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1957: Hurricane Audry made landfall (offshore gusts to 180 mph) at the TX/LA line with at least 12' storm surge that inundated LA coast to 25-mi inland. 390 died (a U.S. hurricane record) as a result of this storm.

1993: Hail fell to several inches deep in IN's NE Parke Country; drifts to several feet deep. A county highway department 4-wheel-drive truck had to be pulled out of a hail drift by another 4-wheel-drive. Dense forg formed over the hail-covered areas.

1997: Hail up to 2.75" broke windows/damaged rooofs in most of the 190 homes of Michigan, ND. Many dents in vehicles. The town's 2 implement dealers also suffered significant damage to their inventories. Total damage: $10 million.

Thunderstorms can be lethal even without floods, lightning or tornadoes or massive downbursts. In August 1994, 143 people died in Brazzavile, Congo. A large crowd attending a church service panicked at the onset of a cloudburst. The victims were trampled to death by the churchgoers stampede for shelter. Always have a towel handy. And above all, Don't panic.

1 posted on 06/27/2005 3:23:03 PM PDT by raygun
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2 posted on 06/27/2005 3:24:55 PM PDT by raygun
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To: raygun

My Dad's a retired weatherman and loves this stuff! Thanks and Keep it coming!

Hail drifts ... Geez!


3 posted on 06/27/2005 4:02:39 PM PDT by JennysCool (In a perfect world, where everything is equal, I own the film rights and am working on the sequel)
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To: raygun

It is supposed to be 85 today. It might be although it has taken all day to get there. There is smoke, so much that it is hard to see if there are clouds above.


4 posted on 06/27/2005 4:53:13 PM PDT by RightWhale (withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty)
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To: raygun

Hurricane Audry killed 390 people but that is not the record. The 1900 Galveston storm killed 6000 and possibly as many as 10,000 people.


9 posted on 06/27/2005 7:37:30 PM PDT by Ditter
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