20th Anniversary: Hesston, KS F5

 

 1990 – Thunderstorms produced severe weather from northwest Texas to Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska during the day, and into the night. Severe thunderstorms spawned 59 tornadoes, including twenty-six strong or violent tornadoes, and there were about two hundred reports of large hail or damaging winds. There were forty-eight tornadoes in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, and … read more

Mt. Ranier Snowfall Record

 
March 9th, 1956 – A whopping 367 inches of snow was measured on the ground at the Ranier Paradise Ranger Station in Washington. The snow depth was a state record and the second highest total of record for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel)

Tornado and Fire Devastate Arkansas Town

March 8th, 1909 – The town of Brinkley AR was struck by a tornado which killed 49 persons and caused 600,000 dollars damage. The tornado, which was two-thirds of a mile in width, destroyed 860 buildings. Entire families were killed as houses were completely swept away by the tornado. A fire broke out amidst the rubble demolishing … read more

“The Great Snow”

March 7th, 1717 – The “Great Snow”, a composite of four winter storms to hit the eastern U.S. in nine days, finally came to an end. Snow depths averaged 60 inches following the storm. Up to four feet of snow fell around Boston MA, and snow drifts 25 feet high were reported around Dorchester MA. (David … read more

Deadly Outbreak

March 6th, 1996 - Alabama tornadoes killed 7 people and injured 45 others. Just before sunrise, an F3 tornado touched down 9 miles west of Selma, AL, and moved east-northeast on a 19 mile path through Dallas County. A trailer park was hit just north of Selma, killing four people and injured 40 others. Another tornado … read more

Powerful Lightning Storm

March 5th, 1998 – Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and dangerous lightning to northeast Louisiana and central Mississippi. Hail measuring 2.75 inches in diameter were reported at Baskin, LA and McLain, MS. Lightning was responsible for $20,000 in property damage in Gallman, MS when it burned a house to the ground. Lightning struck and sheared off … read more

Automobile-Tossing Tornado

March 3rd, 1988 – A small but intense low pressure system roared across west central Mississippi at 90 mph early in the morning. A tornado in southern Mississippi picked up an automobile, carried it 150 feet, and tossed it through the brick wall of an unoccupied retirement home. (The National Weather Summary)

Historical Ice Storm

March 2nd, 1976 – The costliest ice storm on record struck a large section of western New York. Ice was reported to be four inches thick in some spots. Erie, Chautauqua, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties were declared major disaster areas by President Ford as a result of the ice storm and localized flooding. The two day … read more

Worst Avalanche in American History

 

 

March 1st, 1910 – The deadliest avalanche of record in the U.S. thundered down the mountains near Wellington Station WA sweeping three huge locomotive train engines and some passenger cars, snowbound on the grade leading to Stevens Pass, over the side and into a canyon, and burying them under tons of snow. The avalanche claimed the … read more

Two-Mile Wide Tornado

February 28th, 1987 – A powerful storm produced severe thunderstorms in Louisiana and Mississippi early in the day. About mid morning a monstrous tornado touched down near Moselle MS and grew to a width of two miles as it passed near Laurel MS. The tornado traveled a distance of 40 miles killing six persons, injuring 350 … read more

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