Friday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 8 September 2000

00Z Weather Systems

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
EYE ON THE TROPICS
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US -- Thursday's lowest temperature was XX degrees at XXX. Thursday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The lowest overnight temperature in Alaska on Thursday morning was XX degrees at XXX, while the mid-afternoon highest statewide temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

EYE ON THE TROPICS -- ....

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 8 September

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

...1900...The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston, TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area. (8th-9th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1987...A tropical depression off the coast of South Carolina brought another round of heavy rain to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region and the Upper Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms produced four to eight inches of rain in 3 to 6 hours in Virginia bringing the totals for the Labor Day weekend up to 14 inches. The Staunton River crested at 34.44 feet at Altavista, its highest level in 47 years with flood damage estimated at $47 million. Showers and thunderstorms produced extremely heavy rain in eastern Pennsylvania, where flooding caused more than 55 million dollars damage across a seven county area. The afternoon high of 97 degrees at Miami, FL was a record for the month of September. (The National Weather Summary) (Intellicast)
...1988...Eighteen cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Roanoke, VA with a reading of 42 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced very heavy rain in the central U.S. Thunderstorms during the late morning and afternoon produced five to nine inches of rain around Lincoln, NE, with an unofficial total of eleven inches near Holmes Park. Up to six and a half inches of rain soaked northern and western Iowa. Eighty to ninety percent of the homes in Shenandoah, IA, where 5.89 inches of rain was received, reported basement flooding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1991...Philadelphia, PA hit 90 degrees for the fiftieth time in 1991. This was the most ever, exceeding the previous record of 49 days in 1988. (Intellicast).

9 September

...1921...A dying tropical depression unloaded 38.20 inches of rain upon the town of Thrall in southeastern Texas killing 224 persons. The 36.40 inches that fell in 18 hours represents a record for the United States. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1944...The "Great Atlantic Hurricane" ravaged the East Coast. The storm killed 22 persons and caused 63 million dollars damage in the Chesapeake Bay area, then besieged New England killing 390 persons and causing another 100 million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)
...1971...Hurricane Ginger formed, and remained a hurricane until the 5th of October. The 27 day life span was the longest of record for any hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the central U.S. Thunderstorms in West Texas spawned four tornadoes in the vicinity of Lubbock, and produced baseball size hail and wind gusts to 81 mph at Ropesville. Thunderstorms produced hail two inches in diameter at Downs, KS and Harvard, NE, breaking car windows at Harvard. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Florence became a hurricane and headed for the Central Gulf Coast Region. Florence made landfall early the next morning, passing over New Orleans, LA. Winds gusts to 80 mph were recorded at an oil rig south of the Chandeleur Islands. Wind gusts around New Orleans reached 61 mph. Total property damage from Florence was estimated at 2.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...The first snow of the season began to whiten the mountains of Wyoming early in the morning, as for two days a moist and unusually cold storm system affected the state. By the morning of the 11th, a foot of snow covered the ground at Burgess Junction. Thunderstorms developing along a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley produced severe weather in Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a tent at Palestine injuring seven persons, and frequent lightning interrupted the Purdue and Miami of Ohio football game, clearing the stands. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Birmingham, AL recorded a high of 99 degrees. This was the thirty-second consecutive day with readings exceeding 90 degrees, breaking the previous record of 31 days set in 1954. (Intellicast)

10 September

...1919...A hurricane struck the Florida Keys drowning more than 500 persons. (David Ludlum)
...1960...Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys, with winds gusting to 180 mph and a thirteen foot storm surge. The hurricane then moved north along the eastern coast of Florida and inundated Naples before moving out to sea. Hurricane Donna claimed fifty lives, injured 1800 others, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. The Marathon/Tavernier area was almost completely destroyed (with more than three quarters of the buildings destroyed or damaged, 12 fatalities and 1794 injured), and in the Citrus Belt, most of the avocado crop was blown from the trees. Hurricane Donna wreaked havoc from Florida to Maine, with wind gusts to 100 mph along much of the coast. Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 121 mph at Charleston, SC on the 11th, and wind gusts to 138 mph at Blue Hill Observatory, MA on the 12th. The hurricane finally died over Maine two days later, producing more than five inches of rain over the state. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1964...Dora, the first full hurricane to cross northeast Florida from the Atlantic, made landfall shortly after midnight at St. Augustine where sustained winds were 100 mph with gusts to 125 mph. Tides reached 12 feet above normal, 4 feet higher than ever recorded. Jacksonville, FL recorded winds to 82 mph, the first hurricane force winds ever at that location. Mayo, FL was deluged with 23.73 inches of rain. Total damage was $230 million. (Intellicast)
...1965...Hurricane Betsy slammed Louisiana with wind gusting to 130 mph at Houma. There were 58 deaths and over 17,500 injured. The storm surge and flooding from torrential rains made Betsy the first billion dollar hurricane with losses exceeding $1.4 billion.
...1987...A late afternoon thunderstorm roared through Austin, TX producing wind gusts to 81 mph, and 2.17 inches of rain in just sixty minutes. The high winds toppled six National Guard helicopters at the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, and damaged or destroyed numerous other aircraft. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Cool air sweeping into the north central U.S. brought snow to some of the higher elevations of Montana. The town of Kings Hill, southeast of Great Falls, was blanketed with six inches of snow. Tropical Storm Gilbert strengthened to a hurricane over the eastern Caribbean. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Light snow fell in Montana overnight, with three inches reported at Fairfield. Billings, MT reported a record low of 33 degrees. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S., with record highs of 86 degrees at Caribou, ME and 90 degrees at Burlington, VT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)