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Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

On This Day In

                   Weather History...

September 29th

Local and Regional Events:

September 29, 1982:

An early snowfall in the Black Hills resulted in the breakage of tree branches and caused power outages in parts of Lead and Nevada Gulch.

U.S.A and Global Events for September 29th:

1927: An outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused 81 deaths and 25 million dollars damage. A tornado, possibly two tornadoes, cut an eight-mile long path across St Louis, Missouri, to Granite City, Illinois, killing 79 persons. Click HERE for an estimated storm track with damage photos.

Image from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Click HERE for more information, including photos.

Click HERE for more This Day in Weather History from the Southeast Regional Climate Center.