Much of this data is courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center
(
www.spc.noaa.gov) -- please get permission before using this
data for yourself.
Special thanks go to Fred Otsby, Hugh Crowther, David Ludlum,
and many others, for preparing this data. This is NOT an all
inclusive listing of weather history. More detailed, or similar
information can be found at:
1) The National Climate Data Center at:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
2) KATV, the ABC-TV affiliate, in Little Rock, Arkansas, Weather
Link at:
http://cfc.katv.com/weatherhistory.cfm
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday July 2, 2010.
This is the 183rd day of the year, there are 182 days left.
On this day...
In 1833 An unusually large New England tornado, one half to three
quarters of a mile wide, went from Salem Pond to Norton
Pond VT, and then into Canada. It "prostrated" nearly
everything in its path.
In 1843 An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson
Street in Charleston SC during a thunderstorm.
In 1986 The year's deadliest tornado killed 3 as it destroyed 10
and damaged 20 mobile homes in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
In 1987 Thunderstorms in Colorado produced hail as large as golf
balls northwest of Kiowa, which accumulated to a depth of
12 inches. Hail two and a half inches in diameter was
reported at Black Forest. Hail damaged 900 acres of
crops south of the town of Wiggins.
In 1988 Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. The morning low of 47 degrees
at Roanoke VA broke the July record set the previous day.
In 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south
central U.S., with 158 reports of large hail and damaging
winds through the day. Evening thunderstorms in
northeastern Texas produced softball size hail which
caused more than five million dollars damage at Allen,
and wind gusts to 90 mph at Dallas, which injured eight
persons and caused seven million dollars damage.
Winnfield LA reported 29.52 inches of rain in six days,
for a total of 62.50 inches for the first six months of
the year. Midland TX reported an all-time record high of
112 degrees.
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