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DECEMBER 10TH, 1699-A severe ice storm hit Boston MA causing much damage to orchards.
DECEMBER 10TH, 1949-The barometric pressure at Las Vegas NV reached a record low reading of 29.17 inches (987.8 millibars).
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Dec 09 |
DECEMBER 9TH, 1786-A second great snowstorm in just five days brought another 15 inches of snow to Morristown NJ, on top of the eight inches which fell on the 7th and 8th, and the 18 inches which fell on the 4th and 5th. The total snowfall for the week was thus 41 inches. New Haven CT received 17 inches of new snow in the storm. Up to four four feet of snow covered the ground in eastern Massachusetts following the storms.
DECEMBER 9TH, 1917-A severe winter storm struck the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region. It produced 25 inches of snow and wind gusts to 78 mph at Buffalo NY. The storm produced 26 inches of snow at Vevay IND, with drifts fourteen feet high. By the 16th of the month people could walk across the frozen Ohio River from Vavey into Kentucky.
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Dec 08 |
DECEMBER 8TH, 1988-Santa Ana winds buffeted southern California, with gusts to 92 mph reported at Laguna Peak. The high winds unroofed buildings, and downed trees and power lines, igniting five major fires, and numerous smaller ones. Damage was estimated at 15 to 20 million dollars.
DECEMBER 8TH, 1963-Lightning caused the crash of a jet airliner killing 81 persons at Elkton MD.
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Dec 07 |
DECEMBER 7TH, 1740-In early December two weeks of mild and rainy weather culminated in the worst flood in fifty years in the Lower Connecticut River Valley. The Merrimack River swelled to its highest level, and in Maine the raging waters swept away mills, carried off bridges, and ruined highways.
DECEMBER 7TH, 1935-Severe flooding hit parts of the Houston TX area. Eight persons were killed as one hundred city blocks were inundated. Satsuma reported 16.49 inches of rain. The Buffalo and White Oak Bayous crested on the 9th.
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Dec 06 |
DECEMBER 6TH, 1886-A great snowstorm hit the southern Appalachain Mountains. The three day storm produced 25 inches at Rome GA, 33 inches at Asheville NC, and 42 inches in the mountains. Montgomery AL received a record eleven inches of snow. Columbia SC received one to two inches of sleet.
DECEMBER 6TH, 1970-A windstorm toppled the National Christmas Tree at the White House.
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Dec 05 |
DECEMBER 5TH, 1886-A big snowstorm in the southeastern U.S. produced 11 inches at Montgomery AL, 18.5 inches at Rome GA, and 22.5 inches at Knoxville TN.
DECEMBER 5TH, 1953-A killer tornado hit Vicksburg MS killing 38 persons, injuring 270 others, and causing 25 million dollars damage, the most damage since the forty-seven days of continuous shelling the town received in the Civil War.
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