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Weather on This Date - September 27

9/27/2018

September 27, 1816
A black frost over most of New England kills unripened corn in the north resulting in a year of famine. (David Ludlum)

September 27, 1959
A tornado 440 yards in width traveled twenty miles from near Hollow, OK, to western Cherokee County KS. Although a strong tornado, it was very slow moving, and gave a tremendous warning roar, and as a result no one was killed. (The Weather Channel)

September 27, 1970
Afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Long Beach, CA, and 105 degrees at the Los Angeles Civic Center were the hottest since September records were established in 1963. Fierce Santa Ana winds accompanying the extreme heat resulted in destructive fires. (The Weather Channel)

September 27, 1985
A record early season snowstorm struck the Central High Plains Region. The storm left up to nineteen inches of snow along the Colorado Front Range, and as much as a foot of snow in the High Plains Region. (Storm Data)

September 27, 1987
While those at the base of Mount Washington, NH, enjoyed sunny skies and temperatures in the 70's, the top of the mountain was blanketed with 4.7 inches of snow, along with wind gusts to 99 mph, and a temperature of 13 degrees. Severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front in the south central U.S. A thunderstorm west of Noodle TX produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 70 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

September 27, 1988
Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced large hail in southeastern Wyoming during the afternoon, with tennis ball size hail reported at Cheyenne. Strong winds ushering the cold air into the north central U.S. gusted to 59 mph at Lander WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

September 27, 1989
Freezing temperatures were reported in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Houghton Lake MI reported a record low of 21 degrees. Thunderstorms in the western U.S. produced wind gusts to 50 mph at Salt Lake City UT, and gusts to 58 mph at Cody WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

September 27, 2002
Significant flooding occurred near Winder (Barrow County) due to runoff from a neighboring construction site and overnight heavy rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore. The flooding affected two offices, with the Gwinnett Daily Post suffering the most damage. Standing water was up to one foot deep in part of the building. A concrete slab, five inches thick, was floating in the water and 2,300 sections of paper and advertisements were soaked. (NWS Atlanta)

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