Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Feb 28 2017 06:15 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Tuesday February 28, 2017. This is the 59th day of the year, there are 306 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 Final day of meterological winter in a non-leap year. In 1900 A massive storm spread record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall totals ranged up to 17.5 inches at Springfield IL and 43 inches at Rochester NY, with up to 60 inches in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. In 1952 An intense storm brought coastal sections of southeastern Massachusetts to a halt, stranding 3000 motorists on Lower Cape, and leaving ten thousand homes on the Cape without electricity. Winds gusting to 72 mph made mountainous snowdrifts of the 18 inches of snow which buried Nantucket and Hyannis. A barometric pressure reading of 29.02 inches was reported at the center of the storm. In 1959 The weight of snow collapsed the Listowel Arena near Toronto while a hockey game was being played. In 1987 A powerful storm produced severe thunderstorms in Louisiana and Mississippi early in the day. About mid morning a monstrous tornado touched down near Moselle MS and grew to a width of two miles as it passed near Laurel MS. The tornado traveled a distance of 40 miles killing six persons, injuring 350 others, and causing 28.5 million dollars damage. The tornado swept homes right off their foundations, and tossed eighteen wheel trucks about like toys. Strong straight line winds associated with the powerful storm system gusted to 70 mph at Jonesboro AR and Carbondale IL. In 1988 Thunderstorms in California produced severe weather during the early morning hours. Strong thunderstorm winds, gusting to 74 mph, downed trees in the Sacramento area. Unseasonably mild weather prevailed in the northwestern U.S. The afternoon high of 71 degrees at Portland OR was a February record. In 1989 Thunderstorms in the southeast corner of the nation produced winds gusts to 58 mph at Fort Lauderdale FL, and a total of seven inches of rain. Heavy snow whitened parts of the Northern Plateau and the Northern Rockies, with ten inches reported at Marion MT. In 1990 Showers and thunderstorms over the Southern Plains Region capped a record wet February for parts of Oklahoma. Totals for the month ranged up to 9.11 inches at McCurtain, with 4.63 inches reported at Oklahoma City. Snow and sleet fell across northern Oklahoma, with four inches reported at Freedom and Jefferson. Snow also spread across southern Kansas into Missouri and Arkansas, with six inches of snow reported at Harrison AR. February temperatures at Nome AK averaged 21 degrees below normal, ranging from -38 degrees to 29 degrees during the month. In 2012 (28th-29th) Widespread severe weather affected areas of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, among others. Branson and Kimberling City, Missouri were particularly hard hit by tornadoes (EF-2 in Branson). Harrisburg, Illinois was hit by an EF-4 tornado. At least 12 people were killed in the sever weather. Further north across the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, among other areas, winter was back with a vengence, with blizzard conditions, freezing rain, sleet, and snow, resulting in numerous road closures, power outages, etc. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .