Weather History
For Friday,December 8,2017
For Friday,December 8,2017
1892 - A tremendous ice fall occurred at Gay Hill, TX. Ice averaged four to six inches in diameter. (David Ludlum)
1938 - The temperature at La Mesa, CA, soared to 108 degrees to set a U.S. record for the month of December. (The Weather Channel)
1963 - Lightning caused the crash of a jet airliner killing 81 persons at Elkton, MD. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1987
- A cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. continued to produce high
winds along the coast, and heavy snow blanketed parts of the western
U.S. Snowfall totals in the mountains of western Nevada ranged up to 18
inches at Heavenly Valley, and near the Boreal Ski Resort, and winds at
Reno NV gusted to 56 mph. Thunderstorms over southern Florida deluged
the Florida Keys with up to five inches of rain. Strong winds, gusting
to 48 mph at Gage OK, ushered wintry weather into the Central High
Plains. Goodland KS, which one day earlier was 63 degrees, was blanketed
with two inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Santa Ana winds buffeted southern California, with gusts to 92 mph
reported at Laguna Peak. The high winds unroofed buildings, and downed
trees and power lines, igniting five major fires, and numerous smaller
ones. Damage was estimated at 15 to 20 million dollars. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- A winter storm spread snow and freezing rain across much of the
Atlantic Coast Region, from Georgia to New Jersey. Snowfall totals
ranged up to seven inches, at Stanton VA and Tobacco MD. Up to six
inches of snow blanketed the mountains of northern Georgia. More than
one hundred auto accidents were reported in Gwinnett County GA. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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