Weather History
For Sunday,August 3,2014
For Sunday,August 3,2014
1885 - A tornado hit Philadelphia and Camden along its eight mile path. (David Ludlum)
1970
- Hurricane Celia struck the coast of Texas producing wind gusts to 161
mph at Corpus Christi, and estimated wind gusts of 180 mph at Arkansas
Pass. The hurricane was the most destructive of record along the Texas
coast causing 454 million dollars damage, and also claimed eleven lives.
(David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1987
- A severe thunderstorm moved across Cheyenne, WY, during the mid
afternoon. The thunderstorm produced hailstones up to two inches in
diameter causing more than 37 million dollars damage. The eastern U.S.
sweltered in the heat. A dozen cities reported record high temperatures
for the date, including Paducah KY with a reading of 102 degrees.
Beckley WV established an all- time record with an afternoon high of 93
degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1988
- Thunderstorms developing ahead of a slow moving cold front produced
severe weather from the Central High Plains to the Upper Great Lakes
Region. Thunderstorms around Fort Collins, CO, produced wind gusts to 74
mph along with marble size hail. Sixteen persons were injured in the
storm, most of whom were accidently locked out of their office building,
having evacuated it when the fire alarm went off, apparently triggered
by lightning. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Thunderstorms representing what remained of Hurricane Chantal
drenched Wichita, KS, with 2.20 inches of rain in four hours during the
early morning. Thunderstorms developing in Minnesota produced wind gusts
to 85 mph at Baudette during the afternoon, and softball size hail at
Lake Kabetogama, during the evening. Jamestown, ND, reported a record
hot afternoon high of 103 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather
Summary)
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