Saturday,  December 22, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 157 • 9 of 27 •  Other Editions

Today in Weather History

1988: Moderate to heavy snow occurred across northeastern South Dakota on the 22nd. Some of the larger amounts measured were 7 inches at Columbia, 6.5 inches at Aberdeen, and 5 inches at Faulkton and Britton.

1990: Strong northwest winds, combined with air temperatures below zero, created wind chills from -40 to -65 degrees F over west central Minnesota early in the day on the 22nd. Air temperatures were generally in the -20 to -25 F range, with afternoon highs around 15 below zero.

1993: Strong northwest winds gusted to 35 miles per hour and caused near-whiteout conditions over a wide area of southwest and west central Minnesota during the late afternoon on the 21st into the early morning of the 22nd. Several car accidents ensued. A 30-year old man was killed when he lost control of his truck and slid into a ditch in the near-blizzard conditions.

1969: Several waterspouts moved inland on the southern coast of Cyprus near Nicosia. Four people were killed, one by a falling tree and others in collapsed buildings.

1989: A southeast Texas snowstorm brought Houston their 2nd snowiest day on record, with 1.7 inches. Even Galveston saw snow, with an inch of accumulation piling up on the island.

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