SEPTEMBER 5TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1925...
The temperature at Centerville AL soars to 112 degrees to establish a state
record. Every reporting station in Alabama was 100 degrees or above that
afternoon. (The Weather Channel)
...1933...
A hurricane hit Brownsville TX killing forty persons and causing 12 million
dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1950...
Hurricane Easy produced the greatest 24 hour rainfall in U.S. weather
records. The hurricane deluged Yankeetown, on the upper west coast of
Florida, with 38.7 inches of rain. (David Ludlum)
...1975...
Strong winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust resulting in
a 22-car chain reaction accident on Interstate 10 near Toltec AZ. Two
persons were killed, and 14 others were injured. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...
Thunderstorms over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States drenched
Charleston SC with 5.50 inches of rain, and a total of 13.50 inches in two
days, flooding homes, and leaving roads and bridges under water. (The
National Weather Summary)
A tropical storm which formed off the South Atlantic coast was responsible
for torrential rains over coastal regions of South Carolina. Between the
30th of August and the 8th of September, Charleston SC received 18.44
inches of rain. The heavy rains caused extensive flooding around the city
of Charleston, seriously damaged cotton crops in the eastern part of the
state, and resulted in an unusually high number of mosquitos. (Storm Data)
...1988...
Five days of heavy rain commenced in west central Florida. Up to 20 inches
of rain in four days resulted in extensive urban flooding, and evacuation
of 1000 homes. Flooding claimed four lives, and caused more than five
million dollars proprty damage. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)
...1989...
Thunderstorms produced six to ten inches of rain in south central Kansas
between 6 AM and Noon. Serious flooding was reported around Wichita, with
water four feet deep along some roads. A cold front crossing the Northern
High Plains Region produced wind gusts to 63 mph at Sheridan WY. (Storm
Data) (The National Weather Summary)