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Weather on This Date - June 17

6/17/2018

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June 17, 1859
Hot Santa Ana winds in southern California roasted fruit on one side at Santa Barbara. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

June 17, 1882
A tornado traveled more than 200 miles across the state of Iowa killing 130 persons. The tornado touched down about ninety miles west of Grinnell, and struck the town and college around sunset, killing sixty persons, and causing more than half a million dollars damage. Traveling at nearly 60 mph, the tornado hit Mount Pleasant about 11 PM causing another half a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

June 17, 1965
Holly, CO, was deluged with 11.08 inches of rain to establish a state 24 hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel)

June 17, 1987
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Lyons, and baseball size hail at Garden City. The Edwards Aquifer, which supplies water to San Antonio, TX, reached a record level of 699.2 feet following a record 18.43 inches of rain in thirty days. Torrential rains between the mid May and mid June sent 8.8 million acre feet of water down the rivers of southern Texas, the largest volume in 100 years of records. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

June 17, 1988
Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Georgia and the Carolina's. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Eden, NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

June 17, 1989
Unseasonably cool air, responsible for 37 record lows in the central U.S. on the 15th and 16th, including a low of 33 degrees at Valentine NE on the 15th, overspread the eastern U.S. ending a three day siege of severe weather. (The National Weather Summary)

June 17, 2011
a series of northwest flow shortwaves continued to impact north and central Georgia. An MCS, supported by one of these waves, pushed into Georgia on the 17th, causing thunderstorm wind damage in several counties. In Carroll County, strong winds translated across the county from northwest of Bowdon to Whitesburg and downed at least 10 trees at the Sunset Hills Country Club. (NWS Atlanta)

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