Weather History
For Wednesday,July 27,2016
For Wednesday,July 27,2016
1926
- A hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach, FL. The hurricane caused
2.5 million dollars damage in eastern Florida, including the
Jacksonville area. (David Ludlum)
1939
- The temperature at Lewiston, ID, hit 117 degrees to establish an
all-time record high for that location. (The Weather Channel)
1943
- On a whim, and flying a single engine AT-6, Lieutenant Ralph O'Hair
and Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly into a hurricane. It started
regular Air Force flights into hurricanes. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Thunderstorms in Minnesota spawned a tornado which moved in a
southwesterly direction for a distance of thirty miles across Rice
County and Goodhue County. Trees were uprooted and tossed about like
toys, and a horse lifted by the tornado was observed sailing
horizontally through the air. Thunderstorms drenched La Crosse, WI, with
5.26 inches of rain, their second highest 24 hour total of record. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Hot weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Williston, ND,
reported a record high of 108 degrees. Thunderstorms produced severe
weather in the eastern U.S., and in southeastern Texas. Richland County,
SC, was soaked with up to 5.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather
Summary)
1989
- Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S.
Yuma, AZ, experienced their most severe thunderstorm of record. Strong
thunderstorm winds, with unofficial gusts as high as 95 mph, reduced
visibilities to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Yuma got nearly as
much rain in one hour as is normally received in an entire year. The
storm total of 2.55 inches of rain was a record 24 hour total for July.
Property damage due to flash flooding and high winds was in the
millions. (Storm Data)
1989
- Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin and northern
Illinois to New England, with 103 reports of large hail and damaging
winds through the day. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin produced hail three
inches in diameter near Oshkosh, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Germantown.
(The National Weather Summary)
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