TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Thursday July 13, 2017.
This is the 194th day of the year, there are 171 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 1895 A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty
thousand dollars damage. It also descended into the
Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York City killing one
person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay.
In 1975 Dover DE was deluged with 8.50 inches of rain to
establish a 24 hour record for the state.
In 1977 Lightning struck a key electrical transmission line in
Westchester County plunging New York City into darkness.
In 1980 Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis TN, 108 degrees
at Macon GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta GA, established
all-time records for those three cities. The high of 110
degrees at Newington GA was just two degrees shy of the
state record.
In 1987 Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the Midwest.
Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date,
including Casper WY with a reading of 39 degrees. By way
of contrast, record heat was reported in the eastern
U.S., with highs of 93 degrees at Burlington VT, and 101
degrees around Miami FL.
In 1988 "Mother Nature" took a day off. There were just three
reports of severe weather across the country, and just
one record high temperature reported. Thunderstorms
brought much needed rains to the Tennessee Valley area,
producing nine inches at Senatobia MS.
In 1989 A thunderstorm at Albany GA produced 1.40 inches of rain
in forty minutes, along with wind gusts to 82 mph.
Afternoon highs of 98 at Corpus Christi TX, 110 at Tucson
AZ, and 114 at Phoenix AZ, equalled records for the date.
Greenwood MS reported 55.65 inches of precipitation for
the year, twice the amount normally received by mid July.
In 2003 Severe thunderstorms moved across Arkansas, producing
several reports of large hail and wind damage. Several
trees were blown down, with numerous power outages. In
Dumas, AR, a roof was blown off of a house, and wrapped
around a tree...plus windows were blown out of an area
shopping center.
In 2009 Lightning detection equipment measured 1763 lightning
strikes between 5pm and 8pm in Montgomery County,
Arkansas, from a several strong thunderstorms. One storm
produced from golfball to ping pong ball sized hail.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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