Subj : Todays Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Sep 12 2017 12:08 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Tuesday September 12, 2017. This is the 255th day of the year, there are 110 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 1882 Hot and dry winds caused tree foliage in eastern Kansas to wither and crumble. In 1977 Thunderstorms deluged the Kansas City area with torrential rains in the early morning hours, and then again that evening. Some places were deluged with more than six inches of rain twice that day, with up to 18 inches of rain reported at Independence MO. Flooding claimed the lives of 25 persons. The Country Club Plaza area was hardest hit. 2000 vehicles had to be towed following the storm, 150 of which had to be pulled out of Brush Creek, which runs through the Plaza area. In 1979 Hurricane Frederick smashed into the Mobile Bay area of Alabama packing 132 mph winds. Winds gusts to 145 mph were reported as the eye of the hurricane moved over Dauphin Island AL, just west of Mobile. Frederick produced a fifteen foot storm surge near the mouth of Mobile Bay. The hurricane was the costliest in U.S. history causing 2.3 billion dollars damage. In 1987 Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flooding in North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Parts of Virginia received 3 to 4 inches of rain in just two hours early in the day. Later in the day, 3 to 5 inch rains deluged Cumberland County of south central Pennsylvania. Evening thunderstorms produced seven inches of rain at Marysville PA, most of which fell in three hours time. In 1988 An afternoon thunderstorm spawned a tornado which skipped across northern sections of Indianapolis IN damaging roofs and automobiles. It was the first tornado in central Indiana in September in nearly forty years of records. Hurricane Gilbert plowed across the island of Jamaica, and by the end of the day was headed for the Cayman Islands, packing winds of 125 mph. In 1989 Snow whitened the mountains and foothills of northeast Colorado, with eight inches reported at Buckhorn Mountain, west of Fort Collins. Two to three inches fell around Denver, causing great havoc during the evening rush hour. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region between mid afternoon and early the next morning. Thunderstorms produced hail three inches in diameter at Roswell NM, and wind gusts greater than 98 mph at Henryetta OK. Thunderstorms also produced torrential rains, with more than seven inches at Scotland TX, with more than six inches at Yukon OK. In 1999 Hurricane Floyd, with 150 mph winds, covered much of the Atlantic Ocean, just off the Florida Coast. In 2002 Santaquin, UT, was hit with 3 devastating mudslides, that were caused by a combination of recent heavy rain, hail, and wildfires. Widespread damage resulted. In 2003 Typhoon Maemi, with 135 mph winds, hammered South Korea, killing at least 87, leaving thousands homeless, and downed trees, powerlines, and caused a landslide. Storm totals were over 10 inches in many areas...and it was the worst storm to hit the region in nearly a centry. In 2013 An estimated 6 to 10 inches of rain fell during 12 to 18 hours along Colorado's Rocky Mountain Range, from Boulder south to Colorad Springs...causing residents to be evacuated, washing out roads, and killing at least 3. Several communities were cut off by the floodwaters. --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org .