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Denninmi

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3. 105 degree heat in July 1995, broken by a storm with hail the size of baseballs.

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:33 PM

Feb 2012

We got about $30,000 worth of roof and siding replacement on Allstate due to that one.

Plus the typical assortment of Midwestern/Great Lakes ice storms, severe thunderstorms, etc.

One storm I remember very well because it was so unusual,although not particularly destructive, was the "Huroncane" of Sept. 1996. It was a couple of days of very strong sustained winds in the 40 mph range, with some higher gusts, here in the Detroit area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Lake_Huron_cyclone

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/t/j/tjm128/

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/stories/dtxcane.php

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What weather events have you been in? I was in the great icestorm Ontario/Quebec in about 1998. [View all] applegrove Feb 2012 OP

Plaza Flood, 1977 REP Feb 2012 #1

Lived in Miami, FL, since I was 6 years old. RebelOne Feb 2012 #2

105 degree heat in July 1995, broken by a storm with hail the size of baseballs. Denninmi Feb 2012 #3

I live in central Missouri, so... Hayabusa Mar 2012 #4

Hurricane Elana, 1985 Major Nikon Mar 2012 #5

Several hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions. kentauros Mar 2012 #6

I remember Allison. We watched in horror from Austin. jobycom Mar 2012 #8

I think there was one woman that drowned in an elevator, kentauros Mar 2012 #17

I was in Houston during Alicia too, Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #24

I think one reason it wasn't so terrifying to me at the time kentauros Mar 2012 #25

The reasons it was so terrifying to me Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #27

I understand about that being a primary reason for personal terror. kentauros Mar 2012 #29

Oh yeah, cook up all the meat Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #39

Hurricane Camille, a bunch of other hurricanes. The Great Texas Drought of 2011. jobycom Mar 2012 #7

Elena, 1985, and Hazel, 1954 JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #9

The massive east coast blizzard, January 1996..... marmar Mar 2012 #10

Hurricane Gracie, Sept. 1959 in SC. nt raccoon Mar 2012 #11

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