TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Thursday July 27, 2017.
This is the 208th day of the year, there are 157 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 1926 A hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach FL. The
hurricane caused 2.5 million dollars damage in eastern
Florida, including the Jacksonville area.
In 1939 The temperature at Lewiston ID hit 117 degrees to
establish an all-time record high for that location.
In 1943 On a whim, and flying a single engine AT-6, Lieutenant
Ralph O' Hair and Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly
into a hurricane. It started regular Air Force flights
into hurricanes.
In 1987 Thunderstorms in Minnesota spawned a tornado which moved
in a southwesterly direction for a distance of thirty
miles across Rice and Goodhue counties. Trees were
uprooted and tossed about like toys, and a horse lifted
by the tornado was observed sailing horizontally through
the air. Thunderstorms drenched La Crosse WI with 5.26
inches of rain, their second highest 24 hour total of
record.
In 1988 Hot weather prevailed in the north central U.S.
Williston ND reported a record high of 108 degrees.
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the eastern
U.S., and in southeastern Texas. Richland County SC was
soaked with up to 5.5 inches of rain.
In 1989 Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the
southwestern U.S. Yuma AZ experienced their most severe
thunderstorm of record. Strong thunderstorm winds, with
unofficial gusts as high as 95 mph, reduced visibilities
to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Yuma got nearly
as much rain in one hour as is normally received in an
entire year. The storm total of 2.55 inches of rain was
a record 24 hour total for July. Property damage due to
flash flooding and high winds was in the millions.
Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin and
northern Illinois to New England, with 103 reports of
large hail and damaging winds through the day.
Thunderstorms in Wisconsin produced hail three inches in
diameter near Oshkosh, and wind gusts to 65 mph at
Germantown.
In 2003 Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and significant flooding
to northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania. Over 100 people were
evacuated in Ohio, and several others in Pennsylvania.
A bridge collapsed in Hubbard Township (Trumbell County,
Ohio), and water was up to 6 feet deep in Youngstown, OH.
--- SBBSecho 3.01-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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