TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Thursday November 10, 2016.
This is the 315th day of the year, there are 51 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 1915 An unusually late season tornado struck the central
Kansas town of Great Bend killing eleven persons along
its 35 mile track. The tornado destroyed 160 homes in
Great Bend and caused a million dollars damage. Hundreds
of dead ducks dropped from the sky northeast of the
track's end.
In 1975 Another "freshwater fury" hit the Great Lakes. A large
ore carrier on Lake Superior, the Edmund Fitzgerald, sank
near Crisp Point with the loss of its crew of 29 men.
Eastern Upper Michigan and coastal Lower Michigan were
hardest hit by the storm, which produced wind gusts to 71
at Sault Ste Marie MI, and gusts to 78 mph at Grand
Rapids MI. Severe land and road erosion occurred along
the Lake Michigan shoreline. A popular hit song by
Gordon Lightfoot was inspired by the storm.
In 1987 A cold front brought snow to the Appalachian Region and
freezing temperatures to the central U.S. Up to nine
inches of snow blanketed Garrett County of extreme
western Maryland. Freezing temperatures were reported as
far south as El Paso TX and San Angelo TX. Gale force
winds lashed the Middle Atlantic Coast and the coast of
southern New England. Thunderstorms brought fire
quenching rains to Alabama, and produced large hail and
damaging winds in eastern North Carolina. Ahead of the
cold front, seven cities in Florida and Georgia reported
record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed
into the 80s.
In 1988 Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure
system in southeastern Ontario buffeted the northeastern
U.S., with the Lower Great Lakes Region hardest hit.
Winds in western New York State gusted to 68 mph at
Buffalo, to 69 mph at Niagra Falls, and to 78 mph at
Brockport. Four persons were injured at Rome NY when a
tree was blown onto their car.
In 1989 Strong southwesterly winds prevailed along the eastern
slopes of the Rockies in Montana and Wyoming. Winds of
80 to 90 mph prevailed across the northwest chinook zone
of Montana, with gusts to 112 mph. Unseasonably warm
weather accompanied the high winds. Shortly after
midnight the temperature at Kalispell MT reached a record
59 degrees. Windy and wet weather prevailed across
Washington State. Strong southerly winds gusted to 70 mph
at Rattlesnake Ridge, near Hanford. Six rivers in western
Washington State rose above flood stage between the 9th
and the 11th of the month, following eight days of moderate
to heavy rain. Rainfall over the western slopes of the
Cascade Mountains between the 3rd and the 10th ranged from
14 to 24 inches. High freezing levels also caused the early
snowpack to melt, adding to the runoff in the rain swollen
rivers. Damage was heaviest in Whatcom County, where the
Nooksack River caused nearly six million dollars damage,
mostly to roads and bridges.
In 1999 Snowplows had to be called out in Eden Prarie, MN to clean
up after a hailstorm.
In 2002 (9th-11th) A widespread severe weather and tornado outbreak
affected a large area from Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana
eastward across the Mississippi River, to the east coast.
One tornado late on the 9th blew out the windows of a law
enforcement vehicle in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Coverage
and intensity both increased dramatically on the 10th, with
Tornado Watches and Tornado Warnings covering areas from
Pennsylvania southwest to Louisiana on the 10th. Damage was
widespread, with many injuries and fatalities across several
states. An F-4 tornado struck Van Wert, Ohio. Mossy Grove,
Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville, was all but destroyed.
Preliminary reports showed at least 56 tornadoes, and 44
fatalities.
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