Wednesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Wednesday, 28 April 1999

UPPER AIR
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 Wednesday .

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48 -- On Tuesday, the lowest temperature reported in the continental U.S. was XX degrees at XXX, while Tuesday's high was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

The lowest overnight temperature in the state on Tuesday was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while the midafternoon highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 28 April

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

...1893...A half mile wide F4 tornado killed 23 people and injured 150 as it tore a path of devastation through Cisco, TX. Every building in the town was either totally destroyed or severely damaged. (Intellicast)
...1921...A severe hailstorm in Anson County, NC produced hail the size of baseballs. Gardens, grain fields and trees were destroyed. Pine trees in the storm's path had to be cut for lumber because of the hail damage. (The Weather Channel)
...1928...A coastal storm produced tremendous late season snows in the Central Appalachians, including 35 inches at Bayard, 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 wild life. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1973...The all-time record crest of the Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO was recorded at 43.3 feet, exceeding the former 1884 mark by 1.9 feet. (Intellicast)
...1987...Twenty cities in the western and central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 95 degrees at Houston, TX, 95 degrees at Lake Charles, LA, and 94 degrees at Port Arthur, TX, were April records. (The National Weather Summary)
A cold rain began in the morning hours over New England and turned to heavy wet snow by mid afternoon. Record amounts of snow piled up with the heaviest amounts in the higher elevations. In Massachusetts, Princeton was buried under 25 inches of snow and Ashburnham checked in with 21 inches. Even Boston, right on the ocean, had 4 inches of snow for a new late season snowfall record. Eighteen inches were recorded at Francestown, NH and 15 inches were reported at Glocester, RI. This late season snowstorm put a strain on the record books at Worcester, MA. The 17 inches for the storm was the biggest and latest snowstorm on record. Total snowfall for April was 21 inches. This broke the old record for April which was 20 inches in 1894. Total April precipitation now stood at 8.76 inches, the most precipitation in April ever. The storm also brought the 1986-87 season snowfall to 93.7 inches, the 6th snowiest season on record. (Intellicast)
...1988...Miami, FL hit 92 degrees, marking a record eight days of 90 degree heat in the month of April. Squalls produced snow in the Washington, DC area. Ft. Belvoir, VA reported a temperature reading of 57 degrees at the time the snow began. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Strong northerly winds and heavy snow ushered cold air into the north central U.S. Snowfall totals in Montana ranged up to 20 inches at Miles City. Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Texas to the Southern Appalachians and the southern Ohio Valley. Hail four and a half inches in diameter was reported at Keller, TX and White Settlement, TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the southeastern U.S. during the day. Severe thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes, including one which injured four persons at Inman, SC. There were also more than one hundred reports of large hail and damaging winds, with better than half of those reports in Georgia. Strong thunderstorm winds injured four people at Sadler's Creek, SC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
Twenty-nine cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 80s and lower 90s. Highs of 88 degrees at Binghamton, NY, 94 degrees at Buffalo, NY, 89 degrees at Erie, PA, 90 degrees at Newark, NJ, 93 degrees at Rochester, NY and 92 degrees at Syracuse, NY, were records for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)
...1992...Intense thunderstorms dumped large hail up to 4.5 inches in diameter and produced wind gusts to 100 mph across Tarrant, Dallas, and Ellis counties in North Texas, resulting in the most costly severe thunderstorm event in the state's history up to the time. Total damage was around 600 million dollars. More than 15,000 homes and 21,000 automobiles were damaged due to hail. (Intellicast)