Historical Weather Events

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 25 January

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

...1821...The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of people crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)
...1837...At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)
...1940...The biggest snowstorm on record for Richmond, VA ended, as 21.6 inches of snow fell over a 3-day period. (Intellicast)
...1956...The U.S. record for rainfall in one hour was set at Kilauea, HI, with exactly one foot of rain (this tied the record set at Holt, MO on June 22, 1947). (National Weather Service files)
...1965...Alta, UT was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)
...1987...The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson, WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado that injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison, IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...2004...Tornadoes are unusual in Hawaii, but on this date a severe thunderstorm produced a small tornado on Oahu just 7 miles from downtown Honolulu. (National Weather Service files)

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