On this Day in Weather History..... *In 1956 the Andrea Doria sank in dense fog near Nantucket Lightship Massachusetts. The ship was rammed by the Swedish American liner, Stockholm, 45 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Fifty two persons drowned, or were killed by the impact. *IN 1992...Grapefruit sized hail knocked windshields out of several cars about 9 and a half miles northeast of Scott City Kansas. *IN 1995...Thunderstorms moved across southwest Kansas during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Two windmills and 14 power poles were blown down 8 miles southeast of Bucklin. *In 1986, parts of South Dakota were walloped by one hail of a severe thunderstorm. Golfball sized hail struck the area, but the duration and resulting depths were amazing. In North Rapid City, the hail accumulated 2 feet deep and areas near Huron were pelted by half dollar sized hail for nearly an hour and a half! Huron set an all time 24 hour rainfall record of 4.98 inches for July, while areas just north of Huron were deluged by around 10 inches of rain. *In 1984, severe thunderstorms raked Central South Dakota with 70 to 85 mph winds. In Pierre, 13 planes and several hangars were demolished at the airport. In town, three businesses and one home were unroofed.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:38:55 +0000