TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Tuesday June 9, 2015.
This is the 160th day of the year, there are 205 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 1953 A tornado hit the town of Worcester MA killing ninety
persons. The northeastern states usually remain free of
destructive tornadoes, however in this case a low
pressure system, responsible for producing severe
thunderstorms in Michigan and Ohio the previous day,
brings severe weather to New Hampshire and central
Massachusetts. The tornado mangled steel towers built to
withstand winds of 375 mph. The tornado, up to a mile in
width at times, tracked 46 miles through Worcester
County. Debris from the tornado fell in the Boston area,
and adjacent Atlantic Ocea.
In 1972 A cloudburst along the eastern slopes of the Black Hills
of South Dakota produced as much as 14 inches of rain
resulting in the Rapid City flash flood disaster. The
rains, which fell in about four hours time, caused the
Canyon Lake Dam to collapse. A wall of water swept
through the city drowning 237 persons, and causing more
than 100 million dollars property damage.
In 1987 Lightning struck "Tire Mountain" near Denver CO,
destroying two million tires out of a huge pile of six
million tires. Thunderstorms spawned three tornadoes
around Denver, and a man was killed at Conifer CO when
strong thunderstorm winds lifted up a porch and dropped
it on him. A thunderstorm near Compton MD produced two
inch hail, and high winds which destroyed twenty barns
and ten houses injuring five persons.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Carolina
to the Central Gulf Coast Region. Hail in North Carolina
caused more than five million dollars damage to property,
and more than sixty million dollars damage to crops.
Hail three and a half inches in diameter was reported at
New Bern NC. Thunderstorms in the Central High Plains
produced 18 inches of hail at Fountain CO. The
temperature at Del Rio TX soared to an all-time record
high of 112 degrees.
In 1989 Severe weather abated for a date, however, showers and
thunderstorms continued to drench the eastern U.S. with
torrential rains. Milton FL was deluged with 15.47
inches in 24 hours. Record heat and prolonged drought in
south central Texas left salt deposits on power lines and
insulators near the coast, and when nighttime dew causing
arcing, the city of Brownsville was plunged into darkness.
In 2010 (9th-11th) Intense rainfall lead to major flash flooding
over several areas. On the 9th, the system dumped more than
evacuations ordered. On the 10th, similar precipitation
amounts closed roads in Tyler, Texas, where there were also
many rescues. On the 11th, 6 to 7 inches of rain, caused
the Little Missouri River to rise over 20 feet in under 3
hours, cresting at a record of 23 feet...in the Albert Pike
Campground area near Langley, Arkansas. Tragically, 20
people...including children (one as young as 2 years old),
drowned in the event in southwest Arkansas.
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