On This Day In Weather History...
MARCH 28TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
Thane Creek AK reported a snow cover of 190 inches. (The Weather Channel)
...1920...
The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado
killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1997...
Ten tornadoes tore across the area, affecting the Kentucky counties of
Adair, Metcalfe, Casey, Green, Larue, Marion, Hardin, Hart, Nelson, and
Russell; and the Indiana counties of Scott and Jefferson. Two of the
twisters produced F3 damage. A 28-year-old woman was killed in Metcalfe
County as she was thrown from her destroyed mobile home. A 40-year-old man
was killed when his house in Bonnieville (Hart County) was hit by one of
the F3 tornadoes and blown off its foundation. This tornado injured many
people when it caused several car accidents as it crossed Interstate 65.
(NWS Louisville)
Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky
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