1999: Snowburst in 8 hours dropped 11" of snow at Tuolumne Meadows, 6" at Mariposa and 4" at Oakhurst.
1999: Very strong pre frontal southerly winds wrecked havoc across northern Arizona.
Early in the event, 90 mph (78kt) winds were measured at the Meteor Crater.
Other peak wind gusts include 93 mph (81 kt) at the Winslow Airport, 104 mph (90kt) at the St. Johns Airport, and 60 mph (52 kt) at the Petrified Forest.
The long duration of very strong winds induced large areas of blowing dust across the east central sections of the state.
Interstate 40 westbound between Winslow and Holbrook and eastbound from Flagstaff to Holbrook was closed for eleven hours due to the cleanup of several car accidents and blown over semi trailers.
During the height of the event, visibilities were down to zero on Interstate 40 in the vicinity of Winslow, with one traffic fatality occurring in a ten car pile up.
A second fatality occurred 5 miles south of Snowflake when a passenger van was blown across the road and head on into a semi.
On Navajo route 15, seventeen students were injured after their school bus went head on into a semi.
Winds estimated at 100 mph had reduced visibilities to zero in this accident.
There were numerous reports of power lines down and damaged roofs in Winslow, Leupp, and Joseph City.
1998: During a period starting on this day and ending on 4.1, numerous funnel clouds were reported near the coast of Orange and San Diego Counties, two of which became waterspouts off Orange County.
One waterspout briefly hit the coast as a tornado south of the Huntington Beach Pier.
1997: A strong cold front moving through the Kern County mountains caused gusts to 81 mph at Mojave.
1989: It was 101° in Borrego Springs, the highest temperature on record for March.
This also occurred on 3.27.1988.
1982: 29" of snow fell at Glenbrook.
1966: It was 82° in Palomar Mountain and 104° in Palm Springs, each the highest temperature on record for March.
1936: 14" of snow fell at Cedarville.
1916: Yosemite Valley reached 90°, warmest high on temperature on record so early in the season.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, & San Diego
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1999: Very strong pre frontal southerly winds wrecked havoc across northern Arizona.
Early in the event, 90 mph (78kt) winds were measured at the Meteor Crater.
Other peak wind gusts include 93 mph (81 kt) at the Winslow Airport, 104 mph (90kt) at the St. Johns Airport, and 60 mph (52 kt) at the Petrified Forest.
The long duration of very strong winds induced large areas of blowing dust across the east central sections of the state.
Interstate 40 westbound between Winslow and Holbrook and eastbound from Flagstaff to Holbrook was closed for eleven hours due to the cleanup of several car accidents and blown over semi trailers.
During the height of the event, visibilities were down to zero on Interstate 40 in the vicinity of Winslow, with one traffic fatality occurring in a ten car pile up.
A second fatality occurred 5 miles south of Snowflake when a passenger van was blown across the road and head on into a semi.
On Navajo route 15, seventeen students were injured after their school bus went head on into a semi.
Winds estimated at 100 mph had reduced visibilities to zero in this accident.
There were numerous reports of power lines down and damaged roofs in Winslow, Leupp, and Joseph City.
1998: During a period starting on this day and ending on 4.1, numerous funnel clouds were reported near the coast of Orange and San Diego Counties, two of which became waterspouts off Orange County.
One waterspout briefly hit the coast as a tornado south of the Huntington Beach Pier.
1997: A strong cold front moving through the Kern County mountains caused gusts to 81 mph at Mojave.
1989: It was 101° in Borrego Springs, the highest temperature on record for March.
This also occurred on 3.27.1988.
1982: 29" of snow fell at Glenbrook.
1966: It was 82° in Palomar Mountain and 104° in Palm Springs, each the highest temperature on record for March.
1936: 14" of snow fell at Cedarville.
1916: Yosemite Valley reached 90°, warmest high on temperature on record so early in the season.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, & San Diego
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Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/
Read my blog at http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/
My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/derkimster
Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kim-noyes/9/3a1/2b8
Follow me on Twitter @DisasterKim
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