Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Saturday September 27, 2025...\n ON... Sep 27, 1985 A record early season snowstorm struck the Central High Plains Region. The storm left up to nineteen inches of snow along the Colorado Front Range, and as much as a foot of snow in the plains. IN 1945...A tornado moved northeast from near Ensign to 3 miles west of Dodge City. Barns were destroyed and blacktop pavement was removed. IN 1998...A microburst occurred and was centered about 4 miles north of Pratt in south central Kansas. The impact point was 4 miles north of Highway 54 and a mile east of Highway 281. The area extended 3 miles northwest through southwest with the greatest damage at the Pratt airport. Five buildings had considerable damage, 7 with major damage and 18 had minor damage. Debris was carried for miles past the impact point. A John Deere tractor had a 16 foot long 2 by 4 impaled into the engine compartment. IN 1998...A microburst caused extensive damage to the Lake Arrowhead resort area five miles southwest of Isabel in south central Kansas. Several boats were destroyed and part of a roof was taken off a cabin. A garage under construction was completely destroyed. There were also six, very large-mature cottonwood trees uprooted with heavy damage to the remainder of the trees in the area.