanketed the Great Lakes Region and Upper Ohio Valley with snow during the night. Totals ranged up to 12 inches at Pellston MI and Little Valley NY. In 1999 Hurricane Lenny, approached category 5 status with 150 mph winds, as it slammed into the northeast Caribbean. The storm moved from west to east, developing a few days earlier west of Jamaica...an unprecedented event. In 2002 A winterlike storm hit much of New England, with New Jersey receiving significant ice accumulations. At one time, over 87,000 homes were without power. In 2003 Thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong wind swept across the Houston, TX area. Parts of Houston received as much as 10 inches of rain in 24 hours, with several bayous and creeks overflowing causing severe flooding. Several units at a Houston apartment complex lost their roofs from a possible tornado (several tornadoes were observed around the area). In nearby Sugarland, TX, 16 people were injured in weather related auto accidents...most from the strong winds blowing their vehicles off of the road. In 2013 A major severe weather outbreak occurred from the Upper Midwest through the Middle Mississipi Valley, into the Tennessee and Ohio Valley region. Numerous reports of severe weather...including tornadoes and damaging winds... were noted in many areas...with some of the tornadoes and damaging winds termed as "significant". Widespread damage, as well as numerous injuries and fatalities occurred across several states. An NFL game in Chicago was delayed by the severe weather in the area. Storms were moving at nearly 80 in some cases...and with some of the tornadoes, there were "debris balls" noted on radar. Several vehicles were also overturned, due to the high winds. Preliminary data had over 400 severe weather reports...and around 80 of those were tornadoes. One tornado that hit Washington County, was rated as an EF-4. In 2014 (17th-21st) The Lake Effect Snow Machine was in high gear on the eastern shore of Lake Erie. Five to more than seven feet of snow (almost a years worth), piled up just south and east of Buffalo, New York. Buildings collapsed under the weight of the snow. At least 13 people died. --- BgNet 1.0a12 - The Thunderbolt BBS wx1der.dyndns.org Little Rock, AR .