Thursday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 25 March 1999

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
GLOBAL WEATHER EXTREMES
REPORTS FROM THE FIELD
CONCEPT OF THE DAY
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

....

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48 -- The lowest temperature on Wednesday was XX degrees at XXX. Wednesday's high was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The state's lowest temperature was XX degrees below zero at XXX. The highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- .

RADAR PRODUCTS -- For more information describing interpretation of Online Weather radar summary products, you may consult Thursday's electronic Supplemental Summary Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 25 March

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1843...A second great snowstorm of the season hit the northeastern U.S. The storm produced snow from Maine all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Natchez, MS received three inches of snow, and up to 15 inches buried eastern Tennessee. Coastal Maine received 204 inches of snow that winter. (David Ludlum)
...1914...Society Hill, SC was buried under 18 inches of snow, establishing a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1934...A spring storm produced 21 inches of snow at Amarillo, TX in 24 hours. However, much of the snow melted as it fell, and as a result, the snow cover was never any deeper than 4.5 inches. (David Ludlum)
...1948...For the second time in less than a week airplanes were destroyed by a tornado at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City, OK. A March 20th tornado destroyed fifty planes at Tinker AFB causing more than ten million dollars damage, and the March 25th tornado destroyed another thirty-five planes causing six million dollars damage. The first tornado struck without warning, and caused more damage than any previous tornado in the state of Oklahoma. The second tornado was predicted by Fawbush and Miller of the United States Air Force, and their accurate tornado forecast ushered in the modern era of severe weather forecasting. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data) (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center)
...1975...The town of Sandberg reported a wind gust to 101 mph, a record for the state of California. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Heavy rain left rivers and streams swollen in Kansas and Nebraska, causing considerable crop damage due to flooding of agricultural areas. The Saline River near Wilson Reservoir in central Kansas reached its highest level since 1951. March rainfall at Grand Island, NE exceeded their previous record of 5.57 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...An early season heat wave prevailed in the southwestern U.S. The high of 93 degrees at Tucson, AZ was a new record for March. Windy conditions prevailed across the central and eastern U.S. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Minneapolis, MN, and reached 120 mph atop Rendezvous Peak, WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...A Pacific storm brought wet weather to much of the western third of the country, with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. La Porte, CA was drenched with 3.56 inches of rain in 24 hours. Up to 24 inches of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada Range. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Temperatures dipped below zero in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region. Hardin, MT was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 10 degrees below zero. Freezing drizzle was reported in the Southern Plains Region, with afternoon highs only in the 30s from the Southern High Plains to Missouri and Arkansas. (The National Weather Summary)
...1992...Severe thunderstorms moving through Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties in Florida dropped hailstones up to 4 inches in diameter and resulted in what is called "the most economically destructive force ever to hit the Orlando area" -- worse even than Hurricane Donna which struck Florida in 1960. Damage totaled $60 million making this the costliest hailstorm ever in Florida, exceeding the damage done by another hailstorm which occurred only 19 days earlier on March 6th. The nursery industry in southern Lake County and western Orange County was virtually shut down by the hailstorm. Literally millions of glass panes were broken. (Intellicast)
...1993...A severe thunderstorm produced hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter across the west, north, and northeast sections of Austin, TX resulting in the worst and costliest hailstorm in the city's history. An estimated 75 million dollars in damage was done to cars, roofs, skylights, greenhouses, and vegetation. Sixty people were injured by the hail as they scrambled to protect the vehicles and other valuables. (Intellicast)
...1995...The first of three big hailstorms of the spring struck the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area. A severe thunderstorm moved across Dallas county, dumping hailstones up to 3 inches in diameter. Total damage reached $80 million. (Intellicast)