This Day in Weather History: October 14th

Local and Regional Events:

October 14, 1969:

Cold air during the overnight produced lows from six degrees in Custer, Gillette, and Devils Tower to fifteen degrees in Dupree, Hot Springs, and the Rapid City Airport.

U.S.A and Global Events for October 14th:

1909: An F3 tornado struck Pittsburg Landing and Stantonville, TN killing 23 people and injuring 80 others.

Oct 14, 1909 Denmark Tornado

The newspaper article above is courtesy of The Ogdensburg Journal, published on Saturday, October 16th, 1909.

1941: America's first television weather forecast was broadcast on New York's WNBT (later WNBC). There weren’t many televisions at that time, so viewers were limited to perhaps a few hundred people. The weathercast consisted of a sponsor's message followed by a text screen containing the next day's forecast. Click HERE for more information from WNBC.

1981: Four days of heavy rain across northern Texas and southern Oklahoma came to an end. The most torrential rains fell in a band from the southwest of Abilene, Texas, to McAlester Oklahoma, with up to 21 inches reported at Breckenridge, north-central Texas. The torrential rains resulted from decaying Hurricane Norma, which also spawned thirteen tornadoes across the region. Seven deaths were attributed to the flooding.

Oct 14, 1981 Hurricane Norma

Storm total rainfall map of Hurricane Norma during October 1981. The image is courtesy of the Weather Prediction Center.

1984: Dense fog contributes to a 118 vehicle accident on I-94, just south of Milwaukee. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reportedly close to zero.

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