Tuesday, October 18, 2016

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (October 18)



2015: Thunderstorms dropped very heavy rainfall in Death Valley.
Scotty's Castle measured2.72" of rain in roughly five hours.
Major flash flooding hit the Grapevine Canyon area of Death Valley National Park .
Mesquite Springs Campground and Grapevine Ranger Station were evacuated; eight vehicles full of visitors and three park rangers were stranded overnight near Ubehebe Crater.
Trenches up to six feet deep were cut into Scotty's Castle Road.
24 power poles were downed.
Mud and debris damaged or destroyed the water supply infrastructure, stables, visitors center, and the cookhouse.

1988:
China Lake NAS reached 100° F for a high temperature.
This is the latest triple digit high temperature on record here.

1963: Strong thunderstorms hit the Twentynine Palms area.
Flash floods and debris flows moved into several homes and yards.
Roads were left impassable.

1949: Fresno recorded a low of 36° F, setting a record for the date.
This was also the first of 5 days in a row with lows in the 30's, a record for the month of October in Fresno.

1946: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV was 19° F and 1" of snow fell there.

1920: 20" of snow fell at Tahoe City.

1893: San Jose had a low temperature of 30
° F after seeing a low of 31° F the previous day.

1888: A strong thunderstorm produced extensive washouts along the railway between Yuma and Texas Hill, AZ.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, Phoenix, & San Diego

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


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