Subj : Todays Weather History
To : ALL
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Jun 19 2016 12:02 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday June 19, 2016.
This is the 171st day of the year, there are 195 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 1835 A tornado tore through the center of New Brunswick NJ
killing five persons and scattering debris as far as
Manhattan Island. The tornado provided the first
opportunity for scientists to study firsthand the track
of such a storm.
In 1938 A cloudburst near Custer Creek MT (near Miles City)
caused a train wreck killing forty-eight persons. An
estimated four to seven inches of rain deluged the head
of the creek that evening, and water flowing through the
creek weakened the bridge. As a result, a locomotive and
seven passenger cars plunged into the swollen creek. One
car, a tourist sleeper, was completely submerged.
In 1972 Hurricane Agnes moved onshore near Cape San Blas FL with
wind gusts to 80 mph, and exited Maine on the 26th.
There were 117 deaths, mainly due to flooding from North
Carolina to New York State, and total damage was
estimated at more than three billion dollars. Up to 19
inches of rain deluged western Schuylkill County PA. The
rains of Hurricane Agnes resulted in one of the greatest
natural disasters in U.S. history. Agnes caused more
damage than all other tropical cyclones in the previous
six years combined (which included Celia and Camille).
In 1987 It was a warm June day, with plenty of thunderstorms east
of the Rockies. Lightning knocked out power at
Throckmorton TX, and ignited an oil tank battery.
A woman in Knox City TX was struck by lightning while in
her car, and a man was struck by lightning near his home
in Manatee County FL. Strong thunderstorm winds
overturned several outhouses near Bixby OK, but no
injuries were reported.
In 1988 Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the central U.S.
for Father's Day. Fifteen cities reported record high
temperatures for the date. Severe thunderstorms in
Minnesota and Wisconsin produced softball size hail near
River Falls WI, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Menomonie WI.
In 1989 Fourteen cities reported record high temperatures for the
date as searing heat spread from the southwestern deserts
into the High Plains Region. Record highs included 98 at
Billings MT, 107 at Valentine NE, and 112 at Tucson AZ.
In 2012 Tropical Storm Chris formed in the north Atlantic. Only
before, in 1887, and 1959, has the third named storm in
the Atlantic Basin, formed earlier than this date.
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