Here's the tidbits for "This Date in Weather History",for Friday,October 19,2012,from examiner.com/weather-history,enjoy:
1749
The "Norfolk Hurricane" struck the Virginia coast creating Willoughby
Spit (a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia
in the United States. It is bordered by water on three sides: the
Chesapeake Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and Willoughby
Bay to the south.) on the Norfolk shore. It also demolished Fort
George. Streets were flooded and $130,000 damage was done.
1844
The famous Lower Lakes Storm of 1844 hit the Buffalo, NY - Toronto,
Ontario area. Southwesterly hurricane force winds drove lake waters
into downtown Buffalo and the barometer in Toronto dropped to 28.86
inches. 200 people were reportedly drowned.
1940
2.2 inches of snowfall was recorded at Philadelphia, starting on the
19th and ending on the 20th, for the highest amount of snow received
from a storm in Oct. The maximum 1.7 inch snow depth measured is an
October record. Baltimore, MD received 0.4 inches on this day and 0.9
inches on the 20th. Washington, D.C. received just a tenth of an inch
of snow on this date followed by 1.4 inches on the 20th.
1961
Rain changed to a record early season, heavy wet snow over the
southern mountains of West Virginia. Leaves were still on trees,
resulting in the worst forest disaster since the fires of 1952-53. One
to two feet of snow fell near Summersville and Richwood through the
20th.
1970
Super Typhoon Kate struck Davao City, in the Philippines becoming the
second super typhoon to strike the Philippines in four days. In
southern Mindanao, over 5,000 houses and other structures were damaged
or destroyed by winds and the storm surge, heavy rains and flooding.
With damage estimates set at $ 50 million (US), At least 631 people lost
their lives, with 284 missing.
1972
A trace of snow fell at National & Dulles Airports in Washington,
D.C. Up to 3 inches fell in parts of northern and western MD.
1982
An early autumn snowstorm dropped 3 to 12 inches of wet snow over the
southeast portions of South Dakota and up to 8 inches in southwest
Minnesota and northwest Iowa. Numerous trees still laden with foliage
were downed across the area. Power outages were also extensive from
Vermillion to Mitchell. The snow was convective in nature as lightning
flashed and thunder rumbled in some areas. Winds up to 40 mph in concert
with the heavy snow proved too much for some structures. Radio and TV
transmitters were knocked down in Sioux Falls and in Vermillion the
weight of the snow collapsed the fiber glass roof panel on the covered
stadium at the University of South Dakota.
Further west, 2 to 6 inches across the Nebraska panhandle. Up to 8 inches of snow was reported in Hemingford, NE.
1983
Hurricane Tico struck Mazatlan, Mexico with maximum sustained winds
of 125 mph. 25,000 people were left homeless. The surface circulation
linked up with a frontal boundary and created flooding rains across
Oklahoma and north Texas. The Red River rose to its highest recorded
stage in 40-60 years due to the rainfall.
1984
Thunderstorms deluged the town of Odem, TX, located 15 miles northwest of Corpus Christi with 25 inches of rain in just 3.5 hours. Most businesses in Odem were flooded, as were 1,000 homes in nearby Sinton.
1989
Record breaking snows fell across parts of the Midwest and Ohio
Valley. Totals ranged up to 10.5 inches at Kokomo, IN, 9.3 inches at
Indianapolis, IN, 8 inches at Fort Wayne, IN and Goshen, IN. The 8.8
inch total at South Bend, IN was a record for the month. Up to 7 inches
of snow fell in extreme southern Lower Michigan, and up to 6 inches
fell in southwestern Ohio. The heavy wet snow downed many trees and
power lines. Half the city of Cincinnati, OH was without electricity
during the morning hours. Temperatures dipped below freezing across
much of the Great Plains Region.
Further west, a record breaking early-season snowfall occurred across
extreme eastern Illinois. One to 3 inches of snow fell from the
northern Chicago suburbs southward through Champaign and as far south as
Newton, in Jasper County. O'Hare Airport in Chicago reported 3.8 inches
of snow, setting a record for the earliest snowfall of 1 inch or more.
Another 1.8 inches fell the next day with a three day total of 6.3
inches. This event made it the snowiest October on record for Chicago.
Further south, a snowfall of 0.3 inches in Springfield, IL marked its
earliest measurable snow on record, while Peoria, IL recorded 0.4
inches.
Many cities, including 14 in Texas, reported record low temperatures
for the date. North Platte, NE: 11°, Valentine, NE: 13°, Amarillo, TX:
25°-Tied, Midland-Odessa, TX: 27°, San Angelo, TX: 28°, Fort Smith, AR:
29°, Wichita Falls, TX: 30°, Abilene, TX: 32°-Tied, Shreveport, LA:
32°-Tied, Little Rock, AR: 33°, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: 35°-Tied,
Houston, TX: 36°, Waco, TX: 37°, Dallas (DFW), TX: 38°, Del Rio, TX:
38°, San Antonio, TX: 38°, Brownsville, TX: 45°, Galveston, TX: 47° and
Corpus Christi, TX: 47°-Tied.
In Florida, 4 cities reported record high temperatures for the date.
The record high of 92° at Miami, FL also marked a record 14 days of 90
degree weather in October, and 116 days for the year. Other record highs included: West Palm Beach, FL: 92°-Tied and Key West, FL: 89°-Tied.
1990
A tornado damaged an apartment complex and shopping center near Baltimore, MD.
1991
Record heat continued across the southwest. Palm Springs, CA hit
111°; not only setting a daily record high but it is also their latest
date in the season to reach 110° or higher. Other daily record highs
included: Borrego Springs, CA: 109°, Yuma, AZ: 103°, Redding, CA: 93°,
Sacramento, CA: 91°, Stockton, CA:: 89°-Tied and Flagstaff, AZ: 77°.
1996
The opening game of World Series between the Braves and Yankees in
New York was postponed by heavy rains and high wind from a major storm
system affecting the East Coast, marking the third time in history
that the World Series opener had been postponed. Overall, nine of the
twenty two games that have been cancelled in Series history were
scheduled in New York or Brooklyn. The storm flooded highways and some
homes and knocked out power to more than 200,000 in New Jersey, New York
and Connecticut. In New York, the power outages were said to be the
worst since Hurricane Gloria in 1985. Three people were killed by
falling trees. More than 8 inches of rain fell in parts of New Jersey
and a record 4.35 inches fell in Central Park. A Delta Airlines jet
skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport injuring 5 people and forcing
the closure of the airport for nearly 24 hours. In Boston, MA, parts of
the Head of the Charles rowing competition had to be cancelled.
Hurricane Lili slams into the Bahamas with winds of 95 mph, hitting
the village of Georgetown on the Island of Exuma. Lili intensified to a
Category 3 Hurricane as she moved northeast away from the Bahamas
weakening the next day.
2004
On this date through the 20th, a severe Bering Sea storm generated
waves atop high tide to flood downtown Nome, AK with a storm surge as
high as 20 feet. Flooding of downtown streets caused the evacuation of
dozens of Nome businesses and homes when the surge knocked loose
1,000-pound propane tanks.
Heavy snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada Mountains from this date
through the 21st. Two climbers died in Yosemite National Park climbing
El Capitan. Snowfall totals included: Blackcap Basin: 45 inches, Gin
Flat: 40 inches and Agnew Pass: 39 inches.
Bishop, CA recorded 1.21 inches of rain which was the greatest one day total in October.
2005
Hurricane Wilma pushed the 2005 season to the most active ever
recorded, added another entry to the record books. The central pressure
of this Category 5 storm fell to 882 millibars or 26.05 inHg, the
lowest minimum pressure ever measured in the Atlantic basin Its maximum
sustained wind peaked at 185 mph.
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