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Weather on This Date - October 12

10/12/2018

Hurricane Michael - October 9, 5:30 pm

October 12, 1836
A third early season storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Bridgewater NY received 18 inches, a foot of snow fell at Madison NY, and for the third time all the mountains of the northeastern U.S. were whitened. (David Ludlum)

October 12, 1918
Forest fires ravaged parts of Minnesota from the Duluth area northeastward, claiming the lives of 600 persons. Smoke with a smell of burnt wood spread to Albany NY and Washington D.C. in 24 hours. Smoke was noted at Charleston SC on the 14th, and by the 15th was reported in northeastern Texas. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

October 12, 1962
The "Columbus Day Big Blow" occurred in the Pacific Northwest. It was probably the most damaging windstorm of record west of the Cascade Mountains. Winds reached hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph. More than 3.5 billion board feet of timber were blown down, and communications were severely disrupted due to downed power lines. The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

October 12, 1987
Floyd, the only hurricane to make landfall the entire season, moved across the Florida Keys. Floyd produced wind gusts to 59 mph at Duck Key, and up to nine inches of rain in southern Florida. Sixteen cities in the Ohio Valley and the Middle Mississippi Valley reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 27 degrees at Paducah KY, and 24 degrees at Rockford IL and Springfield IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

October 12, 1988
Twenty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN with a reading of 17 degrees. The town of Embarass MN reported a morning low of 8 degrees. Snow showers in the northeastern U.S. produced five inches at Corry PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

October 12, 1989
Temperatures again warmed into the 80's in the Central Plains Region and the Middle Mississippi Valley, with 90's in the south central U.S. Six cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fort Smith AR with a reading of 92 degrees. Strong winds along a cold front crossing the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley gusted to 61 mph at Johnstown PA. (The National Weather Summary)

October 12, 1990
Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Klaus and Tropical Storm Marco moved up the Savannah River Valley and into parts of central Georgia. Up to 17 inches of rain was reported across Johnson, Emanuel and Jefferson Counties. In Louisville, 16.42 inches of rain was measured in a 24 hour period with unofficial reports of over 17 inches in northern Jefferson County. Many roads and bridges were washed out and many earthen dams collapsed. Louisville was completely isolated as most bridges and roads into the town were flooded. A man died early in the morning when his vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters just north of Wadley (Jefferson County). In addition, a woman drowned early that morning after the vehicle she was driving fell into a washed-out section of a road near Wrens (Jefferson County). Another woman died early that morning when her car fell into a pond in the same area. (NWS Atlanta)

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