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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 June 17, 2010. This is the 168th day of the year, there are 197 days left. On this day... In 1859 Hot Santa Ana Winds at Santa Barbara, California, roasted fruit on one side as they hung from trees. In 1882 A tornado traveled more than 200 miles across the state of Iowa killing 130 persons. The tornado touched down about ninety miles west of Grinnell, and struck the town and college around sunset, killing sixty persons, and causing more than half a million dollars damage. Traveling at nearly 60 mph, the tornado hit Mount Pleasant about 11 PM causing another half a million dollars damage. In 1965 Holly CO was deluged with 11.08 inches of rain to establish a state 24 hour rainfall record. In 1987 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Lyons, and baseball size hail at Garden City. The Edwards Aquifer, which supplies water to San Antonio TX, reached a record level of 699.2 feet following a record 18.43 inches of rain in thirty days. Torrential rains between the mid May and mid June sent 8.8 million acre feet of water down the rivers of southern Texas, the largest volume in 100 years of records. In 1988 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Georgia and the Carolinas. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Eden NC. In 1989 Unseasonably cool air, responsible for 37 record lows in the central U.S. on the 15th and 16th, including a low of 33 degrees at Valentine NE on the 15th, overspread the eastern U.S. ending a three day seige of severe weather. Route: 35/5th20 10/22 ..ORIGIN: 035/005 - THE THUNDERBOLT BBS 501-217-3825 TELNET COMING SOON |
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