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 Thursday May 20, 2010.
This is the 140th day of the year, there are 225 days left.

On this day...
In 1894 A record late snow of 2 to 8 inches whitened parts of
central and eastern Kentucky. Lexington received six
inches of snow.
In 1916 A tornado struck the town of Codell KS. Another tornado
struck the town the next year, and a third tornado hit
again the following year.
In 1957 A tornado touched down to the southwest of Kansas City
and traveled a distance of seventy-one miles cutting a
swath of near total destruction through the southeastern
suburbs of Ruskin Heights and Hickman Mills. The tornado
claimed the lives of forty-five persons, and left
hundreds homeless. It was the worst weather disaster of
record for Kansas City.
In 1987 Thunderstorms in southern Texas produced grapefruit size
hail, by Dilley, and produced wind gusts to 73 mph at
Lake Amistad. The large hail broke windows, killed small
animals, and damaged watermelon. Thunderstorms
developing along a warm front produced severe weather
from Indiana to the Dakotas. Thunderstorms produced
baseball size hail at Denver IA, and wind gusts to 80 mph
in southern Henry County IL.
In 1988 Thunderstorms in the south central U.S. produced wind
gusts to 70 mph at Omaha NE, and wind gusts to 80 mph at
Midland TX and Dallas TX. Temperatures in California
soared into the 90s and above 100 degrees. San Jose CA
reported a record high of 97 degrees.
In 1989 Pre-dawn thunderstorms produced large hail in eastern
Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. Later in the morning
thunderstorms in North Carolina produced dime size hail
at Hanging Dog. Thunderstorms also produced severe
weather from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Central
Plains Region later that day and night, with baseball size
hail reported around Lawn TX, Novice TX, and Eola. TX.
In 1990 Thunderstorms produced severe weather across the
southeastern quarter of the nation through the day
and night. Severe thunderstorms spawned six tornadoes,
including one which injured two persons at Algoma MS and
another which injured nine persons at Rogersville MO.
There were 119 reports of large hail or damaging winds.
Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail at Houston MO
and damaging winds which killed one person at Toccoa GA.

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