Friday, August 2, 2013

This Date in Weather History for August 2,2013,from accuweather.com

Philadelphia, PA/ Camden, NJ (1885)
Tornado struck, cutting an 8 mile path, crossed river near present day Walt Whitman Bridge; 5 killed, $500,000 damage. Total of 13 tornadoes within 100 miles of Philadelphia. Street flooding and flooding of homes.
Buffalo, NY (1980)
A total of 12" of rain in 6 hours.
Moline, IL (1997)
A 79 mph wind gust during a thunderstorm.

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