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Canada

1 September 1950, Northwestern Alberta: Tornado skirts across Alberta from Rycroft to Eaglesham damaging crops, farm buildings and machinery.

2 September 1984, Southwestern Ontario: Ontario's Tornado Alley from Windsor to London struck with eight confirmed tornadoes on the Labour Day weekend.

3 September 1921, Luneneberg, Nova Scotia: Temperature soars to 32°C (89.6°F) as a month-long drought continues.

4 September 2003, Kelowna, British Columbia: The Okanagan Mountain fire destroys 5 of the 90-year-old Kettle Valley Railway's historic trestle bridges and the remaining 13 are in its path. Nearly 20,000 residents have been evactuated or are on alert at this date.

5 September 1922, Semans District, Saskatchewan: Intense lightning storm kills two farmboys taking refuge under a stook of grain.

6 September 1840, Toronto, Ontario: First official weather observation in Canada taken at King's College, University of Toronto by members of the British Royal Artillery.

7 September 1991, Calgary, Alberta: A 30 minute hailstorm drops 10-cm (4-inch) diameter hail on Calgary subdivisions, breaking windows and siding, splitting trees, and crushing birds. Homeowners file a record 116,000 insurance claims for losses exceeding $300 million making it the most destructive hailstorm ever in Canada.

8 September 1952, Cross Canada: First official national television broadcast features meteorologist Percy Saltzman.

9 September 2004, Southern Quebec: The remains of Hurricane Frances release heavy downpours over southern Quebec: 96 mm (3.78 inches) over L'Assomption, 99 mm (3.90 inches)in St-Jovite, and 100 mm (3.94 inches) in High Falls.

10 September 1982, Wilmot, Prince Edward Island: Small tornado damages a farm house.

11 September 1900, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario: The remnants of the Great Galveston Hurricane move across southern Ontario. In the Niagara Peninsula and along the Lake Erie shore, apples, pears and peaches ready for harvest are ripped from the trees; half the crop, about $1,000,000 in value, is destroyed.

12 September 1775, Newfoundland: The Independence Hurricane catches many fishing boats on the Grand Banks killing 4,000 seamen, most from Britain and Ireland.

13 September 1839, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: A hurricane roars through the city, leveling buildings and lofting chimney bricks through the air.

13-14 September 1979, Southern Quebec: Hurricane Frederic drops over 80 mm (3.15 inches) of rain in southern parts of La Belle Provence.

14 September 1996, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Hurricane Hortense makes landfall packing winds in excess of 120 km/h (75 mph) . Wind gusts of 160 km/h (100 mph) topple trees and knock out electrical service to tens of thousands of residents. Storm rainfall soaks the province with as much as 140 mm (5.5 inches) of rain.

15 September 1980, George Island, Manitoba: Records 130 km/hr (81 mph) sustained wind speed.

16 September 1968, Tofino, British Columbia: Tofino records 105.9 mm (4.17 inches) of rain, the single-day rainfall record for September.

16 September 2003, Calgary, Alberta: Calgarians awake to a late-summer snowstorm as around 3 cm (1.18 inches) of wet snow cover the ground. In the Alberta Rockies, Jasper and Banff saw as much as 25 cm (9.8 inches) of the white stuff.

17 September 1932, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia: Tropical storm strikes the Maritimes, destroying 300,000 barrels of apples in Nova Scotia.

18 September 1975, Southern Manitoba: Intense storm system deluges the southern province. Riding Mountain National Park receives the Prairies' record daily rainfall: 217.2 mm (8.55 inches).

19 September 1846, Newfoundland: The Great Gale of 1846, likely the remnants of a hurricane, hits with strong winds and high tide. 46 men and 11boats lost during the blow.

19 September 2004, Vancouver, British Columbia: The single-day record rainfall falls at Vancouver International Airport with 91.2 mm (3.59 inches). The accumulation comes in a month when rainfall is exceptional across the region. By mid-month, dozens of BC stations break all-time September rainfall totals.

20 September 2004, Central and Coastal Labrador: Powerful winds, reaching 117 km/h at Happy Valley-Goose Bay, whip across central and coastal Labrador and cause widespread power outages. The winds blow sand clouds along streets reducing visibility for drivers and pedestrians. Winds also tear off roofs and siding and topple hundreds of trees.

20-23 September 1942, Maritime Provinces: Rainstorm deluges Maritime Provinces. Four-day totals 355 mm (13.99 inches) at Stellarton, Nova Scotia and 275 mm (10.83 inches) at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Halifax, Nova Scotia records 239 mm (9.40 inches) of rain on the 21 September climatological day.

21 September 2004, Salluit and Ivujivik, Ungava Peninsula, Quebec: Hurricane-force winds batter the coastal communities of Salluit and Ivujivik causing extensive damage to buildings and containers.

22 September 1934, Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton's greatest September snowstorm to date: 22.1 cm (8.7 inches).

23 September 1964, Brooks, Alberta: Gale-force winds and driving precipitation, including freezing rain, bring down an oil-drilling rig. Falling pipe crushes a work hut, injuring four.

24 September 1999, Vancouver, British Columbia: A powerful windstorm blows across Vancouver and Southwestern BC leaving approximately 100,000 people without power.

24 September 2001, Lethbridge, Alberta: Record heat across Alberta: Lethbridge breaks old record by 5C^o (9F^o)with 35.7°C (96.3°F) reading.

25 September 1999, Yukon Territory: Low daily temperature records were shattered around the territory as arctic air settles in over the North Country. Dawson City plummets to -23.3°C (-9.9°F), smashing the old record by over 12 C degrees (21 F degrees).

26 September 1900, Merritton, Ontario: Tornado strikes this Niagara Peninsula, community in late afternoon. The storm results in the deaths of five people, with "serious injuries to 20 more, minor injuries to countless others and hundreds of thousands of dollars of property damage, mostly in Merritton."

26 September 2005, Deschambault, Quebec: Remnants of Hurricane Rita merge with a low pressure system and bring record-breaking rainfalls across Quebec. Deschambault tops the list with a one-day rainfall total of 124.4 mm (4.9 inches).

27 September 1983, Yukon Territory: Extreme cold covers the Territory with temperatures as low as -27°C (-17°F), shattering previous low temperature records for the month.

28 September 1853, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick: A fierce gale blowing across the Bay near St Stephen grounds two ships on Navy Bar.

28-29 September 2003, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island: Hurricane Juan slams Nova Scotia with strong winds and heavy rain, causing extensive damage. Halifax receives direct hit, recording 145 km/h (89 mph) winds. Power outages due to the storm on Prince Edward Island do not, however, postpone provincial election.

29 September 2005, Southern and Eastern Quebec: Strong winds, as high as 90 km/h (56 mph), and heavy rain hit the region leaving almost a quarter of a million Quebecers without power. New maximum hourly winds speed records are recorded at both Dorval and Gaspe.The hardest hit region is the Richelieu Valley, south of Montreal, but winds also cause blackouts north of Montreal in the Laurentians and in the Eastern Townships.

30 September 1999, Calgary, Alberta: Black ice conditions causes a 90 vehicle pileup in Calgary closing Deerfoot Trail for 20 hours.

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United States

1 September 1897, Washington County, Iowa: Severe hailstorm buries areas of Washington County under six-foot (1.83 m) deep drifts of hail.

1 September 1955, Los Angeles, California: Temperature hits 110°F (43°C).

1 September 2003, Indianapolis, Indiana: By midnight, Indianapolis registered its wettest Calendar day on record: 7.20 inches (192.9 mm).

1 September 2006, Norfolk, Virginia: Norfolk breaks its record for wettest day with 8.93 inches (226.8 mm) of rain.

2 September 1935, Matecumbe Key, Florida Keys, Florida: The deadly Category-5 Labor Day Hurricane crosses the coastline with a US record low pressure of 26.35 inches (89.23 kPa) and sustained winds of over 155 mph (250 km/h) with gusts exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h). 423 die, many World War I veterans building a bridge from the Keys to the mainland.

2 September 1950, Mecca, California: Temperature soars to 126°F (52.2°C) theUS record for the month of September. The morning low was 89°F (31.6°C).

3 September 1953, Stroudsburg Pennsylvania: Stroudsburg establishes a state record for September with a reading of 106°F (41.1°C).

3 September 1961, Denver, Colorado : Denver registers 4.2 inches (10.7 cm) of snow, their earliest snow of record.

3 September 1970, Coffeyville, Kansas : The largest hailstone ever officially documented falls in Coffeyville. It weighs 1.67 pounds (0.75 kilograms), and spans 5.67 inches (14.4 centimetres). [A larger, though lighter stone has since fallen in Nebraska, 22 June 2003.]

3 September 2007, Key West, Florida: Key West records a record high reading of 95°F (35°C). This event is the first occurrence of a 95° (35°C) or higher reading since August 1957.

4 September 1939, Washington, DC: In the midst of a national drought, a thunderstorm deluges Washington DC with 4.4 inches (112 mm) of rain in two hours, more rain than most of the country recorded that entire month.

4 September 2007, Marquette, Michigan: A deluge of 4.29 inches (109 mm) of rain swamps Marquette. The downpour not only smashes the previous maximum precipitation record for the date, but also sets the all-time daily maximum precipitation record since the station was moved to that location in 1961.

4-5 September 1970, Arizona: Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm Norma causes severe flooding that claims the lives of 23 persons, mainly campers, and caused millions of dollars damage, the greatest natural disaster in Arizona. Flash flooding from the rains forces rivers in central Arizona to rise five to ten feet (1.5 to 3 metres) per hour, sweeping cars and buildings downstream. Flood waters crest 36 feet (11 m) above normal near Sunflower AZ. Workman's Creek is swamped with 11.40 inches (290 mm) of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record.

5 September 1950, Yankeetown, Florida: Hurricane Easy drops the greatest 24-hour rainfall in US weather records. The storm deluges Yankeetown on the upper west coast of Florida, with 38.7 inches (983 mm) of rain.

5 September 2007, Soda Springs, Idaho: As many as three tornadoes are reported during the afternoon near Soda Springs in southeast Idaho, one apparently downs 46,000-volt power lines.

6 September 1929, Alton, Iowa: Iowa records its earliest snow on record as a few flakes noted in Alton at 9 AM.

7 September 2003, Seattle-Tacoma, Washington: A string of 61 consecutive days with temperature 70°F (21.1°C) or above ends. The previous run had been 49 days in 1958.

8 September 1900, Galveston, Texas: Hurricane-induced storm surge inundates island city under 8 to 15 ft (2.5 to 4.5 m) of water. Over 6000 perish in city; 3600 houses destroyed.

9 September 1994, Glasgow, Montana: Temperature rises from 67°F (19.4°C) at 5:02 am to 97°F (36.1°C) by 5:17 am. Heat burst is short-lived as temperature drops to 68°F (20.0°C) by 5:40 am the next morning.

10 September 1988, Kings Hill, Montana: The town southeast of Great Falls is blanketed with six inches (15 cm) of snow.

11 September 1961, Port Lavaca, Texas: Hurricane Carla makes landfall and batters the central Texas coast with wind gusts to 175 mph (280 km/hr), and up to 16 inches (406 mm) of rain. Carla also spawns a tornado which sweeps across Galveston Island killing eight persons. The Category 4 hurricane claims 45 lives and causes $2.22 billion dollars (1990) in damage.

11-12 September 1949, Helena, Montana: Early snowstorm dumps 7.5 inches (19 cm) on the 11th, the earliest measurable snow for the city to date, then an additional 22 inches (56 cm) follows the next day.

12 September 1979, Coastal Alabama: Hurricane Frederick pounds Mobile Bay, Alabama with 132 mph (211 km/h) winds. The Category 4 storm has winds gusts to 145 mph (232 km/h) reported when the eye of the hurricane moved over Dauphin Island AL, just west of Mobile.

12 September 2002, Winnemucca, Nevada: Measurable rain (0.22 inches) falls for the first time in nearly three months, ending an 82-day dry spell.

13 September 1984, North Carolina: Hurricane Diana makee landfall across eastern North Carolina, deumping more than eighteen inches (457 mm) of rain on Cape Fear.

14 September 1944, Seattle, Washington: Seattle's mercury soars to 92^oF (33.3^oC), a record for September.

14 September 1987, Barrow, Alaska: Area receives 5.1 inches (13 cm) of snow, a record for September.

14 September 1989, Raton New Mexici: Raton's morning temperature drops to 30^oF (-1.1^oC) the record low temperatures for the date.

15 September 1752, South Carolina Coast : Storm surge from a major hurricane produces high water along the South Carolina coast which nearly inundates downtown Charleston. Fortunately, a windshift halts the flow and the water level drops 5 feet (150 cm) in ten minutes.

15 September 1915, Chicago, Illinois: Chicago records its first temperature of 90^oF (32.2^oC) or above for the year. This is the latest such occurrence on record, excluding 1875 when it was never reached.

15 September 1939, Detroit, Michigan: The Detroit temperature soars to 100^oF (37.8^oC) to establish a September record.

16 September 1881, Western Iowa: Iowa's earliest measurable snowfall leaves 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) between Stuart and Avoca.

16 September 2004, Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham sets two all-time records for the city as Hurricane Jeanne crosses the city: Lowest sea level pressure on record, 29.14 inches (98.68 kPa), and greatest 24-hour rainfall event on record, 9.75 inches (247.6 mm)

17 September 1963, Yuma, Arizona: Nearly 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) of rain fall in 24 hours, the most intense rain for Yuma during the period between 1909 and 1977.

18 September 1988, Great Falls, Montana: A strong cold front dumps up to seven inches (18 cm) of snow at Great Falls. Snow also blankets the mountains of Montana with reported foot (30 cm) in some locales.

18-19 September 2003, Atlantic Coast to Lake Erie: Hurricane Isabel tracks northwestward toward Erie, Pennsylvania after making landfall along North Carolina's Outer Banks. Greatest impacts are felt in North Carolina and Virgina. Estimates place property damage at over $1 billion. At least 40 fatalities are recorded. At its peak over the Atlantic, Isabel had reached Category 5 status, but was at Category 2 when it struck the US Coast.

19 September 2004, Sacramento, California: An intense thunderstorm drops hail and rain on the State capitol, flooding the legislature building basement. The precipitation, measuring 1.9 inches (48 mm), floods street and collapses a market roof.

20 September 1967, South Texas: Hurricane Beulah moves across South Texas spawning a record 115 tornadoes.

21 September 1938, New England: Great New England Hurricane strikes the New England coast. Storm rapidly crosses Long Island, New York and New Haven, Connecticut and then moves through Massachusetts and Vermont. Storm causes massive forest damage, widespread flooding and coastal damage. Over 600 deaths attributed to storm.

21 September 1954, Deeth, Nevada: The thermometer at Deeth NV soars from a morning low of 12°F (-11.1°C) to a high of 87°F (30.6°C), a record daily warm-up for the state.

21 September 2005, Gulf of Mexico: After raking the Florida Keys on the 20th, Hurricane Rita strengthens into a Category Five storm on the Saffir-Simpson over the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. By 11PM EDT, the central pressure drops to 89.7 hPa ( 897 mb/26.49 inches Hg), the third-lowest pressure on record in the Atlantic.

22 September 1890, Strawberry, Arizona: A severe hailstorm strikes Strawberry leaving so much hail on the ground that five days later it still lay in drifts 12 to 18 inches (30-45 cm) deep.

23 September 1815, Northeastern States: One of the most powerful hurricanes to strike New England makes landfall at Long Island, New York and the crosses Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was the worst storm in nearly two centuries, equal in strength to the 1938 hurricane.

23 September 1933, Snowshoe, West Virginia: The earliest measurable snow ever to fall at Snowshoe.

24 September 1926, Yellowstone Park,Wyoming: The temperature at Yellowstone Park dipps to 9 degrees F below zero (-22.8^oC). It was the coldest September reading ever recorded in the US.

25 September 1939, Los Angeles, California: A Pacific tropical storm strikes the southern California coast, producing 5.66 inches (144 mm) of rain at Los Angeles and 11.6 inches (295 mm) at Mount Wilson. The storm causes two million dollars damage, mostly to structures along the coast and to crops, and claims 45 lives at sea.

26 September 1950, Northeastern States: Residents of the northeastern US observe a blue sun and a blue moon, caused by forest fires in British Columbia.

27 September 1936, Denver, Colorado: Early season snowstorm buries Denver. Storm total of 21.3 in (54 cm) falls at airport in 60 hours.

28 September 1893, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Downpour soaks the city with 2.25 inches (57 mm) of rain to establish a 24 hour record.

29 September 1959, Colorado Springs, Colorado: An early season snowstorm buries Colorado Springs with 28 inches (71 cm) of snow.

30 September 1932, Southern California: Tropical cyclone rainfall of 4.38 inches (111 mm) at Tehachapi in 7 hours causes flash floods on Auga Caliente and Tehachapi Creeks resulting in 15 deaths.

30 September 1987, Great Lakes Region: Afternoon thunderstorms in drop inch-diameter hail on Pinckney, Michigan, and wind gusts to 68 mph at Wyandotte. Another thunderstorm in northern Indiana produces wet snow at South Bend.

30 September 2003, Grand Rapids, Michigan: With a trace of snow hitting the ground, Grand Rapids records its earliest occurrence of measurable snowfall, beating the old mark by a week.

30 September 2006, North Berwick, Maine: "It's a nightmare on Elm Street," according to North Berwick resident Connie Lee when a strong F1 tornado strikes her property. The storm caused damage to roofs, windows and other property totaled between $100,000 and $125,000.

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World

1 September 1923, Tokyo, Japan: Typhoon sweeps over area and is followed by an earthquake that evening. Typhoon winds fan fires set by quake. 143,000 die in the multi-disaster.

1 September 1935, Bahama Islands: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, rapidly forms into a full fledged hurricane with sustained winds of over 155 mph (250 km/h) and gusts exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h), the first known Category-5 storm to hit the US.

1 September 2006, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico: Hurricane John hits Baja California with maximum sustained winds near 175 km/hr (110 mph). John causes four deaths in Mexico.

2 September 1937, Hong Kong, China: A storm surge pushed in by a typhoon floods villages along the coast of Tolo Harbour. Thousands of lives are lost and about six km (3.6 mi) of embankment between Sha Tin and Tai Po are destroyed.

4 September 1929, Maastricht, The Netherlands: The Netherlands' hottest September day as mercury hits a high of 35.2^oC (95.4^oF).

4 September 2007, Miskito Coast, Nicaragua: Hurricane Felix roars ashore in the pre-dawn hours as a Category 5 storm. At the time of its landfall, the maximum sustained surface winds were approximately 160 mph. Felix kills at least 130 people along the Miskito Coast, with damage in Nicaragua totalling $US 46.7 million. With Felix following the footsteps of Hurricane Dean, also a Category 5 hurricane, it marks the first time since record-keeping began that the first two hurricanes of the Atlantic hurricane season reached Category 5 intensity and also the first season where two hurricanes made landfall at Category 5.

4 September 2007, Baja California, Mexico:As Hurricane Felix wallops the Central American coastline, Hurricane Henriette, also a Category 5 storm, slams into resorts on the tip of Baja California from the Pacific Ocean. This is the first time since records began in 1949 that both Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes make landfall on the same day.

5 September 1958, Horsham (Sussex), Great Britain: The heaviest hailstone recorded in Britain weighs 141 grams (0.31 pounds).

5 September 2003, Bermuda: The most powerful hurricane (Category 3) in 50 years Hurricane Fabian pounds Bermuda with sustained winds of 190 km/h (120 mph) and driving rain. The storm knocks out power in 26,000 homes, and rips wind-measuring instruments from their moorings at Bermuda's Weather Service.

6 September 1776, Guadeloupe: Over 6000 die when a major hurricane strikes Guadeloupe.

8 September 2003, Sahel Region, Africa : Exceptionally heavy rains over the Sahel region during late August and early September causes flooding that affects regions of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. The flooding is responsible for at least 15 deaths and has destroyed thousands of homes.

9 September 1994, Central North Pacific Ocean: Hurricane John become extratropical in the central north Pacific Ocean, ending a 29-day life as a hurricane, the longest lived hurricane on record.

9 September 2000, Over Antarctica: The Antarctic ozone hole extends over 29.4 million square kilometres (11.4 million square miles), the single-day largest area of depletion ever measured.

10 September 1963, Paishih, Taiwan: This Taiwanese community receives 1248 mm (49.13 inches) of rain on this day.

11 September 1970, Gulf of Venice, Italy: A waterspout forms in the Gulf of Venice near Santa Elena island and sinks a steam yacht, killing 36 of 60 passengers. The storm then comes ashore at Iésolo and destroys a camp site leaving 11 dead and several hundred injured.

12 September 1987 Eastern Pacific: Peak sustained winds in Hurricane Max reach 249 km/h (155 mph), the highest observed for an Eastern Pacific hurricane.

12-13 September 2003, Seoul, South Korea: Korea's most powerful typhoon batters the nation's main port and industrial southeastern coast with 215 km/h (135 mph) winds, leaving 121 people dead or missing and 8,938 homeless. Typhoon Maemi inflicts an estimated property damage oft $1.3 billion, with 5,000 houses destroyed or damaged

13 September 1922, El Azizia, Libya: Highest temperature on planet is recorded: 58^oC (136.4^oF).

13 September 1927, Japan: A typhoon and its storm surge destroy the towns of Kojima and Nakamura near Nagasaki, killing700.

14 September 1988, Caribbean Sea: Pressure in eye of Hurricane Gilbert falls to 88.5 kPa (26.17 inches). 318 die in seven countries.

14-15 September 2003, Honduras: Flooding along the Ulúa River, damages the nation's agricultural and fishing industries. Heaviest losses are reported in the province of Cortés, where plantain, corn and sugarcane are the most seriously affected.

16 September 1967, Wake Island:Typhoon Sarah devastates remote Wake Island, roughly midway between Hawaii and Japan. Ninety-five percent of the structures on the island are damaged. Winds reached 104 mph (167 km/h). When the eye lay over Wake at 1040 (UT) its central pressure stood at 933 mb (27.55"Hg).

16-17 September 1959, Japan and South Korea: Typhoon Sara kills 2,000 in Japan and Korea. The 849 casualties in South Korea are the greatest inflicted by a typhoon in the nation's history.

17 September 1829, Japan: The Siebold Typhoon, Japan's most catastrophic typhoon, inflicts widespread damage over much of Japan. On the southern island of Kyushu, the storm surge off the Ariake Sea kills 10,000.

17-30 September 1971, Central America/Mexico: Atlantic Hurricane Irene crosses Nicaragua to reform in the eastern Pacific as Hurricane Olivia. Olivia recurves northeast and makes landfall in central Baja California.

19 September 2000 Montpellier, France: Three people die when an F3 tornado moving through Montpellier topples a construction crane onto the hut where they sought shelter.

19-30 September 1982 Central America/Mexico: Hurricane Paul first hits El Salvador and Guatemala as a tropical storm whose heavy rains kill more than 1,000 people. It then moves back over the Pacific, where it matures into a Category 2 (100-mph) hurricane and kills 8 near Los Mochis, Mexico.

20 September 1973, Kent, Great Britain: Britain's greatest September daily rainfall floods Kent with 190.7 mm (7.51 inches) of rain.

20 September 2006, The Azores: Hurricane Gordon passes between the Azore Islands of Sao Miguel and Santa Maria. Barely meeting hurricane-force criterion, Gordon is the first hurricane seen in the Azores since Emmy in 1976 and first tropical storm since 1992 (Bonnie and Charlie).

20 September 2007, China: Typhoon Wipha slams into the China coast with strong winds and torrential rains. The storm kills at least nine people and destroys thousands of homes. Chinese authorities evacuate a total of 2.7 million people from coastal or flooded areas and unsafe housing in Shanghai and other areas affected by the storm. Preliminary estimates put the damage at $638 million.

21 September 2006, Spain: Now Tropical Storm Gordon strikes the northwest Spanish coast with wind gusts to 160 km/h (100 mph). Thr storm leaves nearly 30,000 homes without power.

22 September 1810, Fernhill Heath, Great Britain: A tornado striking Fernhill Heath (Hereford & Worcester) has a path width between 80 m and 1,609 m (0.5 to 1 mile), the widest path ever in Britain.

22 September 1935, Gwent/Norfolk, Great Britain: A destructive hailstorm (H6 on TORRO scale) cover a path extending at least 335 km (209 miles) from the west-south-west from Newport (Gwent) to Mundesley (Norfolk).

22-23 September, 1998, Hispanola: Hurricane Georges rakes across Hispanola leaving over 580 dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, due mainly to flash flooding and subsequent mud slides in high terrain regions. Damage estimates from the storm exceed $1 billion (US).

23 September 1551, Valetta, Malta: The Grand Harbour is hit by a waterspout which then moves inland and causes extensive damage. A shipping armada in the harbour about to go into battle is destroyed by the waterspout killing at least 600 people.

24 September 1924, Mosogno (Ticino), Switzerland: Switzerland's wettest day: 359 mm (14.13 inches) of rain falls on Mosogno.

24 September, 1997, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand: Heavy rains drench the Coromandel Peninsula with torrential falls in the Whitianga area, around 250 mm (9.8 inches) in 24 hours, described as the heaviest in 25 years. Flash floods swamps many properties.

24 September 2006, Over Antarctica: The Antarctic ozone hole spreads over 29.4 million square kilometres (11.4 million square miles), equalling the record for the single-day largest area of depletion.

24 September 2007, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire and Hampshire Counties, England: A series of tornadoes sweep through England, tearing off roofs, downing telegraph poles, and uprooting trees, but there are no reports of injuries.

24-26 September 2000, North Island, New Zealand: A vicious Spring cold snap brings snow, hail, thunderstorms and gales to the North Island. Ski-fields at Mt Ruapehu report 3m (9.8 ft) drifts of snow.

25 September, 1585, Hay, Herefordshire, Great Britain: A "cruell tempeste" tears apart houses, barns and stables and pulls out whole huge trees by the roots.

26 September, 1950, Northwest Europe: The Blue Moon Event: Smoke particles from large forest fires burning in Alberta, Canada cross to NW Europe on strong upper-level winds and lead to the widespread appearance of a very rare blue moon event. The pollutant cloud base was around 3600 metres (12000 ft) and the top from 12,000 to 15,000 m (20000 to 25000 ft).

26-27 September 1959, Honshu Island, Japan: Typhoon Vera ravages Honshu, Japan's largest island leaving over 5,000 dead, more than 40,000 injured, 1.5 million homeless and 40,000 homes destroyed. It is Japan's greatest storm disaster.

27-28 September 1953, Chetumal, Mexico: The strongest wind gust every recorded during a hurricane: 281 km/h (175 mph)

29 September 1983, Sydney, Australia: Hailstorm destroys most local crops with golf ball-sized hail

September 1669, La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) to Paris, France: Europe's longest reported tornado track covers 400 km (250 miles). The storm, which may have been several successive tornadoes, also happens to be the earliest-known tornado reported in France.

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