AUGUST 13TH, 1919-High winds and heavy rain struck the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. In New Jersey, winds gusted to 60 mph at Atlantic City, and nine inches of rain fell at Tuckerton. The wind and rain leveled crops and stripped trees of fruit causing several million dollars damage.
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AUGUST 13TH, 1919
High winds and heavy rain struck the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. In New Jersey, winds gusted to 60 mph at Atlantic City, and nine inches of rain fell at Tuckerton. The wind and rain leveled crops and stripped trees of fruit causing several million dollars damage.
AUGUST 13TH, 1987
Thunderstorms deluged the Central Gulf Coast States with torrential rains. Thunderstorms in Mississippi drenched Marion County with up to 15 inches of rain during the morning hours, with 12.2 inches reported at Columbia. Floodwaters swept cars away in the Lakeview subdivision of Columbia when the the Lakeview Dam broke. Flash flooding caused more than three million dollars damage in Marion County.
AUGUST 12TH, 1778
A Rhode Island hurricane prevented an impending British-French sea battle, and caused extensive damage over southeast New England.
AUGUST 12TH, 1955
During the second week of August hurricanes Connie and Diane produced as much as 19 inches of rain in the northeastern U.S. forcing rivers from Virginia to Massachusetts into a high flood. Westfield MA was deluged with 18.15 inches of rain in 24 hours, and at Woonsocket RI the Blackstone River swelled from seventy feet in width to a mile and a half. Connecticut and the Delaware Valley were hardest hit. Total damage in New England was 800 million dollars, and flooding claimed 187 lives.
AUGUST 11TH, 1940
A major hurricane struck Savannnah GA and Charleston SC causing the worst inland flooding since 1607.
AUGUST 11TH, 1944
The temperature at Burlington VT soared to an all-time record high of 101 degrees.
AUGUST 10TH, 1856
A hurricane's 5 ft. storm tide drowns 140 vacationers at Isle Derniere (Last Island) off the Louisiana coast. In 1943, on the same day, lightning kills six soldiers on a drill field at Fort Belvoir, VA.
AUGUST 10TH, 1980
Hurricane Allen came ashore above Brownsville TX dropping fifteen inches of rain near San Antonio, and up to 20 inches in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tidal flooding occurred along the South Texas coast. Hurricane Allen packed winds to 150 mph, and also spawned twenty-nine tornadoes. Total damage from the storm was estimated at 750 million dollars.
AUGUST 9TH, 1878
The second most deadly tornado in New England history struck Wallingford CT killing 34 persons, injuring 100 others, and completely destroying thirty homes. The tornado started as a waterspout over a dam on the Quinnipiac River. It was 400 to 600 feet wide, and had a short path length of two miles.
AUGUST 9TH, 1969
A tornado hit Cincinnati OH killing four persons and causing fifteen million dollars property damage. The tornado moved in a southeasterly direction at 40 to 50 mph.
AUGUST 8TH, 1882
An August snowstorm was reported by a ship on Lake Michigan. A thick cloud reportedly burst on the decks covering them with snow and slush six inches deep. Snow showers were observed at shore points that day.
Wind Advisory
Issued By
NWS Field Office
Broadcast Time
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Issuing Time
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Valid Until
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday
Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will
sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This
system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from
midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.