Weather History
For Thursday,July 2,2020
For Thursday,July 2,2020
1833
- An unusually large New England tornado, one half to three quarters of
a mile wide, went from Salem Pond to Norton Pond, VT, and then into
Canada. It prostrated nearly everything in its path. (The Weather
Channel)
1843 - An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston, SC, during a thunderstorm. (David Ludlum)
1987
- Thunderstorms in Colorado produced hail as large as golf balls
northwest of Kiowa, which accumulated to a depth of twelve inches. Hail
two and a half inches in diameter was reported at Black Forest. Hail
damaged 900 acres of crops south of the town of Wiggins. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. The morning low of 47 degrees at Roanoke, VA,
broke the July record set the previous day. (The National Weather
Summary)
1989
- Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S., with
158 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Evening
thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced softball size hail which
caused more than five million dollars damage at Allen, and wind gusts to
90 mph at Dallas, which injured eight persons and caused seven million
dollars damage. Winnfield LA reported 29.52 inches of rain in six days,
for a total of 62.50 inches for the first six months of the year.
Midland, TX, reported an all-time record high of 112 degrees. (Storm
Data) (The National Weather Summary)
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