πͺοΈ DEADLIEST TORNADO IN US HISTORY
March 18, 1925 β The Tri-State Tornado tears across the Midwest, carving a path of destruction through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Nearly 700 lives lost as the monstrous funnel, over a mile wide, lifts farmhouses into the sky and leaves devastation in its wake. The deadliest single tornado ever recorded.
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βοΈ THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1888
March 11, 1888 β One of the most devastating snowstorms in American history strikes the Northeast. Massive snow drifts bury brownstone buildings up to second-story windows while New Yorkers struggle through chest-deep snow on streets that have ceased to exist. The storm would kill over 400 people and dump up to 55 inches of snow, paralyzing the region for days.
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#IndianaHistory: 110 years ago today (1916). βοΈ
An Arctic front slammed Indy, dropping the temp from 68Β°F to 10Β°F in 24 hours. The next day hit -1Β°F!
Stay warm out thereβat least we aren't dealing with a 69-degree drop today! π§₯βοΈ
#OnThisDay in 1977: The "Big Freeze" hit Indiana. Temps dropped to record lows, sparking a month of brutal winter before the '78 Blizzard even arrived. βοΈ
Who remembers their pipes freezing or the car not starting that morning? π§€
If you're looking for a great #weatherhistory book as we look back on the anniversary of #HurricaneKatrina, I cannot recommend enough this great work by Erik Larson, #IsaacsStorm regarding the #1900Hurricane or the #GalvestonHurricane, landfall anniversary on 9/8.
DID YOU KNOW?
The first public daily forecasts in the 1860s were sent via telegraph, based on barometer readings & cloud notes from far-off observers.
Accuracy was shaky, but it launched modern forecasting. π€οΈ
TODAY IN HISTORY: August 11, 1940 β A massive hurricane made landfall in South Carolina
Hurricane Able hit Beaufort, SC with 13-ft storm tide, 15+ inches rain.
Deadly landslides across GA, NC, TN, VA, 50 dead. Worst in decades β and a warning: without satellites, weβre flying blind. π
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β π Weather forecasting began in dusty fields and on cloudy hills β reading goat behavior and skies, not satellites.
That primitive craft cast a long shadow into modern science.
https://brewminate.com/ancient-weather-forecasting-and-the-long-shadow-of-early-science/
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