Subj : Today's Weather History
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Mar 08 2017 12:10 am

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

 Today is Wednesday  March 8, 2017.
 This is the 67th day of the year, there are 298 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 1717 1200 sheep were found buried under a snow drift for 4 weeks
            in Long Island Sound.  100 sheep were still alive.
    In 1909 The town of Brinkley AR was struck by a tornado which
            killed 49 persons and caused 600 thousand dollars
            property damage.  The 1200-yard wide tornado destroyed
            860 buildings.  Entire families were killed as houses
            were completely swept away by the tornado.  Tornadoes
            killed 64 persons and injured 671 others in Dallas and
            Monroe counties during the Arkansas tornado outbreak.
            This was part of a major outbreak of tornadoes from
            south central into eastern Arkansas. A total of 61
            people across the state were killed.
    In 1984 A freak "thunder snowstorm" produced high winds, vivid
            lightning, and up to seven inches of snow in the
            northern suburbs of Washington D.C.
    In 1987 Thirty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported new
            record high temperatures for the date, including
            Madison WI with a reading of 71 degrees.  Afternoon
            highs of 68 at Houghton Lake MI and 72 at Flint MI
            smashed previous records for the date by 14 degrees.
    In 1988 A cold front brought wintry weather to the north
            central U.S.  Snowfall totals in northwestern Minnesota
            ranged up to 8 inches at Roseau and Hallock.  Winds in
            South Dakota gusted to 61 mph at Brookings.
    In 1989 While arctic cold gripped the northeastern U.S.,
            unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the
            southwestern states.  Albany NY reported a record low
            of 2 degrees below zero.  Tucson AZ reported a record
            high of 90 degrees.
    In 1990 Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in
            east central Iowa and west central Illinois.  Thunder-
            storms spawned a tornado south of Augusta IL which
            traveled 42 miles to Marbleton.  Golf ball size hail
            was reported at Peoria IL and near Vermont IL.
    In 2000 A tornado hits Milwaukee, WI...becoming the earliest
            confirmed tornado during a year. The previous earliest
            confirmed tornado during a year was on April 2.


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