Thursday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 29 April 1999

UPPER AIR
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
CONCEPT OF THE DAY
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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UPPER AIR -- The mid and upper tropospheric charts for 00Z Thursday .

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 lowest overnight temperature in Alaska as of Wednesday was XX degrees at XXX. The highest temperature as of midafternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

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HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 29 April

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

...1905...A thunderstorm dumped 2 inches of rain in ten minutes on the town of Taylor, in southeastern Texas, with a total of 2.35 inches of rain in fifteen minutes. (The Weather Channel) (Intellicast)
...1910...The temperature at Kansas City, MO soared to 95 degrees to establish a record for the month of April. Four days earlier the afternoon high in Kansas City was 44 degrees, following a record cold morning low of 34 degrees. (The Weather Channel) (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)
...1928...A coastal storm dumped tremendous late season snows in the central Appalachians with 35 inches at Beard, WV, 31 inches at Somerset, PA, and 30 inches at Grantsville, MD. High winds accompanying the heavy wet snow uprooted trees and unroofed a number of homes. The storm caused great damage to fruit trees and wildlife. (Intellicast)
...1963...A tornado, rated F4 on the Fujita scale and as much as 1000 yards in width, touched down south of Shannon, MS. The tornado destroyed twenty-seven homes along its eighteen mile path, killing three persons. Asphalt was torn from U.S. Highway 45 and thrown hundreds of yards away. Little rain or snow accompanied the tornado, so it was visible for miles. (The Weather Channel) (Intellicast)
...1973...The Mississippi River reached a crest of 43.4 feet, breaking the previous record of 42 feet established in 1785. (David Ludlum)
...1987...A storm off the southeast coast of Massachusetts blanketed southern New England with heavy snow. Totals of three inches at Boston, MA, 11 inches at Milton, MA, and 17 inches at Worcester, MA, were records for so late in the season. Princeton, MA was buried under 25 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Thunderstorms produced large hail and high winds in central Texas. Baseball size hail was reported at Nixon, and wind gusts to 70 mph were reported at Cotulla. In contrast, a late winter storm dropped up to a foot of snow over northern West Virginia and western Maryland. Heavy rain in Maine caused flooding along the Pemigewassett and Ammonoosuc Rivers. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (Intellicast)
...1989...Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Arkansas, Louisiana and eastern Texas, with more than 70 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Softball size hail was reported at Palestine, TX. Hail as large as tennis balls caused ten million dollars damage around Pine Bluff, AR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...A storm system crossing northern New Mexico blanketed parts of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Northern High Plains with heavy snow, and produced blizzard conditions in central Montana. Much of southern Colorado was buried under one to three feet of snow. Pueblo tied an April record with 16.8 inches of snow in 24 hours. Strong canyon winds in New Mexico, enhanced by local showers, gusted to 65 mph at Albuquerque. Afternoon temperatures across the Great Plains Region ranged from the 20s in North Dakota to 107 degrees at Laredo, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1995...Severe thunderstorms moved across Tarrant County in Texas. Hail up to 3.5 inches in diameter did an enormous amount of damage. One hundred aircraft were damaged at DFW airport. Damages in the county totaled $220 million. This was the second major hailstorm to hit the area in a month. (Intellicast)