Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >
Weather History - October 6th
Local and Regional Events:
October 6, 1994:
During the late afternoon hours, a small tornado traveled for 3 miles along an intermittent path east of Browns Valley, damaging several buildings on a local farmstead. Another tornado touched down east of Wilmot, South Dakota, in Roberts County. The tornado was on the ground for eight miles and destroyed several small farm buildings, a garage, damaged farm machinery, blew down a grain bin, and uprooted several trees. Several hogs were killed when their shed was destroyed, and minor damage was done to some homes. The tornado drove a 6-foot long 1x6 piece of lumber through the center of a large tree limb.
U.S.A and Global Events for October 6th:
1952: Sleet fell at several locations, making it the earliest documented winter precipitation in Arkansas.
1967: A Canadian weather record one-day rainfall of 19.3 inches falls at Brynnor Mines at Ucluelet. Click HERE for more information from the website, Environment, and Climate Change Canada.
1981: The Netherlands' fourth-worst aircraft accident (at the time) occurred on this day. At 5:09 PM, the crew noted heavy rainfall in thunderstorms on the weather avoidance radar and received clearance to avoid this area. At 5:12 pm, the aircraft entered a tornado, which caused the right-wing to separate from the plane. All 17 occupants of the plane perished in the accident. The Accident description can be found HERE.
2010: A significant severe weather event struck northern Arizona with at least eight confirmed tornadoes. This event will go down in history as the most tornadoes to hit Arizona in a single day. An EF2 tornado was on the ground for 34 miles, ranking as the longest-tracked tornado in Arizona history. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Flagstaff.
A home damaged by an EF2 tornado in Bellemont, Arizona. Image courtesy of the National Weather Service office in Flagstaff, Arizona.
2016: Around a half dozen tornadoes struck Kansas, including an EF-2 and EF-3 in Saline County. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Witchita, Kansas.
The image above is from a tweet by the NWS Office in Wichita, Kansas.
2016: The center of Category 4 Hurricane Matthew passed within 100 miles of Miami, Florida.
The image above is from Brian McNoldy, a Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami's Rosential School.
Click HERE for more This Day in Weather History from the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
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