On this Day in Weather History...4 Oct In 2013, an epic, historic, blizzard began a 2-day rampage from the Northern Rockies to the Northwestern Plains. Hardest hit were the Black Hills of South Dakota, where many areas were overwhelmed by 3 to 5 feet of snow. The situation was greatly magnified by winds that gusted to around 70 mph, producing near zero visibilities for as long as 3 hours and whipped the snow into drifts as high as 10 feet. Around 38,000 people lost power. The 19.0 inches of snow measured in Rapid City was a single day record for October; burying the previous record of 4.0 inches measured on October 26, 1996. While a blizzard raged in Eastern Wyoming and Western South Dakota, severe thunderstorms raked Eastern Nebraska and Northwest Iowa with hail as large as baseballs and tornadoes. The most violent tornado was an E F 4 that hit Wayne, Nebraska where 15 were injured. In 1987, Southern California continued to shake and bake with high temperatures between 105 and 110 and 2 moderate earthquakes that occurred 3 days apart. High temperatures soared to 108 degrees in downtown L.A. on the 3rd and 4th, while 111 degrees scorched San Luis Obispo. The earthquakes which struck the Southern San Gabriel Valley, occurred on the 1st and 4th, registered 5.9 and 5.4 on the Richter Scale, respectively. In 1777, The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great confusion. Americans firing at each other contributed to the loss of the battle.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 10:56:07 +0000
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