TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday March 23, 2015.
This is the 82nd day of the year, there are 283 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 1913 A vicious tornado hit the city of Omaha NE. The
tornado struck during the late afternoon on Easter
Sunday, and in just twelve minutes cut a swath of total
destruction five miles long and two blocks wide across
the city killing 94 persons and causing 3.5 million
dollars property damage.
(23rd-27th) Flooding of historic proportions throughout the
Ohio River and its tributaries resulted in 467 deaths.
In 1916 Pocatello ID received a record 14.6 inches of snow in
24 hours.
In 1987 A blizzard raged across western Kansas, and the
panhandle area of Texas and Oklahoma. Pampa TX
received 21 inches of snow, and winds gusted to 78 mph
at Dodge City KS Altus OK. Governor Hayden declared
forty-six counties in western Kansas a disaster area.
In southwest Kansas, the storm was described as the
worst in thirty years.
In 1988 Thunderstorms developing along a strong cold front
spawned tornadoes near Roberts ID and Bridger MT.
Strong and gusty winds prevailed in the western U.S.
Wind gusts in the southwest part of Reno NV reached
89 mph.
In 1989 Charlotte NC and Wilmington NC reported rainfall
records for the date as showers and thunderstorms
prevailed in the southeastern U.S. Freezing rain
glazed parts of North Carolina and southern Virginia.
Gale force winds produced a heavy surf along the coast
of North Carolina.
In 1990 An upper level storm system produced heavy snow in the
Lower Missouri Valley. Snowfall totals ranged up to 9
inches at Kansas City MO, with 8 inches reported
at Falls City NE, Columbia MO and Saint Louis MO.
Thunderstorms produced several inches of snow across
the Kansas City area during the evening rush hour.
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