Subj : Todays Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Aug 23 2017 09:45 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Wednesday August 23, 2017. This is the 235th day of the year, there are 130 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 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. In 2012 Tropical Storm Joyce formed in the Atlantic basin. This ties the second earliest formation of the tenth named tropical storm in a season. In 2005, Tropical Storm Jose formed on August 22, and in 1995, Tropical Storm Jerry formed on this date. --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org .