Weather History
For Wednesday,March 15,2017
For Wednesday,March 15,2017
1941
- The most severe blizzard in modern history struck North Dakota and
Minnesota. The blizzard hit on a Saturday night while many are
traveling, and thus claimed 71 lives. Winds gusted to 75 mph at Duluth
MN, and reached 85 mph at Grand Forks ND. Snow drifts twelve feet high
were reported in north central Minnesota. A cold front traveling 30 mph
crossed Minnesota in just seven hours. (15th-16th) (David Ludlum) (The
Weather Channel)
1987
- A winter storm in the western U.S. produced heavy snow in central
Nevada, with 23 inches reported at Austin. High winds raked the desert
areas of southern California and southern Arizona. Winds gusted to 59
mph at Douglas AZ. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- More than one hundred hours of continuous snow finally came to an end
at Marquette MI, during which time the city was buried under 43 inches
of snow. Unseasonably cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S.,
with forty-one cities reporting record low temperatures for the date.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from
Alabama to the Middle Atlantic Coast. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 at
Virginia Beach VA. Low pressure in southeastern Ontario produced high
winds in the northeastern U.S. Winds gusted to 70 mph at Saint Albins
VT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990
- Low pressure crossing the Upper Mississippi Valley produced high
winds from the Northern and Central Plains to the Great Lakes Region and
Ohio Valley. Winds gusted to 73 mph at Iowa City IA, and wind gusts
reached 79 mph at Waukesha WI. Winds of 75 mph were reported around
Rapid City SD, with gusts to 100 mph. Up to a foot of snow was reported
in western Iowa, western Minnesota, and extreme eastern North Dakota.
Blizzard conditions were reported in northeastern North Dakota and
northwestern Minnesota. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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