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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Sun Sep 8 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 2020, a powerful cold front roared into Kansas with
an early taste of winter.  Temperatures tumbled more than
30 degrees from highs of 95 to near 100 degrees the day
before to highs in the 50s across most of the state.
Snow fell in Western Kansas that evening.  More than 10
record low or record cold max temperatures were set over
the next three days.  One record had stood since 1890
before being broken.  This marked the coldest start to
September in history for Kansas.  In 1989, thunderstorms
that developed along a stationary front produced
torrential rains in parts of Nebraska, where 5 to 9
inches drenched Lincoln.  The 4.68 inches measured at the
airport is a record for the date.  An unofficial report
of 11 inches was received from Holmes Park.  Parts of
Western Iowa were soaked by 6 to 6.5 inches of rain.  The
5.89 inches measured in Shenandoah that set a record for
the date flooded the basements of 80 to 90 percent of the
homes in the area.

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In 1900, the worst weather disaster in United States
history during the 20th Century occurred when a hurricane
powered through Galveston Texas.  The hurricane produced
winds around 120 mph and a 20-foot storm surge washed
over the island.  Most buildings were demolished or swept
away and around 3,600 houses were destroyed.  Damage
estimates were around $30 million.  Adjusting for
inflation, this would equate to around $820 million.
Around 6,000 people drowned in Galveston with another
1,200 killed elsewhere.  Following the hurricane the surf
was 300 feet inland from the former shore line.

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