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On this day in weather history ..


1910 - Parts of Washington State were in the midst of a storm which
produced 129 inches of snow at Laconia between the 24th and the 26th, a
single storm record for the state. A series of storms, which began on
the 23rd, led to a deadly avalanche on the first of March. By late on
the 28th, the snow had changed to rain, setting the stage for disaster.
(The Weather Channel)



1972 - The Buffalo Creek disaster occurred in the Buffalo Creek Hollow
of Logan County in West Virginia. A coal slag dam on the Middle Fork of
Buffalo Creek burst sending a fifty foot wall of water down a narrow
valley killing 125 persons and causing 51 million dollars damage. Three
days of rain atop a six inches snow cover prompted the dam break. (David
Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)



1987 - A slow moving storm in the southwestern U.S. spread heavy snow
from the southern and central Rockies into the Central High Plains
Region. Totals in Colorado ranged up to 62 inches at Purgatory. Colorado
Springs CO reported a February record of 14.8 inches of snow in 24
hours. Lander WY received four inches in one hour, 13 inches in seven
hours, and a record storm total of 26 inches. High winds created near
blizzard conditions at Colorado Springs. Fairplay CO reported 43 inches
of snow, with drifts ten feet high. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)



1988 - Eight cities in the central and western U.S. reported new record
high temperatures for the date, including Lamoni IA with a reading of 67
degrees. Temperatures in North Dakota were as warm as those in Florida.
(The National Weather Summary)



1989 - An upper level weather disturbance brought snow to parts of the
central U.S. which just one day earlier were enjoying temperatures in
the 60s. Snowfall totals in Missouri ranged up to nine inches at Rolla.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)



1990 - Unseasonably cold weather followed in the wake of the winter
storm in the northeastern U.S. Ten cities reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Syracuse NY with a reading of 10
degrees below zero. Freezing temperatures in southeastern Virginia
caused considerable damage to plants and fruit trees. The barometric
pressure reading of 30.88 inches at Wilmington NC was February record
for that location. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

peace,

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charles


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