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APRIL 16TH, 1851-The famous "Lighthouse Storm" raged near Boston Harbor. Whole gales and gigantic waves destroyed Minot Light with its two keepers still inside. The storm resulted in great shipping losses and coastal erosion. APRIL 16TH, 1933-Franklin Lake NH was buried under 35 inches of snow. |
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APRIL 15TH, 1921-Two mile high Silver Lake CO received 76 inches of snow in 24 hours, the heaviest 24 hour total of record for North America. The storm left a total of 87 inches in twenty-seven and a half hours. APRIL 15TH, 1927-New Orleans LA was drenched with 14.01 inches of rain, which established a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. |
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APRIL 14TH, 1886-A devastating tornado, 800 yards in width at times, cut a twenty mile path through Saint Cloud MN killing 74 persons. The bottom of the Mississippi River was said to have been seen during the tornado's crossing. Eleven persons were killed at a wedding party near the town of Rice. APRIL 14TH, 1873-A famous Easter blizzard raged across Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Gale force winds blew the wet snow into massive drifts, however there were few deaths due to the sparse population and due to the gradual increase of the storm. |
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APRIL 13TH, 1877-The second coastal storm in just three days hit Virginia and the Carolinas. The first storm flattened the sand dunes at Hatteras, and widened the Oregon inlet three quarters of a mile. The second storm produced hurricane force winds along the coast of North Carolina causing more beach erosion and land transformation. APRIL 13TH, 1955-The town of Axis AL was deluged with 20.33 inches of rain in 24 hours establishing a state record. |
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APRIL 12TH, 1861-The Civil War begins under rainy skies as Confederate forces capture Fort Sumpter, at the entrance of Charleston Harbor, in South Carolina. 1927: A tornado kills 72 and destroys Rock Springs, TX. APRIL 12TH, 1934-Winds atop Mount Washington NH averaged 186 mph for five minutes, with a peak gust of 231 mph, the highest wind speed ever clocked in the world. |
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APRIL 11TH, 1987-Ten days of flooding in the northeastern U.S. finally came to an end. Damage from flooding due to rain and snow melt ran into the billions of dollars. The collapse of the New York State Thruway Bridge over Schoharie Creek claimed ten lives. APRIL 11TH, 1965-Severe thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest spawned fifty-one tornadoes killing 256 persons and causing more than 200 million dollars damage. Indiana, Ohio and Michigan were hardest hit in the "Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak". |
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