Weather on This Date - April 13

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April 13, 1877 
The second coastal storm in just three days hit Virginia and the Carolina's. The first storm flattened the sand dunes at Hatteras, and widened the Oregon inlet three quarters of a mile. The second storm produced hurricane force winds along the coast of North Carolina causing more beach erosion and land transformation. (David Ludlum) 

April 13, 1955 
The town of Axis, AL, was deluged with 20.33 inches of rain in 24 hours establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel) 

April 13, 1986 
A major spring storm quickly intensified bringing blizzard conditions to much of the Northern Plains Region. Up to 18 inches of snow was reported in North Dakota, and in South Dakota, winds gusting to 90 mph whipped the snow into drifts fifteen feet high. Livestock losses were in the millions of dollars, and for some areas it was the worst blizzard ever. (Storm Data) 

April 13, 1987 
Thunderstorms in northern Texas produced wind gusts to 98 mph at the Killeen Airport causing a million dollars property damage. Two airplanes were totally destroyed by the high winds, and ten others were damaged. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 

April 13, 1988 
Low pressure off the Atlantic coast produced high winds across North Carolina, with gusts to 78 mph reported at Waves. The high winds combined with high tides to cause coastal flooding and erosion. About 275 feet of land was eroded from the northern tip of Pea Island. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 

April 13, 1989 
Thunderstorms in central Florida produced golf ball size hail and a tornado near Lakeland FL. Fair and mild weather prevailed across most of the rest of the nation. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 

April 13, 1990 
Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in central Oklahoma and north central Texas. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced up to six inches of golf ball size hail along I-40 near El Reno, and produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Okarche. Thunderstorms over north central Texas produced softball size hail northwest of Rotan, and high winds which injured two persons southeast of Itasca. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 

April 13, 2004 
The latest measurable snowfall on record hits Jackson, TN, causing six traffic fatalities. 

April 13, 2006 
The University of Iowa campus is hit by an EF2 tornado. The storm severely damaged many buildings in the area, including a sorority and a local church. No fatalities were reported in the storm that caused more than $12 million in damage. 

April 13, 2009
A deep upper low was moving from the southern plains toward the Ohio Valley and a strong Pacific cold front accompanied the upper low. A narrow line of severe thunderstorms associated with this system tracked across central Georgia during the morning hours and produced wind damage in several central Georgia counties. In Houston County, a tin roof of a church was damaged. In Pulaski County, the metal roof of a home was damaged and a window was blown out of a barn. In addition, multiple trees were blown down and in Bleckley County the straight-line winds were strong enough to blow around a full-size pickup truck. (NWS Atlanta)

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