Tuesday, October 28, 2014

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (October 19)



2010: A strong upper level low pressure system brought severe thunderstorms and flash flooding to the Mojave Desert.

2010:
Heavy thunderstorms dropped 0.62" in 15 minutes in Victorville.
Localized flash flooding occurred.
Lightning struck a home in Wildomar and Riverside Woodcrest, and a mobile home in Hesperia.
A six-inch hole resulted in the Wildomar roof and a three-inch hole in Riverside.
The mobile home caught on fire.

2004:
Heavy snow blanketed the Sierra from the 19th through the 21st.
Two climbers died in Yosemite National Park climbing the El Capitan Face.
Storm totals included 45" at Blackcap Basin, 40" at Gin Flat and 39" at Agnew Pass.

2002: Time doused the investigation of the Jones Fire.
Three years after the blaze, authorities couldn't even find a good rumor about what started it.
If the Jones Fire was arson, the firebug who sparked it three years ago would never be charged with that crime because the statute of limitations had expired.

1991: It was 111° in Palm Springs, the latest date in the season to record 110° or higher.

1972: A violent thunderstorm struck Redlands with two hours of heavy rain and hail.
Officially at the Redlands gauge, 0.55" fell.
Intersections in Redlands were flooded.

1966: Reno, NV had a morning low of 19°.

1964: Pismo Beach hit 99° establishing a new record high for the month.

1949: Fresno had its earliest freezing minimum, 30°.
Damage occurred to vegetables and tender vegetation in the Valley.

1949: 4.5" of snow fell at Tahoe City.

1932: King City had a low temperature of 23°.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, San Diego, & the Redding Record-Searchlight

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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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