Weather History
For Thursday,January 26,2017
For Thursday,January 26,2017
1978
- A paralyzing blizzard struck the Midwest. One to three feet of snow
fell in Michigan, and 20 to 40 inches was reported across Indiana. Winds
reached 70 mph in Michigan, and gusted above 100 mph in Ohio. The high
winds produced snow drifts twenty feet high in Michigan and Indiana
stranding thousands on the interstate highways. Temperatures in Ohio
dropped from the 40s to near zero during the storm. (David Ludlum)
1983
- The California coast was battered by a storm which produced record
high tides, thirty-two foot waves, and mudslides, causing millions of
dollars damage. The storm then moved east and dumped four feet of snow
on Lake Tahoe. (22nd-29th) (The Weather Channel)
1987
- A winter storm spread heavy snow across the Middle and Northern
Atlantic Coast States, with 18 inches reported at Vineland NJ, and wind
gusts to 65 mph at Chatham MA. Snow cover in Virginia ranged up to
thirty inches following this second major storm in just one week.
(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- A snowstorm in the northeastern U.S. produced 19 inches at Austerlitz
NY and Stillwater NY. A storm in the Great Lakes Region left 16.5
inches at Marquette MI, for a total of 43 inches in six days. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- Snow and high winds created blizzard-like conditions in northwestern
Vermont. Winds at Saint Albins gusted to 88 mph. In Alaska, the town of
Cold Foot (located north of Fairbanks) reported a morning low of 75
degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990
- A winter storm spread high winds from the northwestern U.S. to
Wyoming and Colorado, with heavy snow in some of the high elevations.
Stevens Pass WA received 17 inches of snow, half of which fell in four
hours. In extreme northwest Wyoming, Togwotee Mountain Lodge received 24
inches of snow. Winds in Colorado gusted to 90 mph at Rollinsville.
(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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