SXUS71 KCTP 180542 CCA
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RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
800 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2002

...RECORD PRECIPITATION FELL AT HARRISBURG YESTERDAY...

THE RECORD SNOWFALL OF 12.6 INCHES AT THE HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 16TH ALSO SET A RECORD WITH ITS WATER CONTENT. 
THE WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.25 BROKE THE PREVIOUS PRECIPITATION RECORD 
OF 0.60 SET ON FEBRUARY 16 1909.

CONTINUOUS RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT FOR HARRISBURG SINCE 1888.