On This Day In Weather History - March 18 | |
Local | |
1984 |
Residents of Kansas City experienced one of the worst ice storms of record. Thunderstorms produced freezing rain that Black Sunday, leaving a coat of ice up to an inch thick, which on Monday night was covered with up to four inches of snow. The ice storm wreaked havoc with trees and power lines, leaving more than 160,000 residents without electricity, in some areas longer than a week. Clean up efforts alone cost the city $2.5 million. |
National | |
1952 |
A total of 151.73 inches of rain fell at Cilaos, Reunion Island, to set the world rainfall record for a five-day period. |
1925 |
The great Tri State Tornado struck Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The F5 tornado stayed on the ground for 219 miles from Ellington, Missouri to Owensville, Indiana. Killing 695 people, it was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. For three and a half hours, the tornado destroyed farms, homes, and schools. Virtually all of Gorham, IL was destroyed, and over half of its population was killed or injured. Griffin, IN lost 150 homes, and some children were killed on their way home from school. |