Friday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 19 August 2005

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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/front.htm (USA Today)
or
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/fcstsummary.html (The Weather Channel)

FULL MOON The moon reaches full moon phase today, Friday 19 August at 1:53 PM EDT, 12:53 PM CDT or officially at 1753Z. The August full moon is called either the "Green Corn Moon" or the "Grain Moon".

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 19 August

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

...1559...First recorded U.S. hurricane drove five Spanish ships ashore in Pensacola Harbor along the Florida coast. (Intellicast)
...1788...A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine. A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster in the now populated area. (David Ludlum)
...1939...Tuckerton, NJ received 14.81 inches of rain, which established a 24-hour maximum precipitation record for the Garden State. (NCDC)
...1955...Rains from tropical Storm Diane fell on ground saturated from Tropical Storm Connie a week before. Westfield, MA recorded 18.15 inches in 24 hours, to set a statewide record for the Bay State, while the 24-hour precipitation record for the Nutmeg State was set at Burlington, CT with 12.77 inches. Extreme flooding occurred in all of New England. At one point, over 40% of Worcester, MA was underwater. Woonsocket, RI was hit hard as the Blackstone River, normally only 70 feet wide, swelled to over 1.5 miles in width. Eighty-two people died and damage topped $800,000,000. (Intellicast)
...1969...'Never say die' Camille let loose a cloudburst in Virginia resulting in flash floods and landslides which killed 151 persons and cause 140 million dollars damage. Massies Hill in Nelson County, Virginia received an estimated 27 inches of rain in 24 hours. This amount is an unofficial record for the state, while the official 24-hour maximum precipitation record is 14.28 inches at Williamsburg on 16 September 1999. (David Ludlum) (NCDC)
...1986...The temperature at San Antonio, TX soared to an all-time record high of 108 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders 1987)
...1987...Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds that downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton. Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton, KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County, KS was estimated at 3.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Raleigh, NC reported a record high temperature reading of 103 degrees. Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh County. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of rain at Morgantown. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain. Twenty-six major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges were washed out. Flooding caused nearly four million dollars damage to local businesses. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1991...Hurricane Bob slammed into New England with 90 mph sustained winds and gusts of 125 mph (at Block Island, RI) and 105 mph (at Newport, RI). A storm surge of 15 feet occurred in Upper Buzzards Bay. Portland, ME had a 24-hour record rainfall of 7.83 inches. Total damage exceeded $1.5 billion dollars and 17 people were killed. This was the worst Hurricane in the Northeast since Donna in 1960. (Intellicast)

20 August

...1886...The town of Indianola, TX was completely destroyed by a hurricane, and never rebuilt. (David Ludlum)
...1904...A tornado killed 14 people in Minneapolis, MN. (Northern Indiana NWSFO)
...1910...The "big blow up" of forest fires finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. (David Ludlum)
...1969...Once super-hurricane Camille now only a tropical depression drifted slowly across the mid-Atlantic states, unloading a tremendous amount of rain in Virginia. Some areas reported 31 inches of rain in just 6 hours resulting in extreme flooding that killed 109. It was said to rain so hard that birds drowned while perched on tree branches. (Intellicast)
...1987...Half a dozen cities in the Central Plains Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Pueblo, CO with a reading of 102 degrees, and Goodland, KS with a high of 104 degrees. Hill City, KS reached 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Sheridan, WY reported a record hot temperature reading of 100 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail near Fortuna, ND, and wind gusts to 70 mph near Webster, SD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeast Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, with up to six inches reported around Tulsa OK. Some roads in the Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Thunderstorms produced winds gusts to 75 mph in Major County, OK, and hail two inches in diameter at Jennings, KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1994...The temperature at El Paso, TX hit 100 degrees for the 56^th time to set the record for most days in a season. (Intellicast)

21 August

...1883...A F5 tornado hit Rochester, MN killing 30 persons, injuring 200, and wrecking 1351 dwellings. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1888...A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware. Many waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders – 1987)
...1918...A tornado struck Tyler, MN killing 36 persons and destroying most of the business section of the town resulting in a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1921...Seattle WA had its heaviest rainstorm for August when 0.59 inches fell in 60 minutes. (Intellicast)
..1938...Thirty-six people were killed and 225 injured when an F4 tornado ripped through Tyler, MN. Total damage was $2 million. (Intellicast)
...1983...The temperature at Fayetteville, NC soared to 110 degrees to establish a state high temperature record . (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline, IL, and tennis ball size hail at Independence, IA. Rock Island, IL was drenched with 3.70 inches of rain. Total damage for the seven-county area of west central Illinois was estimated at twelve million dollars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and drenched Sioux Center, IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln, NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone, NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1992...The temperature at Sacramento, CA hit 90 degrees for the fortieth straight day, a record for that city. (Intellicast)

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