Weather History Archive

Local and Regional Events:

September 11, 1978:

High winds to 65 mph damaged the roofs of several barns outside of Watertown during the early evening.

U.S.A and Global Events for September 11th:

1900: The remnants of the Great Galveston Hurricane were located over central Iowa on this day. Eastern Nebraska, northwest Iowa, and southern Minnesota show four-plus inches of rain from this storm.

Above was the surface map on September 11th, 1900. The remnants of Hurricane Galveston were located over central Iowa.

1961: Hurricane Carla made landfall on the northeast part of Matagorda Island, Texas as a strong Category 4 storm. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Hurricane Carla was the first tropical cyclone to have its entire life history recorded by research flights, or hurricane hunters. Click HERE for more information from the Hurricane Research Division.

1992: Hurricane Iniki struck the island of Kaua’i with winds of 145 mph and a central pressure of 27.91 inches of mercury, making it a Category 4 hurricane. Iniki is the strongest hurricane to strike Hawaii Islands in recent history.

Above is Hurricane Iniki at peak intensity on September 11 at 2358 UTC. This image was produced from data from NOAA-11, provided by NOAA.

Above is a close-up view of Hurricane’s Iniki track over western Hawaii.  

2011: Hurricane Erin was off the coast of New Jersey and New York on this day. Click HERE for more information from the website, thevane.gawker.com

Additional pictures can be found HERE.

The above is courtesy of NASA.gov.  

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