Weather History
For Friday,August 25,2017
For Friday,August 25,2017
1885 - A severe hurricane struck South Carolina causing 1.3 million dollars damage at Charleston. (David Ludlum)
1940
- New Jersey experienced its coldest August morning of record, with
lows of 32 degrees at Layton and Charlotteburg. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in eastern Nebraska and
southwestern Iowa. Stanton IA reported 10.50 inches of rain. Water was
reported up to the handle of automobiles west of Greenwood NE. Rainfall
totals for a two day period ranged from 7 to 14 inches across
southwestern Iowa. Crop damage was in the millions for both states.
Subsequent flooding of streams in Iowa the last week of August caused
millions of dollars damage to crops, as some streams crested ten feet
above flood stage. (Storm Data)
1988
- Seven cities in California reported record high temperatures for the
date, including Sacramento with an afternoon reading of 104 degrees.
Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in Arizona. Chino Valley was
drenched with 2.50 inches of rain in just thirty minutes washing out a
couple of streets in town. (The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Morning thunderstorms drenched Spencer, IN, with 4.10 inches of rain
in three hours causing extensive street flooding. Evening thunderstorms
in eastern Kansas produced up to six inches of rain around Emporia, and
four inches of rain in just forty-five minutes near Parsons, and also
produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Lake Melvern. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
2005
- Katrina becomes a hurricane just before landfall in south Florida
between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach. Maximum sustained winds
at the time of landfall were near 80 mph. There were eleven fatalities
in South Florida, including four by falling trees. More than 1.3 million
customers lost electrical services, and preliminary insured loss
estimates ranged from $600 million to $2 billion in the state of Florida
(Associated Press).
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