Wednesday, 14 April 1999
- UPPER AIR
- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48
- ALASKAN WEATHER
- HAWAIIAN WEATHER
- TRACKING THE STORMS: HANDS-ON EXERCISE
- HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS
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UPPER AIR -- The 00Z Tuesday upper air charts ....
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48 -- On Tuesday,
the lowest temperature reported in the continental U.S. was XX
degrees at XXX. Tuesday's high was XX degrees at XXX.
ALASKAN WEATHER -- .
The lowest statewide overnight temperature on Tuesday was XX degrees
at XXX. The highest temperature in the state as of midafternoon
was XX degrees at XXX.
HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....
TRACKING THE STORMS: HANDS-ON EXERCISE -- Learn how to
track storm systems as well as high pressure systems in Wednesday's
optional Supplemental Information.
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 14 April
From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City,
MO and Intellicast
- ...1873...A famous Easter blizzard raged across Kansas, Nebraska
and South Dakota. Gale force winds blew the wet snow into massive
drifts, however there were few deaths due to the sparse population
and due to the gradual increase of the storm. (David Ludlum)
- ...1886...An F4 tornado struck St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids,
MN. This devastating tornado, 800 yards in width at times, cut
a twenty mile path killing 74 persons. Total damage was around
$400,000. Over 200 homes were destroyed by this "spiral apparition".
The bottom of the Mississippi River was said to have been seen
during the tornado's crossing. Eleven persons were killed at a
wedding party near the town of Rice. (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel) (Intellicast)
- ...1933...The state intensity record for snowfall for New
Hampshire was set at Franklin Lake as 35 inches fell in 24 hours.
(Intellicast)
- ...1985...Record early season warmth occurred in the west.
The temperature at Phoenix, AZ reached 100 degrees which tied
the record for the earliest in the season the mercury climbed
to the 100 degree mark. The previous date was back in 1925 on
this same day. At Lander, WY, a high reading of 77 degrees was
the warmest for so early in the spring season. (Intellicast)
- ...1986...A vicious blizzard thrashed the northern plains,
especially in South Dakota. A fairly uniform 10 to 20 inches of
snow fell across the Dakotas. Sustained winds to 45 mph with gusts
to 90 mph whipped the snow into 15 foot drifts in South Dakota.
This storm is termed as the worst blizzard ever for South Dakota.
(Intellicast)
- ...1987...A storm system moving slowly northeastward across
the Middle Mississippi Valley produced severe thunderstorms which
spawned three tornadoes around Ottumwa, IA, and produced up to
four inches of rain in southeastern Nebraska, flooding rivers
and streams. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1988...A weather disturbance off the southern coast of
California brought parts of southern California their first rain
in six weeks. Rain-slickened roads resulted in numerous accidents
in southern California, including a ten car pile-up at Riverside.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1989...Late afternoon thunderstorms in northern Florida
soaked the town of Golden Gate with 4.37 inches of rain in about
two hours, resulting in local flooding. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1990...Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced
severe weather in southeastern Texas during the mid morning hours.
Thunderstorms produced dime size hail at Galveston, and wind gusts
to 59 mph at Port Arthur. Afternoon thunderstorms over southeast
Louisiana spawned tornadoes south of Bogalusa and at Rio. (Storm
Data)
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Prepared by Edward J. Hopkins, Ph.D., email hopkins@meteor.wisc.edu
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