The deadliest and most destructive of the 12 tornadoes hit in Kissimmee and St. Cloud, it produced near-F4 damage. Only two other tornadoes, both rated F4, in 1958 and 1966 produced more intense damage in Florida. In the final tally, 12 tornadoes touched down, one of which was a long hauler, running wild for nearly 30 miles (48 km). The first major, F3 tornado of the outbreak came at around 11:40 pm in Winter Garden, near Windermere in Orange County.

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Here in Finland on this occasion, a few days before the event started, the temperatures reduced to below freezing. So the long tracks had to be modified unfortunately. In 37 years of this Ice Race, it was the first time weather had caused this much of a disaster to the details. 

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The 1988 Winter Games, commonly remembered as Calgary '88, ran from February 13 to 28, 1988, mainly in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Funny thing about Calgary is it is known as much for its super mild chinook wind pattern as they are for snow and cold. So, which one showed up this day in weather history?

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Whiteouts were the cause.  Strong winds had blown snow off the St. Lawrence River, shutting down all visibility for the drivers. This motor vehicle melee shut down a kilometre stretch of Highway 15 on Montreal's South Shore, prompting a major emergency intervention. Of the 200 vehicles involved, 50 were able to drive away on their own, but many of the cars were simply and totally destroyed.

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Some background first.  First of all we do not name winter storms in Canada. There once was a Hurricane named Juan, and it highlighted the Summer of 2003 for the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Because it was preceded by the officially named HURRICANE Juan in 2003, and given the impact of this in comparison, locals shared the name.

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The National Weather Service went on to say that it was the first tornado-ish event on record for New Mexico during the month of February. Furthermore, it was speculated that this was the first ever documented snow-tornado in the United States!! 

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The official risks and warnings were for as much as 25 to 40 centimetres of snow in the Brockville and Cornwall areas, PLUS the likelihood of freezing rain and ice pellets near the St. Lawrence River. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators went ahead with their scheduled NHL regular season game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Canadian Tire Centre but they did warn fans that it’s awful out so please leave a lot of extra time if you are going to venture out in this. This is very similar to my January 22nd episode called “The 334 Club”; that played out for the New Jersey Devils.

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This storm event was the most severe in terms of depth of and inundation of water that led to immense damages to the town. Over half the town of badger was under water. The large chunks of ice came  in and smashed through windows and doors of some buildings. On February 15, 2003, the Red Cross was immediately called into action to provide for the needs of the over 1000 displaced people, many who escaped with only the clothing on their backs in the ice cold of winter.

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What’s the one thing the world stereotypes Canada for? It’s cold. So can anyone explain to me just how so many visitors who were in town for the NBA All-Star Game were blown away by the weather this weekend??? The frigid temperatures proved shocking for some stars; the late Kobe Bryant, who spent his entire career playing in the glare and the heat of the Southern California sun, actually and physically struggled to find words to describe the feeling.

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The smoke from the burning oil wells billowed into the atmosphere and hung among the same water droplets that make up the clouds, so when that rain was released, it carried with it the crude that it blended with, resulting in the black rain. Turkish scientists found the “smoking gun”when they tested the rain and found that it contained several substances present in Kuwaiti oil.

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