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

 Today is Friday  April 8, 2016.
 This is the 99th day of the year, there are 267 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 1819 A tornado swarm in northern Texas resulted in 64 deaths.
    In 1926 The lightning-set oil depot fire near San Luis Obispo CA
            boiled over and engulfed 900 acres.  Many tornado vortices
            resulted from the intense heat of the fire. One such tornado
            traveled 1000 yards, picked up a house and carried it 150
            feet, killing the two occupants inside.
    In 1973 A severe storm brought high winds and heavy snow to Iowa.
            Belle Plain received 20 inches of snow, and 19 inches
            blanketed Dubuque, record totals for both locations for
            so late in the season.  Snow drifts up to sixteen feet high
            closed highways.
    In 1979 Tornado outbreaks hit Arkansas on the 8th and 11th; with
            Hamburg, in southeast Arkansas, being hit each time.
    In 1984 (8th-14th) Intense tropical cyclone Kamisy crossed and
            recrossed the north of Madagascar, leaving 100,000 homeless.
    In 1987 A cold front crossing the Northern Plateau and the Northern
            Rocky Mountain Region produced high winds in northeastern
            Wyoming. Winds gusting to 69 mph at Sheridan WY downed power
            lines and caused some property damage.
    In 1988 Strong northerly winds ushered cold air into the north
            central U.S.  The strong winds, gusting to 60 mph at
            Rapid City SD and Williston ND, reduced visibilities in
            blowing dust over the Dakotas.
    In 1989 Two dozen cities in the southwestern U.S. reported new
            record high temperatures for the date.  Phoenix AZ
            equalled their record for April of 104 degrees established
            just the previous day.
    In 1990 Twenty-two cities reported record low temperatures for the
            date as readings dipped into the 20s and 30s across much of
            the eastern U.S.  Freezing temperatures severely damaged
            peach and apple orchards in West Virginia, where prolonged
            mild weather since January had caused an early blooming of
            spring vegetation.  State and Federal agencies estimated a
            50 percent loss in production for peaches and "Delicious Red
            Apples".


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