Wednesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Wednesday, 17 March 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

Happy St. Patrick's Day!.

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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 morning was XX degrees at XXX. The highest temperature during midafternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 17 March

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

...1892...A winter storm in southwestern and central Tennessee produced 26 inches of snow at Riddleton, and 18.5 inches at Memphis. It was the deepest snow of record for those areas. (David Ludlum)
...1906...The temperature at Snake River, WY dipped to 50 degrees below zero, a record for the U.S. for the month of March. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders -1987)
...1956..."St. Patrick's big snow" fell at Boston, MA. Nearby Blue Hill observatory recorded 12.6 inches. (Intellicast)
....1985...A strong (F3) tornado tore through Venice, FL during the early morning hours. Fifty five homes were destroyed and 220 were damaged. Two people were killed and 45 were injured. (Intellicast)
...1987...A powerful spring storm produced severe thunderstorms over the Central Gulf Coast States, and heavy snow in the High Plains Region. A tornado caused three million dollars damage at Natchez, MS, and six inches of rain in five hours caused five million dollars damage at Vicksburg, MS. Cactus, TX received 10 inches of snow. Western Kansas reported blizzard conditions. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A winter storm produced heavy snow from the northeast Texas panhandle to the Ozark area of Missouri and Arkansas. Up to fifteen inches of snow was reported in Oklahoma and Texas. Snowfall totals in the Ozark area ranged up to 14 inches, with unofficial reports as high as 22 inches around Harrison, AR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Strong northerly winds ushered snow and arctic cold into the north central U.S. Winds gusted to 58 mph at Sydney, NE and Scottsbluff, NE. Cadillac, MI received 12 inches of snow, and International Falls MN reported a record low of 22 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow moving cold front produced torrential rains across parts of the southeastern U.S. over a two day period. Flooding claimed the lives of at least 22 persons, including thirteen in Alabama. Up to 16 inches of rain deluged southern Alabama, with 10.63 inches reported at Mobile, AL in 24 hours. The town of Elba, AL was flooded with 6 to 12 feet of water causing more than 25 million dollars damage, and total flood damage across Alabama exceeded 100 million dollars. Twenty-six counties in the state were declared disaster areas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)