Weather History For July 27
1819
The Bay St. Louis Hurricane of 1819 made landfall on the Mississippi Coast very near where Hurricane Camille landed in 1969. The storm caused heavy damage all the way to Mobile, AL. 175 people perished in the storm.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
1926
A hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach, FL. The hurricane caused 2.5 million dollars damage in eastern Florida, including the Jacksonville area.
(David Ludlum)
1930
High minimum temperature was 81° and the maximum of 99° gave a daily mean of 90° in Washington, DC.
(Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)
1939
The temperature at Lewiston, ID was 117° to establish an all-time record high for that location.
(The Weather Channel)
1943
On a whim, and flying a single engine AT-6, Lieutenant Ralph O' Hair and Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly into a hurricane. It started regular Air Force flights into hurricanes.
(The Weather Channel) (Ref. WxDoctor)
1959
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Rankin, ejected, from his jet fighter at 47,00 feet, the temperature outside was around 50 below zero and he was only wearing a light weight flying suit, gloves, helmet and marine field shoes.
(Ref. Parachuting into a thunderstorm)
1974
Mount Hood Forest, OR -- Lightning-caused forest fires broke out in which a fire-fighting helicopter was lost with its crew of two.
(Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf)
1987
Thunderstorms in Minnesota spawned a tornado, which moved in a southwesterly direction for a distance of thirty miles across Rice County and Goodhue County. Trees were uprooted and tossed about like toys, and a horse lifted by the tornado was observed sailing horizontally through the air.
Thunderstorms drenched La Crosse, WI with 5.26 inches of rain, their second highest 24-hour total of record.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
Hot weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Williston, ND reported a record high of 108 degrees.
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the eastern U.S., and in southeastern Texas. Richland County, SC was soaked with up to 5.50 inches of rain.
(The National Weather Summary)
1989
Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S. Yuma, AZ experienced their most severe thunderstorm of record. Strong thunderstorm winds, with unofficial gusts as high as 95 mph, reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Yuma got nearly as much rain in one hour as is normally received in an entire year. The storm total of 2.55 inches of rain was a record 24-hour total for July. Property damage due to flash flooding and high winds was in the millions.
(Storm Data)
Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin and northern Illinois to New England, with 103 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin produced hail three inches in diameter near Oshkosh, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Germantown.
(The National Weather Summary)
1993
The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Rising water stopped all rail traffic through Kansas City, MO.Flood crests from the Missouri and Kansas Rivers pushed toward Kansas City, MO at the same time, prompting fears that the crests would arrive simultaneously, pushing water over the city's flood control levees. Fortunately, the crests arrived six hours apart, with water levels just lapping at the very tops of the levees.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
1995
Powhatan County, VA a woman received minor injuries when lightning struck her near the front door of her house.
(Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)
A heat wave began on this date across the southwest and continued through the 29th. Record highs included: Coachella, CA: 120 °F, Phoenix, AZ: 118 °F, San Jacinto, CA: 113 °F, Tucson, AZ: 113 °F, Riverside, CA: 112°, Banning, CA: 111 °F, Moreno Valley, CA: 111 °F, Sun City, CA: 111 °F and Yucaipa: 110 °F and Winslow, AZ: 103 °F.
A male tourist from Ohio drowned in a rip current at Lake Worth Beach, FL. Strong easterly winds associated with the approach of Tropical Storm Erin caused the rip current.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
1996
On this date 6.68 inches of rain fell at Oak Grove, AL, west of Birmingham.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
1998
Across the western U.S. record highs included: Thermal, CA: 123°, Borrego Springs, CA: 119°, Yuma, AZ: 118°, Yakima, WA: 106°, Medford, OR: 106°, Eugene, OR: 105°, Olympia, WA: 99°, Seattle, WA: 95° and Quillayute, WA: 86°.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
2001
A severe thunderstorm produced a 100 mph wind gust 8 miles north of Hardin; MT.Several 5 to 6 foot diameter trees were blown down.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
2002
A severe weather outbreak produced tornadoes and downburst wind damage across parts of Lower Michigan. A tornado with top winds around 80 mph touched down about one mile east of Augusta in Kalamazoo County. The tornado passed through Fort Custer in western Calhoun County, about one mile northwest of the Battle Creek airport. The damage path was approximately 800 yards wide and path length was 3 miles long. After the tornado ended, downburst damage continued for several more miles in Calhoun County. A severe thunderstorm struck a campground and mobile home park along Swan Lake in southern Allegan County. Trees were blown down onto mobile homes and small boats were blown out of the lake. Top winds with the downburst were estimated at 70 mph.
Locally heavy thunderstorms and flash flooding affected parts of Ohio. Among the worst hit places were Dayton and Wilmington with 3.77 inches and 3.72 inches of rain respectively.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
