1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
27 at 7 Miles South Southeast Of Moddersville, MI and 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV and 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Tracy is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of Knoxville, the county seat of Marion County. Its elevation is 784 feet (239 m). Although Tracy is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50256, which opened on 31 January 1876.
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