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The December 1989 United States cold wave was a series of cold waves into the central and eastern United States from mid-December 1989 through Christmas. On December 21–23, a massive high pressure area pushed many areas into record lows. On the morning of the 22nd, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, experienced −42 °F (−41 °C).
The snow totals several inches in some locations, and results in the first White Christmas in the city's history. [3] Picture of the December 23, 1989, Jacksonville snowfall Light snow falls across central Florida as far south as southern Pinellas County on the 23rd, though the official weather station in St. Petersburg experiences only a light ...
In Indiana, snow fully covered portions of Interstate 64, Interstate 69 and U.S. Route 41, prompting Indiana State Police to plead with motorists to stay off the roads as plows worked to keep up ...
On December 23, 1989 the temperature dropped to 26° and precipitation changed from rain to sleet to snow, which lasted for several days. All the bridges in Jacksonville were impassable and closed for more than 24 hours, except for the original St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge, which was first opened to traffic in 1921. [5]
A statue of football great Peyton Manning is seen covered in snow outside Indiana’s Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. The Indianapolis Colts beat Florida’s Jacksonville Jaguars during the storm (AP ...
Cincinnati saw a total snowfall of 8.4 inches of snow Sunday. That broke the daily record of 6.9 inches set in 1977, the National Weather Service said. Dayton saw 2.7 inches of snow Sunday, tying ...
Roughly 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow had fallen in parts of Kansas, with snow and sleet totals predicted to top 14 inches (36 centimeters) for parts of that state and northern Missouri. In Kentucky, Louisville recorded 7.7 inches (19.5 centimeters) of snow on Sunday, a new record for the date that shattered the previous mark of 3 inches ...
Significant snowfall preceded the event in early December. On December 18, dramatically warmer conditions coupled with nearly a 300 mm (0.98 ft) of rain led to excessive snow melt in the western Cascades. Downtown Salem was submerged under 3 metres (9.8 ft) of flood waters during the event.