Wednesday Daily Summary

DATASTREME ATMOSPHERE DAILY SUMMARY

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

This week is Spring vacation week for DataStreme Atmosphere. This DataStreme Atmosphere Daily Summary contains Historical Weather Events for this date. In addition, new items appear in the Weekly Weather and Climate News. The Investigation and Supplemental Information…In Greater Depth files from last week will remain on the DataStreme Atmosphere Homepage and the Concepts of the Day for Tuesday and Thursday will be repeated for those who may have been on spring break. If you have questions, check with your mentor. Current weather data are available on the homepage as usual. Current weather data are available on the homepage as usual. If you are looking for an alternative description of daily weather, you could try:

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm (USA Today)
or
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/nationalforecast/index.html (The Weather Channel)

The usual DataStreme Atmosphere Daily Summaries and Investigation files will return next week, beginning on Monday, 22 March 2010.

Today is Saint Patrick's Day! "Top of the morn' to ye" and have a safe and Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

From Last week:

MONITORING THE DROUGHT -- Read the Wednesday Supplemental Information…In Greater Depth concerning assessing drought conditions.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 17 March

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1892...A winter storm in southwestern and central Tennessee produced 26 inches of snow at Riddleton, and 18.5 inches at Memphis, resulting in the deepest snow of record for those areas. (David Ludlum)
...1906...The temperature at Snake River, WY dipped to 50 degrees below zero, a record for the U.S. for the month of March. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders -1987)
...1956..."St. Patrick's big snow" fell at Boston, MA. Nearby Blue Hill Observatory recorded 12.6 inches of snow. (Intellicast)
...1985...A strong (F3) tornado tore through Venice, FL during the early morning hours, with 55 homes destroyed and 220 damaged. Two people were killed and 45 were injured. (Intellicast)
...1987...A powerful spring storm produced severe thunderstorms over the central Gulf Coast States, and heavy snow in the High Plains Region. A tornado caused three million dollars damage at Natchez, MS, while six inches of rain in five hours caused five million dollars damage at Vicksburg, MS. Cactus, TX received 10 inches of snow. Western Kansas reported blizzard conditions. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A winter storm produced heavy snow from the northeast Texas Panhandle to the Ozark area of Missouri and Arkansas. Up to fifteen inches of snow was reported in Oklahoma and Texas. Snowfall totals in the Ozark area ranged up to 14 inches, with unofficial reports as high as 22 inches around Harrison, AR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Strong northerly winds ushered snow and arctic cold into the north central U.S. Winds gusted to 58 mph at Sydney, NE and Scottsbluff, NE. Cadillac, MI received 12 inches of snow, while International Falls MN reported a record low temperature of 22 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow moving cold front produced torrential rains across parts of the southeastern U.S. over a two-day period. Flooding claimed the lives of at least 22 persons, including thirteen in Alabama. Up to 16 inches of rain deluged southern Alabama, with 10.63 inches reported at Mobile, AL in 24 hours. The town of Elba, AL was flooded with 6 to 12 feet of water causing more than 25 million dollars damage, and total flood damage across Alabama exceeded 100 million dollars. Twenty-six counties in the state were declared disaster areas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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