TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday September 21, 2015.
This is the 264th day of the year, there are 101 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 1894 A heavy chicken house, sixteen by sixteen feet in area,
was picked up by a tornado and wedged between two trees.
The hens were found the next day sitting on their eggs in
the chicken house, with no windows broken, as though
nothing had happened.
In 1938 A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected
New England causing a massive forest blowdown and
widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at
Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly thirty feet
caused extensive flooding along the coast of Rhode
Island. The hurricane killed 600 persons and caused 500
million dollars damage. The hurricane, which lasted
twelve days, destroyed 275 million trees. Hardest hit
were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Long
Island NY. The "Long Island Express" produced gargantuan
waves with its 150 mph winds. The waves smashed against
the New England shore with such force that earthquake-
recording machines on the Pacific coast clearly showed
the shock of each wave.
In 1954 The temperature at Deeth NV soared from a morning low of
12 degrees to a high of 87 degrees, a record daily warm-
up for the state.
In 1987 Tropical Storm Emily, which formed in the Carribean the
previous afternoon, caused considerable damage to the
banana industry of Saint Vincent in the Windward Islands.
Unseasonably hot weather continued in Florida and the
western U.S. Redding CA and Red Bluff CA, with record
highs of 108 degrees, tied for honors as the hot spot in
the nation.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced high winds and locally heavy rain
in the southwestern U.S. One thunderstorm in west Texas
produced wind gusts to 86 mph at Dell City completely
destroying an airport hangar. A Cessna 150 aircraft
housed within the hangar was flipped over and snapped in
two. Thunderstorms produced large hail in east central
Utah, while snow blanketed some of the higher elevations
of the state.
In 1989 Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast
about 11 PM, making landfall near Sullivans Island.
Hurricane Hugo was directly responsible for thirteen
deaths, and indirectly responsible for twenty-two others.
A total of 420 persons were injured in the hurricane, and
damage was estimated at eight billion dollars, including
two billion dollars damage to crops. Sustained winds
reached 85 mph at Folly Beach SC, with wind gusts as high
was 138 mph. Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Charleston,
and 109 mph at Shaw AFB. The biggest storm surge
occurred in the McClellanville and Bulls Bay area of
Charleston County, with a storm surge of 20.2 feet
reported at Seewee Bay. Shrimp boats were found one half
mile inland at McClellanville.
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