Storm data and unusual weather phenomena.(IDAHO-NEW YORK)(Report)

 
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena 
October 2008 
 
                                        Time       Path        Path 
                                        Local/     Length      Width 
Location                     Date       Standard   (Miles)     (Yards) 
 
IDAHO, North 
 
  IDZ010                     Eastern Lemhi County 
 
                             09         2200MST 
                             10 
 
                             Early season cut off low brought heavy 
                             snow to portions of southeastern Idaho. 
 
                             11         2100MST 
                             12 
 
                             Another impulse around the cut off 
                             low brought more heavy snow to 
                             Lemhi County. 
 
                             20         2151MST 
                                        2251MST 
 
                             A cold front moving through Lemhi 
                             County caused local minor damage in the 
                             Salmon area. 
 
IDAHO, Southeast 
 
  IDZ018-032                 Lost River/Pahsimeroi--Sawtooth 
                             Mountains 
 
                             10         0000MST 
                             12         0900MST 
 
  IDZ023-031                 Big and Little Wood River 
                             Region--Caribou Highlands 
 
                             11         0000MST 
                             12         0200MST 
 
  IDZ019-022                 South Central Highlands--Upper 
                             Snake Highlands 
 
                             11         0000MST 
                             12         1200MST 
 
  IDZ017-021                 Eastern Magic Valley--Lower Snake 
                             River Plain 
 
                             11         0400MST 
                             12         1200MST 
 
  IDZ020                     Upper Snake River Plain 
 
                             11         0400MST 
                             12         1200MST 
 
                             Heavy snow affected much of southeast 
                             Idaho over the weekend period of 
                             October 10th through October 12th. The 
                             heaviest hit areas were the Eastern 
                             Magic Valley and southern highlands 
                             where snow amounts over a foot were 
                             common. The central mountains also 
                             received heavy snow as well as the 
                             lower Snake River Plain. 
 
IDAHO, Southwest 
 
  IDZ016-030                 Southern Twin Falls 
                             County--Western Magic Valley 
 
                             11         0500MST 
                                        1700MST 
 
                             An early season storm system moved 
                             through Southeast Oregon and most of 
                             southern Idaho creating windy and snowy 
                             conditions over the area. Parts of the 
                             Western Magic Valley and Southern Twin 
                             Falls County received four to five 
                             inches of snow in the valleys and up to 
                             nine inches in the mountains. 
 
ILLINOIS, Northeast 
 
  ILZ013-014                 Cook--Du Page 
 
                             26         1400CST 
                                        1600CST 
                             A strong cold front moved across 
                             northern Illinois during the afternoon 
                             hours of October 26th. Part of a roof 
                             was blown off a building on South 
                             Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago. 
                             Debris fell onto an elevated train 
                             platform and on cars parked below. One 
                             woman suffered a minor ankle injury 
                             running to escape the falling debris. 
                             Numerous tree limbs and power lines 
                             were also blown down across Cook 
                             County. A wind gust to 61 mph was 
                             measured at West Chicago Airport in 
                             Dupage County. 
 
ILLINOIS, Northwest 
 
  ILZ002-009-015>            Bureau--Henry--Putnam--Rock 
  018                        Island--Stephenson--Whiteside 
 
                             26         1200CST 
                                        1400CST 
 
                             A powerful cold front swept across the 
                             region on Sunday October 26, 2008 
                             bringing very strong gradient winds in 
                             its wake. Northwest winds were 
                             sustained at 30 to 40 mph, with gusts 
                             as high as 50 to 60 mph during the 
                             afternoon. This produced some tree 
                             damage in a few locations, knocking 
                             down some power lines and causing power 
                             outages. 
 
ILLINOIS, South 
 
  Jefferson County 
  Mt Vernon                  07         0755CST 
 
                             Lightning struck an ambulance building 
                             in Mount Vernon. The lightning struck 
                             the radio communications tower, then 
                             travelled down cables to the building. 
                             A small fire was started where 
                             electrical lines entered the building. 
                             Damage to the building was very minor. 
                             Numerous showers and thunderstorms 
                             occurred along and ahead of a cold 
                             front as it moved east across Missouri. 
                             One of the storms produced a lightning 
                             strike that damaged a building. 
 
  ILZ075>078-080>            Alexander--Edwards--Franklin--Gallatin 
  094                        --Hamilton--Hardin--Jackson--Jefferson 
                             --Johnson--Massac--Perry--Pope--Pulaski 
                             --Saline--Union--Wabash--Wayne--White 
                             --Williamson 
 
                             28         0l00CST 
                                        0700CST 
 
                             Cold Canadian high pressure moved south 
                             into the Plains. Brisk north winds 
                             brought the first freeze of the season 
                             to the entire region. Low temperatures 
                             were from 30 to 32 degrees at most 
                             observing sites. 
 
                             29         0l00CST 
                                        0730CST 
 
  ILZ076>078-080>            Alexander--Edwards--Franklin--Gallatin 
  094                        --Hamilton--Hardin--Jackson--Johnson-- 
                             Massac--Perry--Pope--Pulaski--Saline-- 
                             Union--Wabash--Wayne--White--Williamson 
 
                             29         0l00CST 
                                        0730CST 
 
                             Surface high pressure crossed the Lower 
                             Mississippi Valley. The combination of 
                             light winds, dry air, and clear skies 
                             allowed temperatures to fall below 
                             freezing with widespread frost. Low 
                             temperatures ranged from 24 to 31 
                             degrees. 
 
INDIANA, Central 
 
  INZ052                     Clay 
 
                             26         1000EST 
 
                             Strong low pressure passing by Indiana 
                             to the north caused gusty winds to 
                             develop. Winds reached up to nearly 50 
                             MPH. 
 
  Pulaski County 
    1 ENE Monterey           15         1400CST 
                                        1401CST 
 
                             The Monterey Fire Department reported 
                             several trees uprooted, with a few 
                             landing onto houses. Also power lines 
                             were reported down across the area. 
 
  Wabash County 
    1 N North Manchester     15         1550EST 
                                        1551EST 
 
                             Emergency management officials reported 
                             trees down in North Manchester, with 
                             some onto vehicles. 
 
                             Weak instability with 
                             moderate shear allowed for 
                             scattered thunderstorms to develop. A 
                             few bowing segments of thunderstorms 
                             were noted across portions of northern 
                             Indiana, with a few of these producing 
                             localized damage. 
 
INDIANA, Northwest 
 
  INZ001                     Lake 
 
                             26         1400CST 
                                        1600CST 
 
                             A strong cold front moved across 
                             northwest Indiana during the afternoon 
                             hours of October 26th. A wind gust to 
                             61 mph was measured at Gary Airport. 
 
INDIANA, Southwest 
 
  INZ081-085>O88             Gibson--Pike--Posey--Spencer-- 
                             Vanderburgh--Warrick 
 
                             28         0l00CST 
                                        0700CST 
 
                             Cold Canadian high pressure moved south 
                             into the Plains. Brisk north winds 
                             brought the first freeze of the season 
                             to the entire region. Low temperatures 
                             were from 30 to 32 degrees at most 
                             observing sites. 
 
                             29         0l00CST 
                                        0730CST 
 
  INZ082-085>088             Pike--Posey--Spencer--Vanderburgh 
                             --Warrick 
 
                             29         0l00CST 
                                        0730CST 
 
                             Surface high pressure crossed the Lower 
                             Mississippi Valley. The combination of 
                             light winds, dry air, and clear skies 
                             allowed temperatures to fall below 
                             freezing with widespread frost. Low 
                             temperatures were in the upper 20's at 
                             most locations. 
 
IOWA, Central 
 
  Taylor County 
    1 W Conway               22         0606CST 
                                        0935CST 
 
                             It was a very wet month across much of 
                             the western one-third of Iowa where 
                             rain amounts were generally more than 
                             double October normals. Heaviest rains 
                             fell from the 21st to the 23rd when 
                             3.82 inches fell at Clarinda and 3.67 
                             inches at Orange City. Meanwhile, rain 
                             totals were much less than usual 
                             overmuch of the eastern one-third of 
                             the state. Monthly rain totals varied 
                             from 1.21 inches at Belle Plaine to 
                             6.17 inches at Clarinda. Sanborn 
                             established a new October record with 
                             5.92 inches (old record 5.48 inches in 
                             1984 among 97 years of record). Some 
                             minor flooding occurred on the East 
                             Fork of the 102 River as heavy rains 
                             fell on already wet ground on the 21st 
                             and 22nd. The river crested about a 
                             foot over flood stage with only minor 
                             damage occurring. 
 
  IAZ004>007-015>            Adair--Audubon--Black Hawk--Boone-- 
  017-023>028-033>           Bremer--Butler--Calhoun--Carroll-- 
  039-044>050-057>           Cass--Cerro Gordo--Clarke-- 
  058-060>062-070>           Crawford--Emmet--Franklin--Greene-- 
  075-082>085                Grundy--Guthrie--Hamilton--Hancock-- 
                             Hardin--Humboldt--Jasper--Kossuth-- 
                             Lucas--Madison--Mahaska--Marion-- 
                             Marshall--Monroe--Palo Alto-- 
                             Pocahontas--Polk--Poweshiek--Sac-- 
                             Story--Tama--Union--Warren--Webster-- 
                             Winnebago--Worth--Wright 
 
                             26         0930CST 
                                        1630CST 
 
                             The seasons first strong push of cold 
                             air moved south into the central U.S. 
                             on the 26th. Avery strong upper level 
                             trough of low pressure aloft dropped 
                             south out of Saskatchewan accompanied 
                             by a strong upper level jet stream and 
                             a tropospheric fold. As the cold air 
                             moved in, the atmosphere became 
                             adiabatic, creating a mixed layer, up 
                             to the 700 mb to 600 mb level. The 
                             mixed layer contained very strong winds 
                             of 60 to 70 kts. The downward momentum 
                             in the subsidence area behind a cold 
                             front that moved south across the area 
                             produced high winds over a large part 
                             of the state. Most areas reported 
                             sustained winds of 40 to 45 MPH for 
                             several hours, with many areas 
                             reporting gusts of 60 to 65 MPH. The 
                             highest gust was recorded in Polk 
                             County in West Des Moines with a gust 
                             of 69 MPH. Some of the other higher 
                             gusts occurred in north central Iowa 
                             with a 68 MPH wind gust in Cerro Gordo 
                             County at Ventura, and in Polk County 
                             in Windsor Heights. Scattered damage 
                             was reported around the state with 
                             numerous tree branches broken and some 
                             trees blown over. Power was knocked out 
                             in several locations. In the Des Moines 
                             metropolitan area, about 17,000 homes 
                             were without power at the height of the 
                             storm. Power was out for 3 to 6 hours 
                             in most cases. Thousands of homes were 
                             without power for brief periods of time 
                             during the wind event. In Black Hawk 
                             County, at Dunkerton, the high winds 
                             caused severe damage to a nearly 
                             completed new COOP with damage 
                             estimated over a million dollars. The 
                             new COOP was under construction 
                             following the damage earlier in the 
                             spring as a tornado destroyed the old 
                             one. There was some crop damage as well 
                             as the high winds caused lodging of 
                             some of the corn around the state as 
                             the harvest was not yet complete. 
                             During the afternoon of the 26th, the 
                             high winds caused some travel problems 
                             as it was difficult to maintain control 
                             due to cross winds. The mile long 
                             bridge across the Saylorville Reservoir 
                             near Polk City, in Polk County, was 
                             closed for several hours due to the 
                             high winds for safety reasons. 
 
IOWA, East Central and Southeast 
 
  IAZ040-051>054-            Benton--Buchanan--Cedar-- 
  064-068                    Clinton--Delaware--Jackson-- 
                             Johnson--Jones--Linn-- 
                             Muscatine--Scott 
 
                             26         1100CST 
                                        1600CST 
 
                             A powerful cold front swept across the 
                             region on Sunday October 26, 2008 
                             bringing very strong gradient winds in 
                             its wake. Northwest winds were 
                             sustained at 30 to 40 mph, with gusts 
                             as high as 50 to 60 mph during the 
                             afternoon. This produced some tree 
                             damage in a few locations, knocking 
                             down some power lines and causing power 
                             outages. 
 
IOWA, Northeast 
 
  IAZ008-018>019             Chickasaw--Floyd--Howard--Mitchell 
 
                             26         1421CST 
                                        1730CST 
 
                             Low pressure moved across the northern 
                             Great Lakes on October 26, pulling a 
                             cold front across northeast Iowa. 
                             Strong winds accompanying the front 
                             gusted between 45 and 55 mph, although 
                             a 63 mph gust was recorded in St. 
                             Ansgar (Mitchell County). There were 
                             some trees and power lines downed, 
                             mostly in locations west of Highway 63. 
 
IOWA, Northwest 
 
  IAZ001>003-012>            Buena Vista--Cherokee--Clay-- 
  014-020>022-031>           Dickinson--Ida--Lyon--O'Brien-- 
                             Osceola--Plymouth--Sioux--Woodbury 
 
                             26         1300CST 
                                        1800CST 
 
                             Strong northwest winds reached 
                             sustained speeds of 40 mph or more with 
                             gusts to around 60 mph over all of 
                             northwest Iowa during the morning and 
                             afternoon of October 26th. 
 
KANSAS, East 
 
  Wabaunsee County 
    4 ESE Paxico             06         1650CST 
 
                             A couple two to three inch diameter 
                             tree branches reported to have been 
                             blown down by the 60 mph winds. 
 
                             A negatively titled upper trough moved 
                             northeast over eastern Kansas during 
                             the afternoon hours bringing 
                             thunderstorm activity over much of the 
                             Topeka county warning area. Instability 
                             was quite limited, so only weak 
                             convection developed over the area, 
                             however some of the stronger storms 
                             were able to mix 45 to 50 kt low level 
                             jet winds down to the surface. There 
                             was one report of winds above 50 kts, 
                             where some two to three inch diameter 
                             tree limbs were broken. No other damage 
                             occurred in this fairly benign event. 
 
KANSAS, Northwest 
 
  Sherman County 
    Edson                    11         2054MST    0.25        10 
                                        2055MST 
 
                             A brief tornado was seen just north of 
                             Interstate 70 at exit 27 near Edson. 
                             There was no known damage. 
 
                             A line of showers and thunderstorms 
                             moved across northwest Kansas during 
                             the late evening hours. A brief tornado 
                             developed on the leading edge of the 
                             line along Interstate 70 near Edson. 
 
  KSZ004-013-016-            Graham--Logan--Norton--Sherman 
  028 
                             22         1300MST 
                             23         0000MST 
 
                             A strong low pressure system over 
                             central Kansas combined with a strong 
                             high over Montana to produce an 
                             extremely tight surface pressure 
                             gradient over the Tri-State region. 
                             Northwest winds gusting 45 to 55 mph 
                             were common during the day with a 
                             number of reports near 60 mph. 
 
KANSAS, Southeast 
 
  Cowley County 
    1 NNE Winfield           04         0212CST 
 
  Cowley County 
    4 NE Winfield            04         0219CST 
 
  Montgomery County 
    Cherryvale               04         0415CST 
 
                             A few thunderstorms developed early in 
                             the morning of October 3rd. Only small 
                             hail up to the size of nickel was 
                             reported. 
 
  Wilson County 
    2 ESE Neodesha           06         1120CST 
 
                             A metal shed was knocked over on 
                             700 road. 
 
  Wilson County 
    2 ESE Neodesha           06         1121CST 
 
                             Wind damage was reported to 
                             several buildings. 
 
  Allen County 
    5 NNW Iola               06         1230CST 
 
                             Wind damage was reported to a home and 
                             several trees near the intersection of 
                             South Dakota Road and 1000 Road. 
 
  Wilson County 
    11 NE Altoona            06         1230CST 
 
                             Trees were damaged between 1700 
                             and 1800 Road near Anderson Road. 
 
  Allen County 
    6 NW Iola                06         1445CST 
 
                             Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn. 
 
  Sedgwick County 
    1 NNE Clearwater         06         1830CST 
    3 N Viola                           1922CST 
 
                             Numerous roads were reported to have 
                             water over them including 167th Street 
                             West and Kellogg, 95th Street South and 
                             263rd Street West and MacArthur at 
                             135th Street West and 151st Street 
                             West. Rain of 2 to nearly 3.5 inches 
                             were reported in western Sedgwick 
                             County. 
                             A vigorous late season storm system 
                             brought severe thunderstorms and heavy 
                             rainfall to parts of Southern and 
                             Southeast Kansas. The severe storms 
                             were confined to mainly Southeast 
                             Kansas while heavy rain fell across 
                             Sedgwick County. 
 
  Reno County 
    3 WNW Buhler             15         0215CST 
    5 E Pretty Prairie                  0615CST 
 
                             Minor street flooding was noted near 
                             Buhler and Pretty Prairie. Water was 
                             over the roads in a few low lying 
                             locations. 
 
  Mcpherson County 
    3 WNW Mc Pherson         15         0242CST 
    4 NNE Galva                         0642CST 
 
                             Minor street flooding was being 
                             reported in McPherson. 
                             Heavy rains brought about minor 
                             flooding to portions of central Kansas. 
                             A few roads were covered by water to 
                             only proved to be a nuisance to 
                             travelers. 
 
  Rice County 
    3 NW Sasman              17         2236CST 
                             18         1000CST 
 
                             Several county roads were closed 
                             due to the flooding of Cow Creek. 
 
  Reno County 
    3 E Nickerson            18         2057CST 
    3 NNE Willowbrook        20         2357CST 
 
                             Several roads were closed due to 
                             flooding along Cow Creek. 
                             Heavy rains in the Cow Creek basin 
                             produced minor flooding for many 
                             locations along the creek. Several 
                             roads became impassable during this 
                             time frame. 
 
KANSAS, Southwest 
 
  Hamilton County 
    12 N Coolidge            21         1908MST 
 
  Finney County 
    2 ESE (GCK)              21         1928CST 
    Garden City Arpt 
 
  Finney County 
    8 E Tennis               21         1950CST 
 
  Finney County 
    1 NE Garden City         21         2000CST 
 
  Finney County 
    3 E Tennis               21         2000CST 
 
  Scott County 
    12 S Grigston            21         2020CST 
 
                             The hail was estimated to range 
                             from pea to quarter sized. 
 
  Hodgeman County 
    19 W Jetmore Muni Arpt   21         2040CST 
 
  Kearny County 
    3 WSW Lakin              21         2045CST 
 
                             Three semi trucks were blown 
                             over on highway 50. 
 
  Hodgeman County 
 
    16 W Jetmore Muni Arpt   21         2047CST 
 
  Scott County 
    1 W Scott City           21         2054CST 
 
                             The wind was measured at the 
                             KSNW weatherlab site. 
 
  Scott County 
    Scott City Arpt          21         2054CST 
                                        2104CST 
 
                             The high wind persisted for 10 
                             minutes. 
 
  Scott County 
    1 W Scott City           21         2058CST 
 
KANSAS, Southwest 
 
  Pawnee County 
    1 NNW Rozel              21         2100CST 
                             22         0600CST 
 
                             The rain gauge filled up and ran over. 
                             Water was flowing over some secondary 
                             roads. Rainfall was estimated to be in 
                             excess of five inches. 
 
  Pawnee County 
    6 NE Rozel               21         2100CST 
                                        2230CST 
 
                             Rainfall of 3.75 was observed 
                             in 1 1/2 hours. 
 
  Kearny County 
    4 ESE Lakin              21         2102CST 
 
                             Thunderstorm winds were estimated to be 
                             from 90 to 100 mph. A mobile home was 
                             destroyed and another was heavily 
                             damaged. Two occupants of the destroyed 
                             trailer were injured, on seriously. 
                             There were also 16 pivot irrigation 
                             sprinklers overturned in a 4 mile 
                             radius of this location. In addition, 
                             20 power poles were snapped and a large 
                             grain bin was destroyed. Large hay 
                             bales were blown around and all windows 
                             in the machinery and vehicles were 
                             blown out. 
 
  Kearny County 
    3 SSW Deerfeld           21         2102CST 
 
                             Two semi trucks were blown over 
                             on highway 50. 
 
  Stanton County 
    1 W Johnson              21         2102CST 
 
                             The wind was measured at a KSNW 
                             weather lab site. 
 
  Finney County 
    1 N Holcomb              21         2107CST 
 
                             The wind was measured at a KSNW 
                             weatherlab site. 
 
  Scott County 
    1 W Scott City           21         2110CST 
 
                             A six inch diameter tree was 
                             blown down. 
 
  Lane County 
    2 S Amy                  21         2112CST 
 
                             The hail covered the ground and 
                             knocked a lot of the leaves off 
                             the trees. 
 
  Finney County 
    3 N Garden City          21         2120CST 
 
  Lane County 
    1 W Dighton Arpt         21         2125CST 
 
  Grant County 
    7 NE Hickok              21         2125CST 
 
  Hodgeman County 
    1 ENE Jetmore            21         2130CST 
 
                             Highway signs were blown down 
                             and 3 inch diameter tree limbs 
                             were broken. 
 
  Grant County 
    1 E Ulysses              21         2136CST 
 
                             The wind was measured at a KSNW 
                             weatherlab site. 
 
  Stanton County 
    8 N Big Bow              21         2140CST 
 
                             The hail was estimated to range from 
                             nickel to quarter sized and the wind 
                             was estimated to be at 40 mph. 
 
  Lane County 
    1 E Dighton              21         2140CST 
 
                             Extensive damage was done to major 
                             transmission lines and power poles. As 
                             many as 30,000 meters were without 
                             power and some were out for over 2 
                             days. Numerous trees were uprooted and 
                             the Lane county road and bridge 
                             building lost it's roof. Other 
                             buildings sustained some structural 
                             damage. 
 
  Hodgeman County 
    1 SE Hanston             21         2150CST 
 
  Stevens County 
    Hugoton                  21         2210CST 
 
  Gray County 
    6 S Ingalls              21         2215CST 
 
  Ness County 
    1 W Ness City            21         2221CST 
 
                             The wind was measured at a KSNW 
                             weatherlab site. 
 
  Haskell County 
    Sublette                 21         2224CST 
 
                             The hail ranged in size from 
                             pea to nickel sized 
 
  Seward County 
    1 NW Liberal             21         2235CST 
 
  Ford County 
    1 N (DDC)Dodge           21         2238CST 
    City Arpt 
 
  Rush County 
    8 SSE Timken             21         2244CST 
 
  Ness County 
    5 SE Bazine              21         2300CST 
 
                             Milo was blown over in the 
                             fields. 
 
  Meade County 
    1 E Meade Muni Arpt      21         2305CST 
 
                             There was a lot of tree damage 
                             reported in town. 
 
  Hodgeman County 
    8 E Jetmore Muni Arpt    21         2310CST 
 
                             Windows were blown out of a door 
                             on a house. 
 
  Pawnee County 
    1 W Larned               21         2320CST 
 
                             Three inch diameter tree limbs 
                             were blown down. 
 
  Rush County 
    8 S Shaffer              21         2325CST 
 
  Rush County 
    1 ESE Shaffer            21         2330CST 
 
  Comanche County 
    6 WNW Coldwater          22         0000CST 
 
                             Roof damage was reported a a 
                             vent was torn off a bus. 
KANSAS, Southwest 
 
  Comanche County 
    1 NNW Coldwater          22         0000CST 
 
                             A late and unseasonably strong upper 
                             storm helped produce widespread severe 
                             weather during the late evening. This 
                             activity continued into the early 
                             morning hours, unusual for so late in 
                             the Fall. Large hail, high wind and 
                             excessive rainfall was reported. 
 
  Pawnee County 
    5 NNW Ray                23         2330CST 
                             25         1200CST 
 
                             Slow runoff from rain that occurred 
                             earlier in the week produced creek 
                             flooding that ran over secondary roads 
                             for several days. 
 
                             Excessive rainfall late on the 22nd 
                             resulted in creek flooding downstream 
                             from the original heavy rain area. 
 
KENTUCKY, Eastern 
 
  KYZ044-050>052-            Bath--Bell--Breathitt--Clay--Elliott-- 
  058>060-068>069-           Estill--Fleming--Floyd--Harlan-- 
  079>080-083>088-           Jackson--Johnson--Knott--Knox-- 
  104-106>120                Laurel--Lee--Leslie--Letcher-- 
                             Magoffin--Martin--McCreary--Menifee-- 
                             Montgomery--Morgan--Owsley--Perry-- 
                             Pike--Powell--Pulaski--Rockcastle-- 
                             Rowan--Wayne--Whitley--Wolfe 
 
                             29         0300EST 
                                        0600EST 
 
                             Mostly clear skies, light winds, and 
                             strong high pressure allowed 
                             temperatures across the east Kentucky 
                             coalfields to drop to or below freezing 
                             at most locations during the overnight 
                             hours of October 28 and predawn and 
                             early morning hours of October 29th, 
                             effectively ending JKL's frost/freeze 
                             program for the year. 
 
KENTUCKY, Southwest 
 
  KYZ001>003-005>            Caldwell--Calloway--Carlisle-- 
  022                        Christian--Crittenden--Daviess-- 
                             Fulton--Graves--Henderson-- 
                             Hickman--Hopkins--Livingston-- 
                             Lyon--Marshall--McCracken--McLean-- 
                             Muhlenberg--Todd--Trigg--Union-- 
                             Webster 
 
                             01         0000CST 
                             07         1200CST 
 
                             Severe drought conditions persisted 
                             through early October for parts of 
                             western Kentucky. After a dry 
                             September, many western Kentucky 
                             locations reported less than 50 percent 
                             of normal rainfall during the preceding 
                             60 days. Severe drought conditions 
                             prevailed south of a line from Murray 
                             to Greenville. Much of the rest of 
                             western Kentucky was classified as 
                             being in a moderate drought. At the 
                             start of October, 77 percent of 
                             Kentucky hay and pastureland was rated 
                             poor or very poor. Wildfires were 
                             reported in several counties, though 
                             none were especially large. Burn bans 
                             were placed in effect for most western 
                             Kentucky counties. Most of the corn 
                             crop reached maturity prior to the 
                             onset of drought. The soybean crop, 
                             which matures later in the season, was 
                             more adversely affected. Widespread 
                             beneficial rain on October 7 amounted 
                             to between one and two inches on 
                             average. This rain essentially ended 
                             severe drought conditions across 
                             western Kentucky. 
 
  KYZ016-019>022             Christian--Daviess--Hopkins-- 
                             McLean--Muhlenberg--Todd 
 
                             09         0010CST 
                                        0500CST 
 
                             Dense fog formed over the Pennyrile 
                             region of western Kentucky. Along and 
                             east of a line from Owensboro to 
                             Hopkinsville, the dense fog reduced 
                             visibility to one-quarter mile or less. 
                             Nearly calm winds, clearing skies, and 
                             abundant moisture near the ground 
                             produced conditions favorable for the 
                             development of fog. 
 
  KYZ001>022                 Bollard--Caldwell--Calloway-- 
                             Carlisle--Christian--Crittenden-- 
                             Daviess--Fulton--Graves--Henderson-- 
                             Hickman--Hopkins--Livingston-- 
                             Lyon--Marshall--McCracken--McLean-- 
                             Muhlenberg--Todd--Trigg--Union-- 
                             Webster 
 
                             28         0200CST 
                                        0600CST 
 
                             Cold Canadian high pressure moved south 
                             into the Plains. Brisk north winds 
                             brought the first freeze of the season 
                             to the entire region. Low temperatures 
                             were 31 to 32 degrees at most observing 
                             sites. 
 
                             29         0100CST 
                                        0730CST 
 
  KYZ002>022                 Bollard--Caldwell--Calloway-- 
                             Carlisle--Christian--Crittenden-- 
                             Daviess--Graves--Henderson--Hickman-- 
                             Hopkins--Livingston--Lyon--Marshall-- 
                             McCracken--McLean--Muhlenberg--Todd-- 
                             Trigg--Union--Webster 
 
                             29         0100CST 
                                        0730CST 
 
                             Surface high pressure crossed the Lower 
                             Mississippi Valley. The combination of 
                             light winds, dry air, and clear skies 
                             allowed temperatures to fall below 
                             freezing with widespread frost. Low 
                             temperatures ranged from 27 to 31 
                             degrees. 
 
MAINE, North 
 
  MEZ015-029>030             Coastal Hancock--Coastal 
                             Washington--Interior Hancock-- 
                             Southern Penobscot 
 
                             26         0500EST 
                                        1730EST 
 
                             Strong south to southeast winds 
                             developed in advance of a cold front 
                             crossing the region. Winds increased to 
                             sustained speeds of 30 to 40 mph ... 
                             with gusts to around 60 mph ... during 
                             the morning of the 26th. The strong 
                             winds then persisted through the 
                             afternoon. A peak wind gust of 61 mph 
                             was measured at Stonington in coastal 
                             Hancock county. The strongest winds 
                             generally occurred across coastal 
                             portions of Washington and Hancock 
                             counties with the onshore winds. The 
                             strong winds snapped branches and 
                             toppled trees on power lines creating 
                             power outages. Around 8000 customers 
                             lost power across portions of 
                             Washington ... Hancock and southern 
                             Penobscot counties. Fallen trees also 
                             blocked some roads. In Bangor ... a 
                             porch roof was damaged by a falling 
                             tree. 
 
  MEZ001-005>006-            Central Penobscot--Central Washington-- 
  011-015>017-029>           Coastal Hancock--Coastal Washington-- 
  032                        Interior Hancock--Northeast 
                             Aroostook--Northern Penobscot--Northern 
                             Washington--Northwest Aroostook-- 
                             Southeast Aroostook--Southern 
                             Penobscot--Southern Piscataquis 
 
                             29         0030EST 
                                        0500EST 
 
                             Intensifying low pressure lifting north 
                             through Quebec province brought strong 
                             winds to much of northern and eastern 
                             Maine through the early morning hours 
                             of the 29th. South to southeast winds 
                             increased to sustained speeds of 25 to 
                             35 mph across the region. Estimated 
                             wind gusts approaching 60 mph occurred 
                             across much of the region ... with 
                             measured wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph 
                             along portions of the Downeast coast. A 
                             peak wind gust of 65 mph was reported 
                             at West Quoddy in coastal Washington 
                             county. The strong winds snapped 
                             branches and toppled trees on power 
                             lines across the region ... creating 
                             power outages. The most extensive power 
                             outages occurred across Hancock county 
                             where around 2700 customers lost power. 
                             Also in Hancock county ... the ferry 
                             terminal at Bass Harbor was damaged 
                             when the strong winds caused a portion 
                             of a ramp to collapse into the water. 
 
MAINE, South 
 
  Oxford County 
    1 WNW Roxbury            26         0331EST 
                                        0846EST 
 
                             Heavy rain caused minor flooding on the 
                             Swift River at Roxbury (flood stage 7.0 
                             ft) which crested at 8.53 ft. 
 
                             Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in a 12 hour 
                             period caused minor flooding on the 
                             Swift River at Roxbury. 
 
  MEZ024>026                 Coastal Cumberland--Lincoln-- 
                             Sagadahoc 
 
                             28         1200EST 
                                        1500EST 
 
                             A series of rapid tidal fluctuations 
                             hit the mid coast of Maine during the 
                             afternoon of October 28. In Boothbay 
                             Harbor, several fluctuations were 
                             observed with water levels rising and 
                             falling 3 to 4 feet in a matter of 
                             minutes. The rapid changes in water 
                             level created strong currents that 
                             damaged docks and boats along the 
                             coast. 
 
MARYLAND, Central 
 
  MDZ003                     Washington 
 
                             28         1004EST 
 
                             A strong pressure gradient between low 
                             pressure over New England and high 
                             pressure over the Midwest allowed for 
                             gusty winds across portions of 
                             Maryland. 
 
  MDZ501                     Extreme Western Allegany 
 
                             28         1748EST 
                             29         1200EST 
 
                             A combination of cold air and low-level 
                             moisture triggered snow showers around 
                             the Allegheny front across extreme 
                             western Maryland. 
 
MARYLAND, Northeast 
 
  MDZ008-012-015-            Caroline--Cecil--Kent--Queen 
  019-020                    Anne's--Talbot 
 
                             28         1000EST 
                                        1600EST 
 
                             Gusty northwest winds that reached 
                             around 45 mph occurred from the late 
                             morning into the afternoon across the 
                             Maryland Eastern Shore. 
                             Peak wind gusts included 51 mph in 
                             Salisbury (Wicomico County), 48 mph at 
                             the Baltimore-Washington International 
                             Airport and 44 mph in Ridgely (Caroline 
                             County) and Tolchester Beach (Kent 
                             County). The peak wind gusts occurred 
                             around Noon EDT on the 28th as the 
                             pressure gradient (difference) 
                             tightened quickly between the departing 
                             and intensifying low pressure system 
                             moving into New England and a high 
                             pressure system moving east from the 
                             central United States. 
                             A low pressure system developed 
                             on the stalled front over 
                             North Carolina on the afternoon of 
                             the 27th. It slowly moved northeast and 
                             intensified rapidly. By 2 a.m. EDT on 
                             the 28th it was just off the New Jersey 
                             Coast and had a central pressure of 
                             1003 millibars. At 8 a.m. EDT on the 
                             28th, the low pressure system was 
                             approaching central Long Island, New 
                             York and the pressure lowered to 995 
                             millibars. It proceeded to move 
                             northeast and was a 989 millibar low 
                             pressure system near Hartford, 
                             Connecticut at 2 p.m. EDT on the 28th 
                             and a 986 millibar low pressure system 
                             along the northern Vermont and New 
                             Hampshire border at 8 p.m. EDT on the 
                             28th. By evening this low pressure 
                             system was far enough away that winds 
                             decreased. 
 
MARYLAND, West 
 
  MDZ001                     Garrett 
 
                             28         1400EST 
                             29         1900EST 
 
                             Very cold air behind an arctic cold 
                             front brought significant lake effect 
                             and elevation snow showers across 
                             Garrett county Maryland, The ridges of 
                             northern West Virginia and southwest 
                             Pennsylvania, as well as northwest 
                             Pennsylvania counties closer to Lake 
                             Erie. Total snowfall over a 36 hour 
                             period was near one foot in higher 
                             elevations of northern West Virginia 
                             and Garrett county Maryland, with 6 to 
                             8 inches of snow in 36 hours across the 
                             lake effect counties and ridges of 
                             Pennsylvania. 
 
MASSACHUSETTS, Central and East 
 
  MAZ010                     Eastern Hampshire 
 
                             25         1916EST 
                                        2202EST 
 
  MAZ011                     Eastern Hampden 
 
                             25         1921EST 
                                        2111EST 
 
  MAZ008                     Western Hampshire 
 
                             25         1934EST 
                                        2240EST 
 
  MAZ016                     Eastern Norfolk 
 
                             25         2235EST 
                             26         0054EST 
 
  Hampden County 
    Springfield              25         2337EST 
    3 SSW Ingleside          26         0100EST 
 
                             Heavy rain fell across Hampden County. 
                             Up to two feet of water collected in 
                             several locations in Springfield and 
                             West Springfield, including Cambridge 
                             Street and Route 5. Several cars 
                             flooded out. 
 
                             A strong cold front moved through 
                             southern New England, bringing rain, a 
                             few thunderstorms, and strong winds. 
 
  MAZ007                     Eastern Essex 
 
                             28         1617EST 
                                        2007EST 
 
  MAZ024                     Nantucket 
 
                             28         1630EST 
                                        1840EST 
 
  MAZ009-021-022             Barnstable--Southern Plymouth-- 
                             Western Hampden 
 
                             28         1815EST 
                                        2138EST 
 
                             A strong low pressure tracked north of 
                             southern New England resulting in 
                             strong winds affecting portions of 
                             southern New England. 
 
MICHIGAN, East 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 W Novi                 26         1247EST 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 W Novi                 26         1249EST 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 W Novi                 26         1256EST 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 SW Farmington          26         1302EST 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 W Berkley              26         1315EST 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 NE Berkley             26         1317EST 
 
  Oakland County 
    1 NW Trot Big Beaver     26         1320EST 
    Arpt 
 
  Oakland County 
    2 NE Huntington Woods    26         1322EST 
 
  Macomb County 
    1 NNW Mt Clemens         26         1337EST 
 
  Macomb County 
    1 NNW Mt Clemens         26         1337EST 
 
  Macomb County 
    1 NNW Mt Clemens         26         1337EST 
 
                             A marginally severe isolated 
                             thunderstorm tracked across southern 
                             Oakland county and into Macomb county. 
 
MICHIGAN, Upper 
 
  MIZ003                     Northern Houghton 
 
                             14         0345EST 
                                        0350EST 
 
                             West winds gusted to 60 mph at Freda on 
                             the morning of the 14th in the wake of 
                             a strong front. 
 
MICHIGAN, West 
 
  Muskegon County 
    1 SW Cloverville         26         1733EST 
 
                             The public in Cloverville reported that 
                             an isolated severe thunderstorm 
                             produced three quarters inch diameter 
                             hail. 
 
                             An isolated severe thunderstorm 
                             produced three quarters inch diameter 
                             hail in Cloverville. 
 
MINNESOTA, Northwest 
 
  MNZ003-029-040             Clay--Grant--West Otter Tail-- 
                             Wilkin 
 
                             26         0700CST 
                                        1100CST 
 
                             A cold front moved through the northern 
                             plains on the afternoon of the 25th, 
                             bringing strong northwest winds in its 
                             wake. On the morning of the 26th, the 
                             corridor of strongest winds extended 
                             from Cando to Finley to Fargo/Moorhead 
                             to Fergus Falls, where strong cold 
                             advection brought sustained winds of 40 
                             mph. 
 
MINNESOTA, Southeast 
 
  MNZ094                     Mower 
 
                             26         1351CST 
                                        1600CST 
 
                             Low pressure moved across the northern 
                             Great Lakes on October 26, pulling a 
                             cold front across southeast Minnesota. 
                             Strong northwest winds accompanying the 
                             front gusted between 45 and 55 mph. Law 
                             enforcement officials reported trees 
                             down just south of Austin (Mower 
                             County). 
 
MINNESOTA, Southwest 
 
  MNZ071-080>081-            Cottonwood--Jackson--Lincoln--Lyon-- 
  089>090-097>098            Murray--Nobles--Pipestone--Rock 
 
                             26         1000CST 
                                        1800CST 
 
                             Strong northwest winds reached 
                             sustained speeds of 40 mph or more with 
                             gusts to around 60 mph over all of 
                             southwest Minnesota during the morning 
                             and afternoon of October 26th. 
 
MINNESOTA, West Central 
 
  MNZ039-046                 Big Stone--Traverse 
 
                             26         0854CST 
                                        1800CST 
 
                             A fast moving cold front ushered in 
                             very strong and damaging northwest 
                             winds across west central Minnesota. 
                             Northwest winds of 30 to 50 mph with 
                             gusts to 60 mph began in the morning 
                             and continued into the early evening. 
                             The high winds downed some trees and 
                             branches, damaged some roofs, fences, 
                             and signs, along with bending over some 
                             unharvested corn. 
 
MISSISSIPPI, Central 
 
  Noxubee County 
    3 NE Brooksville         07         0108CST 
    3 SSW Brooksville                   0114CST 
    Crsn Arp 
 
                             Nickel sized hail fell in north central 
                             Noxubee county and moved into southern 
                             Lowndes County. 
 
  Lowndes County 
    5 SW Trinity             07         0114CST 
    2 NNE College                       0209CST 
 
                             A swath of penny to golf ball size hail 
                             fell across a large portion of central 
                             Lowndes County generally east of the 
                             Highway 45 corridor. On the west side 
                             of Columbus, golf ball size hail dented 
                             some vehicles and a few windows were 
                             broken out of some businesses. 
 
  Lowndes County 
    Columbus                 07         0204CST 
                                        0206CST 
 
                             A storm produced 70 mph winds across 
                             Columbus. Numerous trees were knocked 
                             down, power lines down, causing power 
                             outages. Four homes and a Shell gas 
                             station were damage by fallen trees. An 
                             apartment complex was evacuated after a 
                             fallen tree ruptured the gas line. 
                             During the early morning hours of 
                             October 7th a cluster of thunderstorms 
                             developed and moved north across 
                             eastern Mississippi. These storms 
                             produced a swath of nickel to golf ball 
                             sized hail from northern Noxubee County 
                             to near Columbus. Wind damage also 
                             occurred in Columbus before the storms 
                             dissipated. 
 
MISSISSIPPI, North 
 
    De Soto County 
    2 SSE Olive Branch       07         1425CST 
                                        1525CST 
 
                             Heavy rain produced flash flooding 
                             along a creek near Olive Branch. Water 
                             covered streets and backyards in the 
                             Lee's Crossing and Fairhaven Estates 
                             Subdivisions. Portions of a 36 inch 
                             tall fence was destroyed along Victor 
                             Drive due to water heights in excess of 
                             2 feet. Old Highway 78 was covered with 
                             1 to 2 feet of water and was impassable 
                             to vehicles. 
 
  Marshall County 
    1 S Holly Spgs           07         1704CST 
                                        1804CST 
 
                             Heavy rain produced flash flooding in 
                             Holly Springs. Craft Street was flooded 
                             as a result. 
 
  Pontotoc County 
 
    2 SW Pontotoc            07         1855CST    0.05        30 
                                        1856CST 
 
                             A tornado touched down briefly 
                             southwest of Pontotoc, near the end of 
                             Poole Lane. One house had some shingles 
                             blown off. Numerous trees were knocked 
                             down or snapped in the area. The 
                             tornado lifted just north of Pontotoc 
                             Lake after it knocked down a few more 
                             trees. 
 
  Pontotoc County 
    Buckhorn                 07         1920CST 
    Randolph                            2050CST 
 
                             Heavy rain produced flash flooding 
                             across southwestern portions of 
                             Pontotoc County and in the city of 
                             Pontotoc. Several cars were washed off 
                             the road in southwestern portions of 
                             the county. Water also flooded City 
                             Hall in Pontotoc. Main Street and 
                             Oxford Street were flooded as well as 
                             Highway 278 between Pontotoc and 
                             Thaxton. 
 
  Pontotoc County 
    Springville              07         1922CST 
    1 W Pontotoc                        1940CST 
 
                             Straight line winds blew numerous trees 
                             down along Highway 9 between 
                             Springville and Pontotoc. Two houses 
                             received damage as trees fell on them. 
                             A roof was also blown off another 
                             structure from the winds. 
 
  Pontotoc County 
    2 SSW Robbs              07         1927CST 
                                        1932CST 
 
                             Straight line winds blew numerous 
                             trees down in Robbs. 
                             A cold front moved through North 
                             Mississippi during the late …