Today In Weather History
 

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information can be found at:

1) The National Climate Data Center at:

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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 Saturday May 8, 2010.
This is the 128th day of the year, there are 237 days left.

On this day...
In 1784 A deadly hailstorm in South Carolina hit the town of
Winnsborough. The hailstones, measuring as much as nine
inches in circumference, killed several persons, and a
great number of sheep, lambs and birds.
In 1803 A freak spring storm produced heavy snow from southern
Indiana to New England. The storm made sleighing
possible in Massachusetts, but ruined shade trees in
Philadelphia.
In 1837 A rare auroral pillar was seen for about 10 minutes in the
night sky over the Bay Of Toronto.
In 1981 Dallas/Fort Worth TX area experienced its worst hailstorm
of record as baseball to grapefruit size hail,
accompanied by 100 mph winds, caused nearly 200 million
dollars damage. Hail accumulated eight inches deep at
Cedar Hill.
In 1987 Twenty-eight cities in the northwestern U.S. reported
record high temperatures for the date. The record high
of 95 degrees at Redding CA was their fifth in a row, and
the record high of 102 degrees at Hanover WA was just one
degree shy of their record for May.
In 1988 Thunderstorms in the Mississippi Valley spawned a total
of 57 tornadoes, including 24 in Wisconsin, and a record
22 tornadoes in one day in Iowa. There were also more
than 200 reports of large hail and damaging winds.
Baseball size hail was reported at Terre Bonne Mo. At
Rockford IL one person was temporarily trapped inside a
portable toilet toppled by thunderstorm winds gusting to
80 mph. Fortuntely, not a single person was killed in
the "Mother's Day" tornado outbreak.
In 1989 Twenty-one cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. Lows of 28 at Asheville NC
and 31 at Greer SC were records for May.
In 1990 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in northwestern and
north central Kansas during the evening and night.
Thunderstorms produced hail three inches in diameter at
Brewster, and wind gusts to 92 mph south of Wakeeney.
Thunderstorms over northwest Iowa deluged the town of
Boone with five inches of rain, flooding basements and
leaving some areas under four feet of water.
In 2002 A freight train derailed near West Plains, MO...the cause
was suspected to be undermining of the railroad bed by
flooding rains.

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