Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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).
March 1, 1986: 0.5 inches (13 mm) of snow accumulates overnight in Jacksonville before melting within 30 minutes due to the morning sun. [3] December 23/24, 1989: Light rain in Jacksonville turns to freezing rain as temperatures drop, and later changes to snow.
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.
-In 1989, a pre-Christmas snowfall was followed by a strong arctic cold outbreak that brought both Charleston, South Carolina (4 inches), and Savannah, Georgia (2 inches), their only white Christmas.
Last year, just 17.6% of the Lower 48 experienced a white Christmas. This was the lowest percentage since records began in 2003.Outside of the higher elevations of the West, there was an area of ...
An unusual ice storm hit St. Augustine, and the rest of Florida, just before Christmas in 1989.
Pages in category "1989 natural disasters" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... March 1989 geomagnetic storm; H. Hurricane Hugo
The 1989 Atlantic hurricane season was an average hurricane season with 11 named storms. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. [1] [2] The first tropical cyclone, Tropical Depression One, developed on June 15, and dissipated two days later without any effects on land.