TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday August 15, 2015.
This is the 227th day of the year, there are 138 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 1787 Tornadoes were reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Wethersfield CT was
hard hit by the tornado outbreak.
In 1946 Saint Louis MO was deluged with a record 8.78 inches of
rain in 24 hours.
In 1967 The "sundance fire" in northern Idaho was started by
lightning. Winds of 50 mph carried firebrands as much as
ten miles in advance to ignite new fires, and as a
result, the forest fire spread twenty miles across the
Selkirk Mountains in just twelve hours, burning 56,000
acres. The heat of the fire produced whirlwinds of flame
with winds up to 300 mph which flung giant trees about
like matchsticks.
In 1985 Near Whitehall, New York, lightning struck a farmhand.
En route to the hospital, his ambulance was also hit by
lightning.
In 1987 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a sharp cold front
produced severe weather in the Upper Midwest during the
afternoon and evening hours, with Minnesota and eastern
South Dakota hardest hit. A thunderstorm in west central
Minnesota spawned a tornado at Eagle Lake which killed
one person and injured eight others. A thunderstorm in
eastern South Dakota produced softball size hail at
Warner.
In 1988 Thirty five cities in twenty states in the north central
and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures
for the date, including Lamoni IA and Baltimore MD, where
the mercury hit 105 degrees. Temperatures 100 degrees or
above were reported in twenty-two states. Pierre SD was
the hot spot in the nation with a high of 114 degrees.
Bluefield WV reported eight straight days of record heat.
In 1989 Evening thunderstorms in eastern New Mexico produced wind
gusts to 66 mph at Clovis. Evening thunderstorms in West
Texas produced baseball size hail around Hereford,
Dimmitt, Ware and Dalhart.
In 2003 (9th-15th) Widespread flooding occurred across the eastern
United States from Florida to Maine. Numerous reports of
roads closed, roads and bridges washed out, mud and rock
slides, vehicles stranded, and basement flooding were
noted. Isolated evacuations occurred in North Carolina,
Georgia, Ohio, and New Hampshire. Many areas got from 2
to 3 inches of rain, while parts of West Virginia got
over 7 inches of rain.
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