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Weather on This Date - September 30

9/30/2018

September 30, 1959
Three tornadoes spawned by the remnants of Hurricane Gracie killed 12 persons at Ivy VA. (The Weather Channel)

September 30, 1970
A nineteen month drought in southern California came to a climax. The drought, which made brush and buildings tinder dry, set up the worst fire conditions in California history as hot Santa Anna winds sent the temperature soaring to 105 degrees at Los Angeles, and to 97 degrees at San Diego. During that last week of September whole communities of interior San Diego County were consumed by fire. Half a million acres were burned, and the fires caused fifty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

September 30, 1977
The temperature at Wichita Falls, TX, soared to 108 degrees to establish a record for September. (The Weather Channel)

September 30, 1986
Thunderstorms, which had inundated northern sections of Oklahoma with heavy rain, temporarily shifted southward producing 4 to 8 inches rains from Shawnee to Stilwell. Baseball size hail and 80 mph winds ripped through parts of southeast Oklahoma City, and thunderstorm winds caused more than half a million dollars damage at Shawnee. (Storm Data)

September 30, 1987
Afternoon thunderstorms in Michigan produced hail an inch in diameter at Pinckney, and wind gusts to 68 mph at Wyandotte. A thunderstorm in northern Indiana produced wet snow at South Bend. Seven cities in the northwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including readings of 98 degrees at Medford OR and 101 degrees at downtown Sacramento CA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

September 30, 1988
Unseasonably warm weather prevailed over Florida, and in the western U.S. The afternoon high of 94 degrees at Fort Myers FL was their tenth record high for the month. Highs of 98 degrees at Medford OR and 99 degrees at Fresno CA were records for the date, and the temperature at Borrego Springs CA soared to 108 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

September 30, 1989
Thirteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, as readings soared into the upper 80's and 90's from the Northern and Central High Plains Region to Minnesota. Bismarck ND reported a record high of 95 degrees, and the temperature reached 97 degrees at Broadus MT. Afternoon thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced wind gusts to 60 mph at Wendover UT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

September 30, 1989
Flash flooding was widespread across the Atlanta metro area. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common across the area pushing creeks and streams over flood stage. Many bridges were under water across Cobb County. An earthen dam on a 1 acre lake gave way in Cobb County. Basements, parking lots, and athletic fields were underwater across the Atlanta metro area. Peachtree Creek crested at its 2nd highest stage on record in north Atlanta. This flooding continued into early October. (NWS Atlanta)

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