Today in Weather History... 26 June 2008 ~ In addition to 3 confirmed tornadoes in South Dakota on this date, multiple reports of large hail were received over Corson & Dewey Counties, including some to the size of baseballs. The large hail broke out many home & vehicle windows & damaged many roofs. Near Sutton Bay on Lake Oahe, where a wind gust of 92 mph was recorded but close to the intersection of Highways 1804 & 175th street several Western Area Power Administration electrical transmission towers were completely collapsed. This is consistent with wind speeds ranging from 130 to 140 mph. Also of great significance during the event was the peak wind speed of 124 mph recorded at the Onida airport. This wind speed is the strongest wind gust ever measured in the Aberdeen County Warning Area & the 4th strongest ever reported in South Dakota. ~ A lightning safety rule is stay inside for 30 minutes after the last thunderclap. Lightning hit a couple standing outside their home near Wakeman, Ohio. Both were knocked unconscious, the woman died. Rain had stopped & sunshine had just returned when the bolt hit. 26 June 2002 Phenomenal flash flooding struck Fort Wayne, IN as thunderstorms developed & re-developed directly over the city for several hours during the evening Times Corner reported 8 inches of rain in 3 hours. Spy Run Creek rose 9 feet in 8 hours to an all-time record level of 12.3 feet. Here, 3 inches of rain fell in 90 minutes. 26 June 1998 Severe thunderstorms crossed the Niagara Frontier, the western southern tier & eastern Lake Ontario Region in New York during the early morning hours. The thunderstorms produced large hail & damaging winds which downed trees & power lines. One-inch hail fell in Batavia. 5 to 6 inches of rain fell in a 200 square mile area sending small streams out of their banks causing several million dollars worth of property damage in the Villages of Arcade & Gowanda. Erie, Wyoming & Cattaraugus counties were declared state & federal disaster areas. In Arcade, 37 were rescued from treetops & rooftops by the Water Rescue Team. Over 130 homes were damaged in Arcade. 26 June 1986 Hurricane Bonnie made landfall on the upper Texas coast. A wind gust to 98 mph occurred at Sea Rim State Park. Ace, TX recorded a total of 13 inches of rain. 26 June 1977 "The Human Lightning Conductor", park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, was struck by lightning for the seventh time. He was first hit in 1942, then again in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1976. 26 June 1957 Residents of Cameron, LA went to bed believing that they had plenty of time to evacuate the following morning in advance of what was then Category 2 Hurricane Audrey. Official bulletins from the U.S. Weather Bureau stated that the storm would not come ashore until late the next day. They would be very surprised the next morning to find water covering much of their parish as a 12 foot storm surge was already impacting the area & the center was just offshore. Also, Audrey had intensified rapidly during the night, with the central pressure dropping 35 millibars from the last reconnaissance fix during the day. Winds correspondingly increased to 145 mph & the storm surge rose from an expected 5 to 8 feet to a devastating 12 feet +. Additionally, the forward movement of the hurricane increased from 6 to 15 mph. 390 people died & another 192 went missing.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:34:05 +0000
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