We are getting to the time of year where early season blizzards make their way into the weather history books. On October 10, 1804, a “snow hurricane” hit New England with winds over 60 mph and heavy snow in Vermont and Maine. Up to 36 inches snow fell in the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire. In 1973, 15” of rain fell on north central Oklahoma in just 13 hours producing record flooding. Enid, Oklahoma had over 15” of rain establishing the all-time 24 hour precipitation record for the state. On October 11, 1987, Scottsbluff had a record low of 16 degrees. Wildfires killed 600 people around Duluth, Minnesota on October 12, 1918. The “Columbus Day Big Blow” hit the Pacific Northwest on this date back in 1962. Hurricane force winds caused 210 million dollars in damage and killed 48 people. Winds gusted over 100 mph destroying over 3 billion trees and bringing down power lines, which disrupted communications. On this date back in 1975, new daily record highs were set in SE Nebraska. Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas were hit by a powerful blizzard with winds up to 70 mph and heavy snow on October 15, 1880. Drifts were 10 to 15 feet high in northwest Iowa and southeastern South Dakota and the pressure dropped to 28.65” at St. Paul, Minnesota. On October 16, 1976, new record lows were seen across many areas of Nebraska.
Weather Last Week
September 30: 29/71/0”
October 1: 23/76/0”
October 2: 36/87/0”
October 3: 36/66/0”
October 4: 33/82/0”
October 5: 36/75/0”
October 6: 28/74/0”
Forecast discussion for the week ahead:
Rain has been hard to come by for a while and that trend will try to continue into next week. High pressure continues to be the main player in our weather forecast so sunny to partly cloudy skies can be expected into next week. Temperatures will be mild, however. Highs will be in the 80s the next couple of days, then the 70s for the weekend and into next week.