Subj : Todays Weather History
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jun 09 2017 12:09 am

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

 Today is Friday  June 9, 2017.
 This is the 160th day of the year, there are 205 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 1953 A tornado hit the town of Worcester MA killing ninety
            persons.  The northeastern states usually remain free of
            destructive tornadoes, however in this case a low
            pressure system, responsible for producing severe
            thunderstorms in Michigan and Ohio the previous day,
            brings severe weather to New Hampshire and central
            Massachusetts.  The tornado mangled steel towers built to
            withstand winds of 375 mph.  The tornado, up to a mile in
            width at times, tracked 46 miles through Worcester
            County.  Debris from the tornado fell in the Boston area,
            and adjacent Atlantic Ocea.
    In 1972 A cloudburst along the eastern slopes of the Black Hills
            of South Dakota produced as much as 14 inches of rain
            resulting in the Rapid City flash flood disaster.  The
            rains, which fell in about four hours time, caused the
            Canyon Lake Dam to collapse. A wall of water swept
            through the city drowning 237 persons, and causing more
            than 100 million dollars property damage.
    In 1987 Lightning struck "Tire Mountain" near Denver CO,
            destroying two million tires out of a huge pile of six
            million tires.  Thunderstorms spawned three tornadoes
            around Denver, and a man was killed at Conifer CO when
            strong thunderstorm winds lifted up a porch and dropped
            it on him.  A thunderstorm near Compton MD produced two
            inch hail, and high winds which destroyed twenty barns
            and ten houses injuring five persons.
    In 1988 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Carolina
            to the Central Gulf Coast Region.  Hail in North Carolina
            caused more than five million dollars damage to property,
            and more than sixty million dollars damage to crops.
            Hail three and a half inches in diameter was reported at
            New Bern NC.  Thunderstorms in the Central High Plains
            produced 18 inches of hail at Fountain CO.  The
            temperature at Del Rio TX soared to an all-time record
            high of 112 degrees.
    In 1989 Severe weather abated for a date, however, showers and
            thunderstorms continued to drench the eastern U.S. with
            torrential rains.  Milton FL was deluged with 15.47
            inches in 24 hours.  Record heat and prolonged drought in
            south central Texas left salt deposits on power lines and
            insulators near the coast, and when nighttime dew causing
            arcing, the city of Brownsville was plunged into darkness.
    In 2010 (9th-11th) Intense rainfall lead to major flash flooding
            over several areas. On the 9th, the system dumped more than
            evacuations ordered. On the 10th, similar precipitation
            amounts closed roads in Tyler, Texas, where there were also
            many rescues. On the 11th, 6 to 7 inches of rain, caused
            the Little Missouri River to rise over 20 feet in under 3
            hours, cresting at a record of 23 feet...in the Albert Pike
            Campground area near Langley, Arkansas. Tragically, 20
            people...including children (one as young as 2 years old),
            drowned in the event in southwest Arkansas.


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