1947 - The eye of a hurricane passed directly over New Orleans, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.61 inches. The hurricane killed fifty-one persons, and caused 110 million dollars damage. It produced wind gusts to 155 mph while making landfall over Fort Lauderdale FL two days earlier.
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Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. West wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thu's High Temperature
102 at 4 Miles South-southwest Of Redding, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
24 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Bates is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It has a post office with a ZIP code 97817. The elevation is 4,062 feet (1,238 m).
On December 30, 1960, the Oregon Lumber Company sold the Bates mill and townsite to the Edward Hines Lumber Company, which operated the mill until 1975, when it was closed and dismantled. The post office closed on January 2, 1976.
Bates had a peak population of up to 400. Bates State Park opened in 2011.
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