Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Nov 27 2016 12:01 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Sunday November 27, 2016. This is the 332nd day of the year, there are 34 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 1883 Fire engines were called out in New York City and New Haven CT as a result of the afterglow of the sunset due to vivid red ash from the Krakatoa Volcano explosion in August. In 1898 The "Portland" storm raged across New England producing gale force winds along the coast and heavy snow inland. A foot of snow blanketed Boston MA, and 27 inches fell at New London CT. Winds at Boston gusted to 72 mph, and wind gusts to 98 mph were estimated at Block Island RI. A passenger ship, the S. S. Portland, sank off Cape Cod with the loss of all 191 persons aboard, and Boston Harbor was filled with wrecked ships. The storm wrecked 56 vessels resulting in a total of 456 casualties. (26th-28th) In 1987 Wet weather prevailed across much of the nation east of the Rockies. Sunny and cool weather prevailed in the western U.S. Snow fell in the central U.S., with totals in Kansas ranging up to six inches at Burr Oak. Much of the area from central Oklahoma to southwestern Minnesota experienced its first snow of the winter season. In 1988 Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in Minnesota. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Windom, and snowfall totals ranged up to 14 inches at Aitkin. Snow drifts seven feet high closed many roads. Fargo ND reported a wind chill reading of 34 degrees below zero. In 1989 A storm system crossing the north central U.S. spread snow across the Dakotas and Minnesota. Heavy snow fell in western South Dakota, with 18 inches reported at Galena. Strong winds associated with the storm gusted to 50 mph in the Great Lakes Region and the Great Plains Region, with blowing dust reported in Kansas. Thunderstorms associated with the same storm system produced damaging winds in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana during the evening, with gusts to 73 mph reported east of Ypsilante MI. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed ahead of the cold front. Twenty-three cities from the Gulf coast to the Ohio Valley and the Mid Mississippi Valley reported record high temperatures for the date, including Saint Louis MO with a reading of 76 degrees. In 2001 A soggy, stormy period was to plague Arkansas and adjacent states over the next 3 days. While portions of northern and northwestern Arkansas got a wintry mix, the rest of the state received heavy rain, thunderstorms, and flooding. Three day storm totals ranged from 5 to over 10 inches. Portions of Oklahoma and western Texas got heavy snow... while areas east and south of Arkansas saw tornadoes. In 2003 An upper level low ahead of a cold front brought severe thunderstorms with large hail and wind damage to Arkansas. Ahead of the system along the Gulf Coast, heavy rain, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes were observed. In 2005 Severe weather struck Arkansas, with 24 tornadoes... including several of F-2, and 2 of F-3 intensity. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .