Friday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 9 April 1999

UPPER AIR
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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UPPER AIR -- The upper air charts for 00Z on Friday reveals .

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48 -- The lowest temperature on Thursday was XX degrees at XXX, while the day's high was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The lowest overnight temperature in the state on Thursday was XX degrees at XXX. The highest statewide temperature in midafternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 9 April

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

...1877...Oregon Inlet, NC was widened three quarters of a mile by a nor'easter. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1947... The Southern Plains Tri-State tornado tracked 170 miles through Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. This tornado episode was probably a family of tornadoes, with 181 fatalities, 970 injuries, and $9.7 million in total damage. Nevertheless, damage was at the F5 level (winds 260 mph plus). A tornado struck Woodward, OK during the late evening killing between 95 and 107 persons and causing six million dollars damage. The tornado, one to two miles in width, and traveling at a speed of 68 mph, killed a total of 167 persons along its 221 mile path from Texas into Kansas, injured 980 others, and caused nearly ten million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
A man looking out his front door was swept by a tornado from his home near Higgins, TX and carried two hundred feet over trees. The bodies of two people, thought to be together at Glazier, TX, were found three miles apart. The entire town of Glazier, TX, where 17 people were killed, was destroyed and never rebuilt as a town.(David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) (Intellicast)
...1973...A severe late season snowstorm was in progress across Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, northern Illinois, and southern Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 70 mph whipped the snow into 16 foot drifts in Iowa. Ten to 20 inches of snow were common with 20 inches falling at Grand Meadow, MN and 19.4 inches piling up at Dubuque, IA. (Intellicast)
...1977...A storm brought 15.50 inches of rain to Jolo, WV in thirty hours. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...International Falls, MN reported their sixth straight record high for the date, with a reading of 77 degrees. A cold front ushering sharply colder weather into the north central U.S. produced wind gusts to 60 mph at Glasgow, MT. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Residents of Sioux City, IA awoke to find two inches of snow on the ground following a record high temperature of 88 degrees the previous afternoon. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Eighteen cities in the southwestern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Eureka, CA established a record for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from the Central High Plains to Arkansas and northern Texas. Severe thunderstorms spawned five tornadoes, and there were seventy reports of large hail and damaging winds. A tornado injured four persons at Ardmore, OK, and thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Kellyville, OK, and hail three inches in diameter at Halmstead, KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1991...A large portion of the east was battered by severe thunderstorms with 503 severe weather events reported. Thirty eight tornadoes touched down with the most significant one beginning its 18 mile path at Guthrie, KY. This tornado, rated F2, did over $500,000 in damage. Three inch diameter hailstones fell in Switzerland County in Indiana. Two people were killed and 86 were injured from intense straight line thunderstorm winds exceeding 100 mph in West Virginia. Gatesburg, PA reported a wind gust to 90 mph. (Intellicast)
...1995...Glasgow, MT recorded 12.2 inches of snow in 24 hours -- its greatest 24 hour snowfall on record. (Intellicast)

10 April

...1877... The first of two great coastal storms struck the Virginia and North Carolina coast. The Oregon Inlet was widened by three quarters of a mile. The "entire topography of country is materially altered", according to a description of the altering of sand dunes at Cape Hatteras. (Intellicast)
...1894...A heavy late season snow blanketed parts of the northeastern U.S. Heavier snowfall totals included 31.5 inches at Salem Corners, PA, 30 inches at LeRoy, NY, 26 inches at York, PA, 14 inches at Waterbury, CT, and 9 inches at Providence, RI. (The Weather Channel)
...1935...Severe dust storms across Iowa and Kansas closed schools and highways. Dodge City, KS experienced its worst dust storm of record, with dense dust reported from the morning of the 9th until after sunset on the 11th. The sky was almost as dark as night at times during the daylight hours. The thick dust suspended traffic on highways and railroads, and also suspended most business in town. (The Weather Channel)
...1979...An outbreak of 23 tornadoes ravaged the Red River areas of Texas and Oklahoma. This day was known as "terrible Tuesday" to the residents of Wichita Falls, TX as a tornado rated F4 on the Fujita scale ripped through the city. Forty two people were killed, 3095 homes were destroyed in Wichita Falls and total damage was set at $400 million, making it the most costly tornado in history. The tornado width reached 1.5 miles as it passed through the residential section of the city. Another tornado struck Vernon, TX killing eleven persons. (David Ludlum) (Storm Data) (Intellicast)
...1985...A late season cold snap in the east set record low April temperatures in the following cities: Asheville, NC, 23 degrees; Beckley, WV, 11 degrees; Elkins, WV, 3 degrees. April record lows were tied in Raleigh-Durham, NC (23 degrees) and Roanoke, VA (20 degrees). (Intellicast)
...1987...Blustery northwest winds prevailed across the Northern Plains Region. Winds in Wyoming gusted to 65 mph. Temperatures in North Dakota were only in the 20s and 30s, following afternoon highs in the 70s the previous day. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the western U.S. Eleven cities reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Bakersfield, CA with a reading of 95 degrees, their warmest for so early in the season. Pocatello, ID warmed from a record low of 19 above to an afternoon high of 63 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Strong northerly winds, gusting to 53 mph at Albuquerque, NM, ushered cold arctic air into the south central U.S. The temperature at Albuquerque plunged from 82 degrees to 29 degrees overnight. Thirty-three cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Goodland, KS with a reading of 4 degrees above zero. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Gulf Coast Region to western sections of the Carolinas during the afternoon and evening. Evening thunderstorms over western South Carolina produced wind gusts to 98 mph which injured four persons at Holly Springs, and wind gusts to 100 mph which injured one person and caused half a million dollars damage north of Dacusville. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1996...A strong coastal storm gave New England is second heavy snowfall in only 3 days. North Foster, RI was buried under 21.5 inches of snow, while Jaffery, NH measured 21 inches. Other heavy totals included 27.4 inches on Mount Washington, NH, 20.1 inches at Ashburnham, MA, 17 inches at Windham, CT, and 12.6 inches at Brookhaven, NY. Tree damage was extensive due the heavy, wet nature of the snow. This storm took care of the remaining seasonal snowfall records as records were exceeded at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA, Worcester, MA, Concord, NH, and Bridgeport, CT. Many locations in the northeast now exceeded 120 inches for the winter season, with a few locations over 150 inches, making the winter of 1995-96 without question the snowiest winter on record for a large part of the Northeast. (Intellicast)

11 April

...1841...A big April snowstorm in the Northeast dropped 12 inches at New York City, 24 inches in New Jersey, and 18 inches in Massachusetts. The "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" victory parade was impeded and the Marshall died of pneumonia. People went to the New York City polls through snow on the 13th. (Intellicast)
...1965...Severe thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest spawned fifty-one tornadoes killing 256 persons injuring 3331 and causing more than 200 million dollars damage. The "Palm Sunday tornadoes", a particularly vicious outbreak, tore paths of devastation through Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Thirty seven tornadoes were rated F2 or greater with 18 rated F4 and 2 maximum intensity F5 tornadoes. Indiana, Ohio and Michigan were hardest hit. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1987...Ten days of flooding in the northeastern U.S. finally came to an end. Damage from flooding due to rain and snow melt ran into the billions of dollars. The collapse of the New York State Thruway Bridge over Schoharie Creek claimed ten lives. (Storm Data)
...1988...Sixteen cities in the western U.S., nine in California, reported new record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 95 degrees at Sacramento, CA and 96 degrees at Bakersfield, CA were the warmest of record for so early in the season. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Forty-four cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 25 degrees at Conway, AR, 29 degrees at Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, and 22 degrees at Ozark, AR, were April records. Lows of 26 degrees at Hot Springs, AR and 31 degrees at Shreveport, LA equaled April records. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...While showers produced heavy rain over much of the northeastern U.S., heavy snow blanketed northern Maine, with 13 inches reported at Telos Lake. Strong southwesterly winds accompanying the rain and snow gusted to 68 mph at the Blue Hill Observatory in Massachusetts. Rainfall totals of 1.04 inch at Pittsburgh, PA and 1.52 inch at Buffalo, NY on the 10th were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)