TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Thursday  March 17, 2016.
 This is the 77th day of the year, there are 289 days left.

 On this day...
    Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
    weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
    website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
    In 1892 A winter storm in southwestern and central Tennessee
            produced 26 inches of snow at Riddleton, and 18.5
            inches at Memphis, the deepest snow of record.
    In 1906 The temperature at Snake River WY dipped to 50 degrees
            below zero, a record for the U.S. for the month of
            March.
    In 1970 The city of Chicago IL received 14 inches of snow,
            a record for so late in the season.
    In 1987 A powerful spring storm produced severe thunderstorms
            over the Central Gulf Coast States, and heavy snow in
            the High Plains Region.  A tornado caused three million
            dollars damage at Natchez MS, and six inches of rain in
            five hours caused five million dollars damage at
            Vicksburg MS.  Cactus TX received 10 inches of snow.
            Western Kansas reported blizzard conditions.
    In 1988 A winter storm produced heavy snow from the northeast
            Texas panhandle to the Ozark area of Missouri and
            Arkansas.  Up to 15 inches of snow was reported in
            Oklahoma and Texas.  Snowfall totals in the Ozark area
            ranged up to 14 inches, with unofficial reports as high
            as 22 inches around Harrison AR.
    In 1989 Strong northerly winds ushered snow and arctic cold
            into the north central U.S.  Winds gusted to 58 mph at
            Sydney NE and Scottsbluff NE, Cadillac MI received
            12 inches of snow, and International Falls MN reported
            a record low of 22 degrees below zero.
    In 1990 Showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow moving
            cold front produced torrential rains across parts of
            the southeastern U.S. over a two day period.  Flooding
            claimed the lives of at least 22 persons, including
            thirteen in Alabama.  Up to 16 inches of rain deluged
            southern Alabama, with 10.63 inches reported at Mobile
            AL in 24 hours.  The town of Elba AL was flooded with
            6 to 12 feet of water causing more than 25 million
            dollars damage, and total flood damage across Alabama
            exceeded 100 million dollars.  Twenty-six counties in
            the state were declared disaster areas.
    In 2002 A stalled frontal boundary, and repeated areas of low
            pressure moving across the state brought torrential
            rain and thunderstorms to Arkansas (17th-20th). Storm
            totals ranged from 4 to 8 inches and more, with many
            reports of flooding and very high river levels.
            Elsewhere, a record 24 hour snowfall of 28.6 inches
            fell in Anchorage, Alaska (17th-18th).
    In 2004 Up to 15 inches of rain fell in 12 hours in the Kohala
            and Hamaleua areas of Hawaii. Severe thunderstorns
            brought flash flooding, large hail, and strong winds
            to a large part of Arkansas (17th-18th).


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