It’s your turn to vote for your choice for the top national weather events of 2009. Pick from the following nominations, or nominate yours.
…The lack of tornado fatalities this year. Only 22 people have been killed by tornadoes, the second lowest number since 1950.
…May 8th Long lived derecho that traveled 1,200 miles from KS to TN, causing significant damage all along the way.
…The South Texas drought, that caused over $4 billion in losses.
…The end of the drought in the Deep South.
…A new state record low for Maine (-50F).
…New York City windstorm on August 19th that felled hundreds of trees in Central Park.
…August 6th flood in Louisville that dumped six inches of rain in a single hour, flooding Churchill Downs.
…Inactive Atlantic Hurricane Season (9 named, 3 hurricanes, 2 major hurricanes) that resulted in only two weak U.S. landfalls.
…The Blizzard of 2009 that affected the U.S. East Coast on December 19-20. 16.4 inches of snow at Reagan in Washington.
…Christmas Eve Blizzard from Texas to North Dakota. A record 14.1 inches of snow at Oklahoma City.
…Deep South flooding on September 21/22 that caused tremendous devastation in the Atlanta area.
…Cool summer. No 90F readings in June or July in New York City.
…Mount Redoubt eruption in Alaska in March, causing the cancellation of hundreds of airline flights.
…April Southern tornadoes at Mena, AR (3 killed) and Murphysboro, TN (2 killed).
…Red River Floods brought a record crest to Fargo, ND.
…Lone Grove, OK EF4 tornado on February 10th killed 8.
…Very few tornadoes for the Project VORTEX field experiment in May and June on the Plains.
…Devastating ice storm in Kentucky in late January. 1.3 million without power.
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