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Weather on This Date - October 13

10/13/2018

October 13, 1846
A great hurricane tracked across Cuba, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The hurricane inflicted major damage along its entire path, which was similar to the path of Hurricane Hazel 108 years later. The hurricane caused great damage at Key West FL, and at Philadelphia PA it was the most destructive storm in thirty years. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

October 13, 1959
Severe thunderstorms swept across north and central Georgia bringing damaging winds and heavy rain. Roofs were damaged and utility lines were knocked down by falling trees in Macon. A woman was killed by lightning near Danville (Twiggs County) while removing clothes from a line. In Douglasville, a man was injured when high winds damaged his home. Cedartown was left without electricity when the storms moved through the town. (NWS Atlanta)

October 13, 1986
Four tornadoes struck southeastern Virginia late in the night causing three million dollars damage. Tornadoes at Falls Church VA caused a million dollars damage. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

October 13, 1987
Fifteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 34 degrees at Meridian MS, 28 degrees at Paducah KY, and 26 degrees at Beckley WV. Another surge of arctic air entered the north central U.S. bringing snow to parts of Wyoming and Colorado. (The National Weather Summary)

October 13, 1988
A total of forty-three cities in the eastern U.S. and the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including Elkins WV and Marquette MI where the mercury dipped to 18 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

October 13, 1989
Sixteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 80's and low 90's from the Southern and Central Plains to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast. Evansville IND and North Platte NE reported record highs of 91 degrees. Today North Platte will have a high of 60 with snow tonight. (The National Weather Summary)

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