Subj : Todays Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Oct 18 2017 12:09 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Wednesday October 18, 2017. This is the 291st day of the year, there are 74 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 A hurricane struck South Florida drowning 124 persons stranded in the Florida Keys. In 1910 Northeast winds as high as 70 mph (from a hurricane moving northward up the Florida peninsula) carried water out of Tampa Bay and the Hillsboro River. The water level lowered to nine feet below mean low water. Forty ships were grounded. In 1911 The Athletics and NY Giants waited out a 6-day rain delay, the longest rain delay in the history of the World Series. In 1930 A big early season lake effect snowburst on the lee shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario produced 47 inches at Governeur NY and 48 inches just south of Buffalo. In 1988 Eight cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Red Bluff CA with a reading of 96 degrees. In 1989 Unseasonably cold air began to invade the central and eastern U.S. Light snow fell across northern Maine, and snow was also reported in the Great Lakes Region, including the Chicago area. Bismarck ND was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 9 degrees above zero. Five cities in Florida reported record high readings for the date, as temperatures warmed above 80 degrees. Miami FL reported a record high of 90 degrees. In 2004 Severe thunderstorms erupted across Arkansas and Missouri spreading eastward into the Mississippi, and Tennessee Valley...with several tornadoes, along with reports of hail and strong winds reported. In Potosi, MO several people were trapped in a lumberyard from tornadic winds. Significant damage occurred at the Stuttgart, AR Airport. Tragically, there were also several reports of injuries and fatalities. Torrential rains and flash flooding also occured across several areas, including central Arkansas. Severe weather continued on the 19th across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, with more tornadic storms. --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org .