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APRIL 2ND, 1975-The northeastern U.S. was in the grips of a severe storm which produced hurricane force winds along the coast, and two to three feet of snow in Maine and New Hampshire. Winds atop Mount Washington NH gusted to 140 mph.
APRIL 2ND, 1982-Severe thunderstorms spawned fifty-six tornadoes in the central U.S., including seventeen in the Red River Region of Texas and Oklahoma. The tornadoes claimed thirty lives, and injured 383 other persons. A violent tornado near Messer OK left only the carpet tack strips on the slab of a house it destroyed, and carried a motel sign thirty miles.
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APRIL 1ST, 1988-A powerful spring storm produced 34 inches of snow at Rye CO, 22 inches at Timpas OK, 19 inches at Sharon Springs KS, and up to 35 inches in New Mexico. Severe thunderstorms associated with the same storm spawned a tornado which caused 2.5 million dollars damage at East Mountain TX.
APRIL 1ST, 1923-Residents in the eastern U.S. awoke on "April Fool's Day" to bitterly cold temperatures. The mercury plunged to -34 degrees at Bergland MI and to 16 degrees in Georgia.
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Mar 31 |
MARCH 31ST, 1890-Saint Louis MO received 20 inches of snow in 24 hours. It was the worst snowstorm of record for the St Louis.
MARCH 31ST, 1954-The temperature at Rio Grande City TX hit 108 degrees, which for thirty years was a U.S. record for the month of March.
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Mar 30 |
MARCH 30TH, 1987-A storm spread heavy snow across the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes Region. Cleveland OH received sixteen inches of snow in 24 hours, their second highest total of record. Winds gusting to 50 mph created 8 to 12 foot waves on Lake Huron. The storm also ushered unseasonably cold air into the south central and southeastern U.S., with nearly one hundred record lows reported in three days.
MARCH 30TH, 1823-A great Northeast storm with hurricane force winds raged from Pennsylvania to Maine. The storm was most severe over New Jersey with high tides, uprooted trees, and heavy snow inland.
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Mar 29 |
MARCH 29TH, 1921-The temperature in Washington D.C. dropped from 82 degrees to 26 degres thus ending an early spring.
MARCH 29TH, 1935-A severe duststorm blanketed Amarillo TX for 84 hours. During one six hour period the visibility was near zero.
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Mar 28 |
MARCH 28TH, 1920-The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage.
MARCH 28TH, 1984-A violent outbreak of tornadoes hit the Carolinas. Thunderstorms spawned 22 tornadoes during the late afternoon and evening hours which killed 57 persons and injured 1248 others. Nearly half the deaths occurred in mobile homes. A tornado from near Tatum SC to southern Cumberland County NC was 2.5 miles in width at times.
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