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

 Today is Tuesday  August 21, 2012.
 This is the 234th day of the year, there are 132 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1883 A tornado hit Rochester MN killing 31 persons and
            wrecking 1351 dwellings.
    In 1888 A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware.  Many
            waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay.
    In 1918 A tornado struck Tyler MN killing 36 persons and
            destroying most of the business section of the town
            resulting in a million dollars damage.
    In 1983 The temperature at Fayetteville NC soared to 110 degrees
            to establish a state record.
    In 1987 Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in
            eastern Iowa and west central Illinois.  Thunderstorms
            produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis
            ball size hail at Independence IA.  Rock Island IL was
            drenched with 3.70 inches of rain.  Total damage for the
            seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated
            at twelve million dollars.
    In 1988 Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced
            wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and
            drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain.
    In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
            weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota.
            Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail
            from Correll to north of Appleton.  Thunderstorms in
            north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100
            mph at Wilson Dam.  Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE
            produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of
            rain.  Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in
            an hour and a half.


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