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Most Significant Weather Stories in the Last 50 Years
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| 1. | Hurricane Agnes Floods Pittsburgh - June 1972 - Rivers Crest at 11 Feet above Flood Stage |
| 2. | The Deep Freeze of 1976-77 - December 1976-January 1977 - The coldest winter on record, 33 straight days below 32 degrees |
| 3. | The Blizzard of 1978 - January 1978 - Back to back snowstorms dump 27 inches of snow on Pittsburgh |
| 4. | Tornado Outbreak of 1985 - May 31, 1985 - 64 killed in Pennsylvania in largest area tornado outbreak ever |
| 5. | Mon River Flood of 1985 - November 1985 - Hurricane Juan leads to flooding, dozens of barges break loose |
| 6. | 1988 Heat Wave - July 1988 - Longest Heat Wave in Pittsburgh history -- 13 days above 90 degrees |
| 7. | Blizzard of 1993 - March 12-13, 1993 - Biggest single day snowfall of paralyzes city -- two-day snowfall topped two feet |
| 8. | Halloween Snowstorm - October 1993 - A big trick for kids seeking treats, 6.6 inches of snow on Halloween |
| 9. | Mount Washington Tornado - June 2, 1998 - Tornado hits Mount Washington, damaging hundreds of homes |
| 10. | Hurricane Ivan Floods - September 2004 - 9 inches of rain from Ivan’s remnants was too much for several communities that ended up flooded out |
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