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

 Today is Thursday  August 23, 2012.
 This is the 236th day of the year, there are 130 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1906 Thunderstorms deluged Kansas City MO with six inches of
            rain during the early morning, including nearly three
            inches in thirty minutes.
    In 1921 Denver CO was drenched with 2.20 inches of rain in one
            hour, a record for that location.
    In 1933 The Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane moved over Norfolk VA
            and Washington D.C.  A tide seven feet above normal
            flooded businesses in Norfolk, and damage in Maryland was
            estimated at seventeen million dollars.
    In 1970 Dry thunderstorms ignited more than 100 fires in the
            Wenatchee and Okanogan National Forests of Washington
            State.  Hot, dry, and windy weather spread the fires,
            a few of which burned out of control through the end of
            the month.  More than 100,000 acres burned.
    In 1987 A cold front brought autumn-like weather to the Northern
            and Central Plains Region.  Afternoon highs were in the
            50s and 60s across parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska
            that just two days earlier were in the 90s or above 100
            degrees.  Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in
            New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
    In 1988 Thunderstorms produced hail an inch in diameter, wind
            gusts to 64 mph, and 2.62 inches of rain at Tucson AZ
            resulting in three million dollars damage.  Cool weather
            prevailed in the northeastern U.S.  Hartford CT reported
            a record low of 42 degrees.
    In 1989 Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with flash flooding in
            West Virginia.  Pickens WV reported 4.80 inches of rain
            in 24 hours.  Evening thunderstorms in Mississippi
            deluged Alta Woods with 4.25 inches of rain in less than
            an hour.  Thunderstorms also produced heavy rain in
            southeastern Kentucky, and flooding was reported along
            Big Creek and along Stinking Creek.  The Stinking Creek
            volunteer fire department reported water levels 12 to 14
            feet above bankfull.  Fort Worth TX hit the 100 degree
            mark for the first time all year.  Strong winds ushering
            cool air into northwestern Utah gusted to 70 mph raising
            clouds of dust in the salt flats.


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