Mild, clear and the top 10 thanksgiving day storms in history

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is partly cloudy. High of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 34F. Winds less than 5 mph.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 71% with a Dew Point of 26ºF and a wind chill of 34ºF.

The temperature Is 34.2ºF.

We have no measurable wind outside today.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.29 HPA 1026 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   

We have a UV  rating of 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:10 PM with Moon Rise at 3:45 p.m. EST and the moon phase is   waxing Gibbous.

For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are:

METAR KAUG 161153Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP255 T00001022 10006 21011 53025

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with clear conditions

We have had no rain here in the past 24 hours.

Top 10 Worst Thanksgiving Storms

The following list was compiled by MyWeather, a subsidiary of Weather Central, who provides weather data to 13WREX.

 

This Thanksgiving, travelers nationwide will be hoping for blue skies and clear roads during a season known for some of the worst weather — and traffic — in history. Here are ten of the worst Thanksgiving storms on record:

•2001 — A tornado outbreak occurred across the southeastern U.S. early on Thanksgiving morning in Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas. Three of the twisters were classified F4 on the Fujita scale. Hundreds of homes and buildings were destroyed and 13 people lost their lives.

•1993 — Texas experienced a Thanksgiving Day "Blue Northerner," the local name for a cold front that occurs during the winter, bringing a characteristic blue-black color to the sky. The Thanksgiving football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins was played in sleet and icy conditions that led to a slip of Leon Lett during the last seconds of the game, giving Miami the win.

•1991 — Travelers heading home after the holiday were impacted by a dust storm in drought-stricken Coalinga, California on Interstate 5. Winds gusting at nearly 40 mph swept dust over the highway limiting visibility and creating a mile-long chain reaction of collisions. 17 people were killed and 150 were injured in the storm.

•1989 — New York City's Thanksgiving Day parade took place in 4" of snow leaving a few floats unable to withstand the weather.

•1987 – Northern New England was hit with heavy snow as 18" coated New Hampshire and up to 20" fell in Maine.

•1983 – Following two weeks of high winds in the Pacific Northwest, Thanksgiving Day saw peak gusts of 62 mph in Seattle, Washington and Astoria, Oregon. The storm downed trees and power lines throughout the region.

•1983 — Also in 1983, Denver was hit with 20" of snow. The system was one of the biggest storms to ever hit a major U.S. city on Thanksgiving.

•1975 – Chicago had more than 8" of snow at Midway Airport on Thanksgiving, severely impacting holiday travel. Despite its famously harsh winters, records show that Chicago has only had 11 white Thanksgivings since 1884.

•1971 – New York State saw some of the heaviest November snowfalls on record as more than 22" fell in Albany. Other areas across the Empire State saw up to 30" of snow.

•1950 — Also known as "The Great Thanksgiving Storm of 1950," most of eastern Ohio had 20-30″ of snow and winds of over 40 mph. In the face of the storm, the Ohio State v. Michigan football game took place as scheduled on Saturday. The "Snow Bowl" was played in 5 degree weather with the Wolverines defeating the Buckeyes 9-3 in a game that saw 45 collective punts.

The foregoing downloaded from:

http://addins.wrex.com/blogs/weather/2011/11/top-10-worst-thanksgiving-storms