TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Wednesday July 26, 2017.
This is the 207th day of the year, there are 158 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 1819 Twin cloudbursts of fifteen inches struck almost
simultaneously at Catskill NY and Westfield MA.
Flash flooding resulted in enormous erosion.
In 1873 A Maine tornado took a life indirectly by knocking out a
bridge during the day. Later, a train plunged into the river
at dark.
In 1943 Tishomingo OK baked in the heat as the mercury soared to
121 degrees, a state record.
In 1960 The temperature at Salt Lake City UT hit 107 degrees, an
all-time record high for that location.
In 1987 Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced hail
two inches in diameter in McHenry County IL, and wind
gusts to 70 mph at Auburn ME. A wind gust of 90 mph was
recorded at Blairstown NJ before the anemometer broke.
The high winds were associated with a small tornado. The
record high of 88 degrees at Beckley WV was their sixth
in a row.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds
in the MIddle Atlantic Coast Region, and in the south
central U.S. Eight cities in the northwestern and north
central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the
date. Salem OR hit 103 degrees.
In 1989 Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeastern
Texas, with more than three inches reported at the
Widllife Refuge in southwestern Chambers County. Evening
thunderstorms produced severe weather in Montana, with
wind gusts to 62 mph reported at Helena. Eight cities
from Maine to Minnesota reported record high temperatures
for the date, including Newark NJ with a reading of 99
degrees.
In 2012 Severe weather occurred across Arkansas, as well as from
the Ohio Valley into New England. In Arkansas, 4000 cloud
to ground lightning strikes were noted between 6pm and 7pm
Central Time. Entergy reported over 10,000 customers
were without power from the storms. In an hour, Newport got
1.03 inches of rain, with .46" of that falling in just six
minutes, and they also measured a wind gust of 64 mph.
Four miles west-northwest of Salem, 1 1/2 inches of rain
fell in just 45 minutes. At the Boone County Airport in
Harrison, a wind gust of 54 mph was observed. There were
several reports of trees and power lines down, as well as
wind damage across Arkansas. In the northeast U.S., a woman
in Pennsylvania was killed as a tree crushed a woman in her
car, as she sought shelter at a campsite. In Brooklyn, NY,
a 61 year old man died after lightning struck a church,
sending scaffolding crashing down on him. Possible
tornadoes occurred in Elmira, NY, and in Brookville, PA.
Several people were trapped inside a home in Vestal, NY,
because of downed trees. Damage was also reported in
Binghamton, NY...and there were extensive power outages;
with over 100,000 in Pennsylvania, and 95,000 in New York
without electricity, due to the storms.
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