SEPTEYBEB 1946 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW
SEVERE LOCAL STORMS FOR SEPTEMBER 1946
[The table herewith contains such data as have been received concerning severe local storms that occurred during the month. A revised list of tornadoes wlU appear in the United States Meteorological Yearbook]
Place
Minnesota, west-central counties.
Madison, Wis., and vicinity..
Le Roy. Minn., vicinity of. -. Holdredge, Nebr., vicinity of.
Neenab, Wis., vlcinity of _____ Oconto, Lena, and Peshtigo,
Austin; Minu., and vicinity.. Wis. and vicinities.
Appleton Wis. vicinity of ... Eau C d e , Wii., vicinity of-.
Fond d u Lac, Wis Englewood, Colo _____ - - __ - - _.
Douglas, Wyo _______________
Springer, N. Mer ______._.___
Milton Pa ....______________
Albion,' Mich., vicinity of.-- Portland. Maine. ____________
Lock Haven, Pa _____________
Allendale, 9. C ______________
Chester, 0. C ________________
Fort Stanton, N. Mex __..___
Franklin. Owen, and Henry Counties, Ky.
Richland County, Mont., eastern portion.
Butte, Mont. and rlcinity.--
Roswell, N. Mar ____________
Casa Grande to Gila Bend, Ariz. Clifton to Duncan A r k ---- North Carolina, ' tidewater counties from South Caro- lina border northward to Pamlico River, N. C.
Lander, Wyo ________________
L&e Delton, Wisc., vicinity
Of.
Escanaba, Mi&. ____________
Muskegon, Mi&.-- _____ ____
Portage Connty. Wis., east-
Bethel, N. Mex _____________
Beaver County. Pa __________
Gallipolis. Ohio, vicinity of-
ern portion.
- -
Date
-
ept. 1046 5
5
6 5
5 5
5
6 5
6 6
6
7 8 10 10
10
11
11
11
13
16
16-17
18
18-19
18-18
i s m
21
23
24
24
26-a7
28
20
2D
1 Miles instead of yards.
Time
-
7 8 . m.-1 p.m.-.
____do ._________
.___do ..._______
____do __________ 4-5:30 p. m-----
k05-5:55 p. m. ..
4 p. m ...--.--.. 5:155:45 p. m.. 727-7:31 a. m-.- 2:5(t3:10 p. m-.
B:U~ p. m .______
6:30 1'. m ...____
6:15 p. m _______
1 p. m.--.---..- ____do _______ ___
B:16 p. m .______
6:OO a. m. on
m. on 17th. 16th-2:00 p.
P .m .._________
Continuous. - __
-.--do. - - - _.___
P. m. on 19th- p. m. on 20th.
5:55-6:10 p.m.-.
14:461247 p.m., C. 6. T.
P.m ___________
During night a n d a b o u t noon. 5:30 p.m. - ______
P .m ... ________
Value of property lestroyed
$900,000
15,750
70,000 9,000
6,000
-2% ooa
. - - - - - - - - -
8,000 5,000
6,000 8,000
15,500
__________ __________ _._______. 1,000
20, ooo
3, CQO
500
200, 000
300,000
__.____...
5,600
. - - - - - - - - -
5,000
a, 500 ._______._
1, ooo
10, ooo
350, 000
60, 000
16,700
12, ooo
.--_-_____
._________
Character of storm
Thuudersqualls. ___
Hail..-.- ____ _______
..-.do ..___ - __ - - -. - - nail and wiudsqual
Electrical. - - __ - - - - - Wind .___________._
Heavy rain .__._____
Hail ..___ _________ __
Heavy hail and rail Thunderstorm. __ .. Tornado.. ._.._.___
Tornadic wind, elec trical.
Thunderstorm.--.-
Thunderstorm- - __ -
-.-.do _____ ._ ._ -. ..-
Heavy hail .________
Hail and wind ...-.
Tornado.. . -.- ..- ..
Heavy snow-.. ..
Heavy rain. _______
Rain ....._________.
..-.do ._.._.____.__
Tropical disturhanct
Wind. _____________
Tornadic wind- - - -.
Tornado. -. -. . - - -. .
Wind.. - - __ - - - - - - -.
Electrical. - - - __ -. -.
Heavy hail and rait
Hailwdra in.-....
Hail ..___ ___________
Ahriut 206 barn$ 81 outhiiiidinas, 27 silos, 2 creameries and a I n k oil warchouw dtwwlislicd; many houses, townand country huildiii~s. wiiidmills s l i d fnrm machincry damagcd; poles and wires dowr; maiiy trws uprooted; iuucli poultry and livestock killed: loss in growiug crops. Airplane pilot killed when his plane was hurled to t.he ground. 1 persou injured. Many places struck by lightuiug; 4 cows killed uear Maple Plain.
Loss in tobacco, corn, aud gardens, $15,000; property damaged, $750; path 5 miles long. Much loss in cum and soybeans. Principal damage from wind to barus and other farm buildings scattered in the area. Barn storing 140 tons of hay hurned when struck by lightning. Frees and poles down, disrupting utility services: some homes aud farm buildines dammed: loss not. estimated. Streets and basemelit s flo~defl; COllqlder~hlC damage to mer- chandise stored 111 basrmciits; loalaiids inundated; loss in growing crops. At Austin 6.74 inchrs of rain occurred In less t,han 12 hours. Silo and barn containing hay, grain, and a heifer destroyed by flre. Barn storing lumber and furniture burned when struck by lightrun- Barn and Tontents burned. Hailstones, size of walnuts, broke windows,neon signs, and dam- aged roofs. Basements and ground floors of some stores and dwellings flooded. $500 loss in growing crops; $10,000 damage to 5 airplanes; $5,000 damace to roofs, automohiles, trees, and shrubs. Much loss in gardens; strerts and basements flooded. Utility lines down: pomw 017 fcr 5 hours; trees uprooted. 100 trees in Kirerside Cemetery and 50 in Victory Park destroyed. Damage couEned to northern suhiirhs of Portland. Minor dam- ape to 2 residences; 2 bizrns leveled. and a roof torn from garage. Shade and pine trees felled. Some evidence of countcrclock- wise wind movement. Airplane, hangar. and other buildings at flying school damaged. Trees and power lines down. Damage from wind. including broken windows; trees uprooted; roofs of several houses blowu off: telenhane and Dower lines ,. blown down. Several flimsy buildings housing prlrate lanes blown from their foundations. 1 collapsing, damaging a lzane. Loss in apple and peach crops. Loss mostly in tobacco. Hailstorm lasted about 30 minutes. In some a r e s the ground was covered with about 5 inches of pel- lets, which remained unmelted for several hours. Three separate storm aths converged into one. Minor injuries to at least four peopye. Standing corn and grainshocks blown away. shelter belts orchards bay stacks and feed yards dam- aged.' Nearlv eve& buildin: over 2C-miie path in Montana at least slightlyhamnged. Pow% and conimmiications disrupted. 0.79 inch precipitation reporied at Fairview. Tornado contin: ued into westcrn North Dakota. Record 26houi September snowfall for Butte. Total snowfall 10.6 inches; greatest drpth on the ground, 6.5 iuches. Total precipit.ation. 1.77 inches--1.30 mcbcs from snow. Power and communication lines as well as trces and shrubbery damaged by wet. clinging snow. Flssh flood washed out highway bridge, inundated lowlands, and flooded hasements. Damnge to highway 84, necessitating considerable repairs and releveling of surface. Eiighway damaged. Storm developed off the South Carolina coast and moved inland near North Carolina border on the night of the 19t.h. then moved northeastward. leaviug the Stat.e in the vicinibyof Northampton C.ounty on the night of the 20th. Rains of S to 12 inches were eneral over the tidewater counties from the South Carolina
e; order northward to the Pamlico River. Roads flooded; telephone service interrupted to some beach resorts due to high wlnds. Maximum wind velocity of 60 miles per hour for a 6-minute period, and an extreme velocity of i o miles recorded. Dama e to broken electric poles and wires amounted to $l,WO; d e t e r - mined amount of damage to trees and shrubs. Damage conhed to McBoyle Airport: hangar unroofed; 3 small airplanes wrecked; 6 automobiles damaged: several trees blown down. Storm moved from southwest to northeast; rotary winds observed. Coal unloadiue derrick destroyed; collier, houses, windows, trees. wires, and flagpoles damaged. Funnel cloud observed; trees on around in swivel pattern. Estimated that 15,000 bushels of apples blown from trees in Oceana County. Light.ning struck, causing 4 barns and contents of stored crops to burn; loss in cattle, $700.
Much loss in small grains, cotton, grain sorghums. peanuts, and truck crops. Hail the sizr of marbles damaged crops, gardens, and homes, and covered the ground to the depth of several mches. Heavy rains washed out newly sown wheat fields. Much loss in tobacco and corn in some places.