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Weather on This Date - August 25

8/25/2018

My weather station in my backyard on a cool foggy morning

August 25, 1885
A severe hurricane struck South Carolina causing 1.3 million dollars damage at Charleston. (David Ludlum)

August 25, 1940
New Jersey experienced its coldest August morning of record, with lows of 32 degrees at Layton and Charlotteburg. (The Weather Channel)

August 25, 1967
From August 20th to 25th extremely heavy rain fell over the mountain areas of northeast Georgia causing extensive damage to roads, bridges, businesses and private property. Scores of bridges were washed out on secondary roads, and most major highways were closed because of washouts or landslides. Numerous homes and businesses along small streams were flooded and some were destroyed by the rapidly moving water. Lumpkin, Union, Towns and White Counties suffered the most where rainfall totaled over 10 inches. Helen, in White county, had more than 18 inches of rain. Most of the northern third of the state had over 6 inches during this period. (NWS Atlanta)

August 25, 1987
Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. Stanton IA reported 10.50 inches of rain. Water was reported up to the handle of automobiles west of Greenwood NE. Rainfall totals for a two day period ranged from 7 to 14 inches across southwestern Iowa. Crop damage was in the millions for both states. Subsequent flooding of streams in Iowa the last week of August caused millions of dollars damage to crops, as some streams crested ten feet above flood stage. (Storm Data)

August 25, 1988
Seven cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date, including Sacramento with an afternoon reading of 104 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in Arizona. Chino Valley was drenched with 2.50 inches of rain in just thirty minutes washing out a couple of streets in town. (The National Weather Summary)

August 25, 1989
Morning thunderstorms drenched Spencer, IN, with 4.10 inches of rain in three hours causing extensive street flooding. Evening thunderstorms in eastern Kansas produced up to six inches of rain around Emporia, and four inches of rain in just forty-five minutes near Parsons, and also produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Lake Melvern. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

August 25, 2005
Katrina becomes a hurricane just before landfall in south Florida between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were near 80 mph. There were eleven fatalities in South Florida, including four by falling trees. More than 1.3 million customers lost electrical services, and preliminary insured loss estimates ranged from $600 million to $2 billion in the state of Florida (Associated Press).

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