![]() Several rotary snowplows were flown in from military air bases outside of the state to open some of the roads in the eastern part of the state. Snowplows would open the roads and often drifting snow would close the roads again.įrequent uses of pusher type snowplows piled banks of snow 20 to 30 feet along the roads and it became impractical to open roads with this type of snowplow. Periodically, strong winds caused widespread blowing and drifting snow resulting in many closed roads. Glazing due to heavy fog and drizzle periodically formed on utility lines causing numerous broken power lines. One dead child was blown a half mile away.ĭespite that fact the funnel was seen, that heavy objects were thrown long distances, and that the tornado was in a forecast box, the event was not officially called a tornado.Ī survey team stated that since all debris was thrown in one direction, the event should not be listed as a tornado.Īcross central and eastern South Dakota contained a variety of winter weather causing many problems. The heroic teacher died trying to save her students by moving them into ditches. (National Weather Service Records for Denver CO)Īn F3 tornado tracked 8 miles from Commerce Landing in Tunica County, Mississippi cutting an 8 mile path to near Robinsonville & Clark in Mississippi, killing 20 people and injuring 141 others.ġ7 people were killed in a plantation school at Commerce Landing, making it the 3rd deadliest school tornado disaster in U.S. The temperature in Gavilian, New Mexico plunged to 50° below zero, a new record for the state.ĭenver CO minimum temperature for February is 25 degrees below zero recorded on (today 2-1-1951) and also on. Communications and utilities were interrupted for a week to ten days. ![]() The greatest ice storm of record in the United States produced glaze up to four inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania causing twenty-five deaths, 500 serious injuries, and 100 million dollars damage. One train was buried in a snowdrift 6/10 of a mile long and 36.7 feet deep. Railway officials declared the worst conditions in Canadian rail history. On this date through the 9th, a memorable blizzard occurred in Saskatchewan, Canada. Minimum temperature for Washington, DC for the date 6☏ Bob Swanson, USA TODAY's assistant weather editor, November 24, 2005) The highest air pressure ever recorded in the US was 31.85 inches in mercury (1078.56 millibars) in Januin the city of Northway, Alaska. The City data comes from Christopher Burt's list of extreme pressures for US Cities The mercury dropped to -45° at Pittsburg, NH. The Eastern US record was set the previous day (January 31, 1920) in Northfield VT at 31.14 in, though it was the same air mass. Hartford, Connecticut hits 31.06 inches of mercury (1051 mb). The Seattle cathedral dome collapsed under the snow’s weight.Ītmospheric pressure builds over New England to extreme levels.īarometer in Portland, Maine reads 31.09 inches of mercury (1053 mb), the highest February sea-level pressure ever recorded in the Eastern US. Seattle, WA was buried under 21.5 inches of snow, their greatest 24-hour snowfall.Ī total of 32.5 inches of wet snow accumulated over three days. In 1902, the hurricane forecasting was transferred to Washington, DC. Who reportedly feared hurricanes more than the Spanish Navy in the Spanish American War. Observation stations had been established in 1898 throughout the central and eastern Caribbean by President McKinley, Weather Bureau Hurricane Forecasting Center was moved from Kingston, Jamaica to Havana, Cuba. Thunder and lightning accompanied sleet and snow at Saint Louis MO during the evening hours, even though the temperature was just 13 degrees above zero. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |