Place: New York State Year: 1836 Event: (Oct. 11 & 12) Snow fell in NY for the 3rd straight Wednesday. Greatest amount fell in Hamilton, NY (site of Colgate Univ.) 35 inches measured there. Oxford, NY had 12 inches. Utica reported 4 feet, but this has not been confirmed.
Place: Florida Gulf Coast Year: 1990 Event: Weakening Tropical Storm Marco spawns a tornado at Lake City, FL. Mobile homes were flipped over and 3 persons were thrown into a nearby lake. A total of 5.80 inches of rain fell at Bordenton, FL, in 24 hours. A total of 5 inches of rain and 80-mph winds hit at Sarasota.