Local and Regional Events:

September 1, 1990:

Several severe thunderstorms in northwest South Dakota dropped from penny to softball size hail during the afternoon and early evening hours. The hail caused a good deal of structural damage to houses and farm buildings. The largest hailstone of 4 inches in diameter was reported at Sorum in Perkins County. There was also a wind gust to 86 mph measured at Buffalo during a severe thunderstorm.

The image above is courtesy of Storm Data, September 1990.

September 1, 2010:

A couple of weak tornadoes touched down briefly in the late evening west of Tulare with no damage occurring.

U.S.A and Global Events for September 1st:

1859: One of the largest geomagnetic storms on record occurred on this day in 1859. Click HERE for more information from NASA.

1862: The Battle of Ox Hill (or Chantilly) is also known as the only major Civil War battle to have been fought during a storm. “A severe thunderstorm erupted, resulting in limited visibility and an increased dependence on the bayonet, as the rain soaked the ammunition of the infantry and made it useless.” From Taylor, Paul. He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning: The Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly), September 1, 1862.

1869: Cleveland Abbe issued the first Weather Bulletin for the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. It contained a few observations telegraphed from distant observers and the “probabilities” for the next day. The bulletin was written by hand.

1894: The Great Hinckley Fire, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres or perhaps more than 250,000 acres including the town of Hinckley, Minnesota occurred on this day. The official death count was 418 though the actual number of fatalities was likely higher. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel. Click HERE for more information from the town of Hinckley.

1928: Leslie Gray from the Weather Bureau in San Franciso was the first weather forecaster to be deployed to a wildfire.

Click HERE for more information from the NWS IMET Operations.  

1952: A cold front brought damaging winds to Fort Worth, Texas, including the Carswell Air Force Base where thirty-five B-36 planes received damage. The anemometer indicated 90 mph winds before being smashed by debris. Click HERE for more information from the website theaviationgeekclub.com

From the Climatological Data for Texas, September 1952.

1961: An F4 tornado traveled through parts of Butler and Bremer Counties in Iowa. Unfortunately, there is limited information in the Storm Data entry about this event.  Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, the tornado began NW of Dumont and ended NE of Horton.  Several farms along the path were "leveled".  It was reported at one farm that fruit jars were "sucked out of the basement" after the house was swept away. There were 7 injuries reported with this event and zero fatalities.  Click HERE for more information from TornadoTalk.com

1974: Lt. Judy Neuffer became the first female to fly a Hurricane Hunter aircraft through the eye of a hurricane.

The newspaper clipping above is courtesy of The Day, published on September 4th, 1974. Click HERE for a link to the newspaper.

The satellite image above is Hurricane Carmen on September 1, 1974. This image is courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.

2017: The temperature at Downtown San Fransico reached 106° setting their all-time record high. The previous record was 103° on June 14th, 2000.

Click HERE for more This Day in Weather History from the Southeast Regional Climate Center.