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- 1979: The temperature at Maybell, Colorado plummeted to 60 degrees below zero.
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- 1982: Lightning struck two men hunting near Tom, Oklahoma; one of the men was killed.
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- 1961: A 3 day icestorm in Idaho produced an ice accumulation of 8", a US record.
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- 1994: A major winter storm resulted in 10 heart attacks and 185 injuries from heavy snow in PA, & whiteout conditions in VT.
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- 1982: A 3 day rainstorm in the San Francisco area finally ended, leaving up to 25" of rain in Marin and Cruz Counties.
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- 1988: Heavy snow and ice killed 3.5 million chickens in AR, 1.75 million chickens in TX, and 2 million chickens in AL.
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- 1988: A winter storm produced 27" of snow in the Bad Creek area of South Carolina.
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- 1973: A severe icestorm hit Atlanta, paralyzing the city under 3" of ice. 300,000 people were without electricity for a week.
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- 1963: An enormous wave surged into the lagoon at Lagoa do Santos Andres, Portugal. The backwash carried 80 into the ocean.
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- 1911: The temperature at Rapid City, South Dakota plummeted 47 degrees in just 15 minutes.
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- 1988: High winds with snow produced a 50 car pile-up along Interstate 15 in Utah.
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- 1985: A record snowstorm in TX blanketed 13" of snow on palm trees in San Antonio, more snow than in an entire average winter.
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- 1903: A wall of water (storm surge) to 40' rushed across parts of the Society Islands in the South Pacific.
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- 1989: Freezing rain in West Virginia caused 15 traffic accidents west of Charleston in just a few minutes.
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- 1852: 1378 railroad cars were pulled by horses over the frozen Susquehanna River to Havre De Grace MD between Jan 15 & Feb 24.
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- 1990: Heavy snow fell across southern Alaska, burying Valdez under 64.9" in 2 days and sinking 6 vessels in the harbor.
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- 1982: A terrific chinook buffeted the northeast foothills of Colorado. About 40% of Boulder's buildings had at least minor damage.
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- 1973: In Cory Louisiana, a baby was carried by strong tornado winds 300 to 400 yards and received only minor injuries.
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- 1933: 60" of snow fell on Giant Forest, California in 24 hours, setting a state record.
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- 1982 (20th-21st): 17.3" snow on Minneapolis, MN set its single storm record, broken by the 19.9" which fell on the 22nd-23rd!
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- 1985: 3 days of snow squalls at Buffalo NY finally ended, producing 47" of snow in the suburbs.
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- 1943: Spearfish, SD recorded the greatest 2 minute US.temperature rise from -4 to 45. It later plunged from 54 to -4 in 27 minutes.
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- 1943 (23rd-24th): A 24-hour precip record was set for California when Hoegees Camp (in the San Gabriel Mtns) measured 26.12"
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- 1916: The temp at Browning MT plummeted from 44 degrees above zero to 56 degrees below, a US 24-hour record temperature drop.
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- 1990: A storm to 948 mb (about 28.00" mercury) mauled Britain with winds to 120 mph.
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- 1978 (26th-27th): Ohio was hit by its worst blizzard of the century; winds over 100 mph piled 10+" snow to drifts of 25'.
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- 1772: The "Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm" occurred, when each man reported 3' of snow at Mt. Vernon & Monticello.
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- 1922: Snow from the "Knickerbocker" storm in Wash., DC made the Knickerbocker movie theater roof collapse killing 96 people.
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- 1780: Subzero temps allowed the British to carry a heavy cannon across a frozen New York Harbor to fortify Staten Island.
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- 1989: McGrath, Alaska dipped to 62 degrees below zero, while Great Falls, Montana enjoyed 62 degrees above zero.
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- 1911: Snowless the first week of the month, Tamarack, CA made up for lost time gathering 390" of snow, a US record month total.
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