Source: http://www.weatherforyou.com/history/

(I'm curious to see if they will have an entry for tomorrow! )

On this day in weather history ..


1900 - A massive storm spread record snows from Kansas to New York
State. Snowfall totals rangeD up to 17.5 inches at Springfield IL and 43
inches at Rochester NY, with up to 60 inches in the Adirondack Mountains
of New York State. (David Ludlum)



1952 - An intense storm brought coastal sections of southeastern
Massachusetts to a halt, stranding 3000 motorists on Lower Cape, and
leaving ten thousand homes on the Cape without electricity. Winds
gusting to 72 mph created mountainous snowdrifts of the 18 inches of
snow which buried Nantucket and Hyannis. A barometric pressure reading
of 29.02 inches was reported at the center of the storm. (The Weather
Channel)



1987 - A powerful storm produced severe thunderstorms in Louisiana and
Mississippi early in the day. About mid morning a monstrous tornado
touched down near Moselle MS and grew to a width of two miles as it
passed near Laurel MS. The tornado traveled a distance of 40 miles
killing six persons, injuring 350 others, and causing 28.5 million
dollars damage. The tornado swept homes right off their foundations, and
tossed eighteen wheel trucks about like toys. Strong straight line winds
associated with the powerful storm system gusted to 70 mph at Jonesboro
AR and Carbondale IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)



1988 - Thunderstorms in California produced severe weather during the
early morning hours. Strong thunderstorm winds, gusting to 74 mph,
downed trees in the Sacramento area. Unseasonably mild weather prevailed
in the northwestern U.S. The afternoon high of 71 degrees at Portland OR
was a February record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)



1989 - Thunderstorms in the southeast corner of the nation produced
winds gusts to 58 mph at Fort Lauderdale FL, and a total of seven inches
of rain. Heavy snow whitened parts of the Northern Plateau and the
Northern Rockies, with ten inches reported at Marion MT. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)



1990 - Showers and thunderstorms over the Southern Plains Region capped
a record wet February for parts of Oklahoma. Totals for the month ranged
up to 9.11 inches at McCurtain, with 4.63 inches reported at Oklahoma
City. Snow and sleet fell across northern Oklahoma, with four inches
reported at Freedom and Jefferson. Snow also spread across southern
Kansas into Missouri and Arkansas, with six inches of snow reported at
Harrison AR. In Alaska, February temperatures at Nome averaged 21
degrees below normal, ranging from -38 degrees to 29 degrees during the
month. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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