TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday September 10, 2016.
This is the 254th day of the year, there are 112 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 1919 A hurricane struck the Florida Keys drowning more than
500 persons.
In 1960 Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys, with winds
gusting to 180 mph and a thirteen foot storm surge. The
hurricane then moved north along the eastern coast of
Florida and inundated Naples before moving out to sea.
Hurricane Donna claimed 50 lives, injured 1800 others,
and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. The
Marathon/Tavernier area was almost completely destroyed,
and in the Citrus Belt, most of the avacado crop was
blown from the trees. Hurricane Donna wreaked havoc from
Florida to Maine, with wind gusts to 100 mph along much
of the coast. Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 121
mph at Charleston SC on the 11th, and wind gusts to 138
mph at Blue Hill Observatory MA on the 12th. The
hurricane finally died over Maine two days later,
producing more than five inches of rain over the state.
In 1976 Kathleen was the first tropical cyclone to hit southern CA
since 1939, its 6' high wall of water destroyed 70% of homes.
In 1987 A late afternoon thunderstorm roared through Austin TX
producing wind gusts to 81 mph and 2.17 inches of rain in
just sixty minutes. The high winds toppled six National
Guard helicopters at the Robert Mueller Municipal
Airport, and damaged or destroyed numerous other
aircraft.
In 1988 Cool air sweeping into the north central U.S. brought
snow to some of the higher elevations of Montana.
The town of Kings Hill, southeast of Great Falls, was
blanketed with six inches of snow. Tropical Storm
Gilbert strenghtened to a hurricane over the eastern
Carribean.
In 1989 Light snow fell in Montana overnight, with three inches
reported at Fairfield. Billings MT reported a record low
of 33 degrees. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in
the northeastern U.S., with record highs of 86 degrees at
Caribou ME and 90 degrees at Burlington VT.
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