Many places record coldest temp of the season. Fires scorch Florida causing millions of dollars worth of damage. Northern Texas experiences record heat wave. Hurricane Bonnie comes ashore in North Carolina. Hurricane Danielle approaches east coast then turns away.
Hurricane Earl hits the Florida gulf coast and crosses the Carolinas.
Tropical Storm Frances causes flooding rains in Texas and Louisiana. Hurricane Mitch causes extensive flooding in Central America. Rainfall helps alleviate the drought across our area. Click here to see a map of our weather watchers' rainfall totals from Dec. 7th through Dec. 9th. First snow of season.