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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

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

In 1989, thunderstorms caused horrendous flash flooding
in Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas.  Longview, TX
measured 14.16 inches of rain.Around 1 foot of rain
fell in Henderson, TX which caused a dam failure.
Estimated damage ranged from $10 million to $16 million.
No deaths or injuries were reported, however many people
who were stranded in trees needed to be rescued.  In
1935, Amarillo Texas was in the midst of a three and a
half day dust storm.  The dust storm was so severe that
during a six hour stretch, the visibility was near zero.

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In 1921 Washington D.C.  experienced a sharp temperature
drop as an Arctic Front moved through.The mercury
free-fell from 85 to 26 degrees; ending a false spring.

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