Subj : Today's Weather History
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Feb 13 2017 12:10 am

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

 Today is Monday  February 13, 2017.
 This is the 44th day of the year, there are 321 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 1784 Ice floes blocked the Mississippi River at New Orleans,
            then passed into the Gulf of Mexico.  The only other time
            this occurred was during the "Great Arctic Outbreak" of
            1899.
    In 1853 Purple ball lightning crashed through windows to interrupt
            a snowstorm on Mount Desert Island, Maine.
    In 1899 The "Friday the 13th" avalanche at Alva UT killed sixteen
            persons, and left thirteen others buried for twelve hours
            before being rescued.
            The coldest morning of record along the Gulf Coast.  The
            temperature dipped to 7 above zero at New Orleans LA and
            Pensacola FL, and plunged to one below zero at Mobile AL.
            The mercury dipped to two degrees below zero at
            Tallahassee, the coldest reading of record for the state
            of Florida.
    In 1905 Morning lows of -29 at Pond AR, -40 at Lebanon KS, and -
            40 at Warsaw MO, established all-time records for those
            three states. 
    In 1987 A storm in the western U.S. produced heavy rain over
            central California.  Chews Ridge reported nearly eleven
            inches of rain in 24 hours, and extensive flooding
            occurred in San Benito County.  The Mount Rose ski resort
            in Nevada experienced a "white-out" with 60 mph winds and
            36 inches of snow.
    In 1988 Strong winds in the wake of a storm in the northeastern
            U.S., gusting to 60 mph at Oswego NY, produced six foot
            snow drifts in northeastern Ohio.  High winds in the
            mountains of Utah, gusting to 106 mph at the Snowbird ski
            resort, contributed to a forty car pile-up on Interstate
            15, near the town of Bluffdale.
    In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain and
            flash flooding from central Texas to western
            Pennsylvania.  Up to ten inches of rain deluged western
            Kentucky in two days, with five day totals ranging up to
            13.16 inches at Gilbertsville Dam KY.  Flooding caused
            tens of millions of dollars damage, including 18 million
            dollars damage at Frankfort KY. 
    In 1990 A slow moving cold front brought heavy snow to Utah,
            Colorado and Wyoming.  Totals in Wyoming ranged up to 15
            inches at Big Horn, and up to 22 inches was reported in
            Utah.  In Colorado, 8 to 12 inches of snow fell over the
            northwest suburbs of Denver, while 16 to 22 inches was
            reported in the high mountain elevations west of Fort
            Collins.  Strong winds accompanied the heavy snow, and
            bitter cold weather followed in its wake. 
    In 1997 Little Rock, Arkansas would have its last measurable snowfall
            for a record 1078 days. The next time Little Rock received
            snowfall would be Jan. 27, 2000.


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