TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Tuesday June 23, 2015.
This is the 174th day of the year, there are 191 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 1902 The temperature at Volcano Springs CA soared to 129
degrees to set a June record for the U.S.
In 1944 Four tornadoes killed 153 persons and caused five million
dollars damage in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Maryland. The tornadoes formed during the evening and
moved southeastward along parallel paths flattening
everything in their way. The town of Shinnston WV
was leveled, and was left with the majority of the
casualities. Until that time it was believed that
damaging tornadoes did not travel across mountainous
terrain.
In 1957 A few miles west of Fort Stockton TX, softball size hail
injured 21 persons unable to find shelter, mostly farm
laborers. Some livestock were killed.
In 1969 In Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, a wall of water rising
to 7 feet tumbled, swirled and crushed houses, vehicles,
and street pavement.
In 1987 A massive hailstorm hit eastern Colorado causing an
estimated 60 to 70 million dollars damage. At La Junta
CO, hail as large as softballs caused 37 million dollars
damage.
In 1988 Thirty-four cities reported record high temperatures for
the date. The reading of 90 degrees at Bluefield WV
equalled their record for the month of June. The record
high of 104 degrees at Billings MT was their thirteenth
of the month.
In 1989 Six cities in the High Plains Region reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Sheridan WY with a
reading of 38 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms in the
eastern U.S. deluged New Castle County DE with 2.5 inches
of rain in one hour.
In 2012 Tropical Storm Debby formed in the Gulf Of Mexico, and
became the earliest 4th storm in the Atlantic Basin on
record...surpassing Hurricane Dennis of 2005, which
became a tropical storm on July 5, 2005.
In 2014 In Arkansas, from 2pm to 11pm, there were nearly 6300
cloud to ground lightning strikes in Arkansas. In Pulaski
County, between 5pm and 8pm, there were nearly 500 strikes.
The Searcy airport measured 1.10 inches of rain in only 11
minutes from 7:35pm to 7:46pm!!
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