Subj : Todays Weather History
To   : ALL USERS
From : DARYL STOUT
Date : Sat Dec 19 2015 12:09 am

TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Saturday  December 19, 2015.
This is the 353rd day of the year, there are 12 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 1777 The Continental Army moved into encampment at
           Valley Forge amidst stormy winds and piercing cold.
           A relatively moderate winter followed.
   In 1924 The Riverside Ranger Station in Yellowstone Park WY
           reported a low of 59 degrees below zero, a December
           record for the U.S.
   In 1957 A tornado, 200 yards in width, killed two persons along
           its 15-mile path from near Waldo to near Bueana Vista in
           southwestern Arkansas.  People from one house were
           carried 250 yards, and cars were said to have been
           carried 600 yards.
   In 1967 A record 83 inches of snow covered the ground at
           Flagstaff AZ.  The heavy snows inflicted great hardships
           on reservations.
   In 1987 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds
           in eastern Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.
           Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Venus TX
           and Providence LA.  Rain prevailed from the Southern
           Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley.  Small stream
           flooding was reported around Columbia MO.
   In 1988 Low pressure and a trailing cold front in the central
           U.S. brought snow and high winds to parts of the Rocky
           Mountain Region.  Winds in Colorado gusted to 67 mph at
           La Junta.  Thunderstorms along the cold front produced
           wind gusts to 65 mph at Kansas City MO.
   In 1989 High winds and heavy snow plagued the northern and
           central Rockies.  Snowfall totals in Montana ranged up to
           12 inches at Lincoln, and wind gusts in Colorado reached
           97 mph at Squaw Mountain.  Twelve cities in the north
           central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the
           date, including Dickinson ND with a reading of 26 degrees
           below zero.  Bismarck ND was the cold spot in the nation
           with a morning low of 35 degrees below zero.
   In 2011 (19th through 21st). A major winter storm and blizzard
           affected much of the southern plains, including parts
           of Colorado, eastern New Mexico, the Texas and Oklahoma
           panhandles, and much of Kansas. A snow drift of 10 feet
           was reported in Springfield, Colorado...with snow totals
           of 1 to 2 feet common in many areas. Many roads were
           shut down, including Interstates 40 and 25 west of
           Amarillo, Texas, and Albequerque, New Mexico, among
           other areas, stranding many travelers.
   In 2012 (19th-20th) A contrast in weather was across the country,
           with winter storm and blizzard conditions across the west
           (especially from Colorado east-northeast to the Great Lakes
           region)...and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across the
           south, in portions of Arkansas and the Gulf Coast. Strong
           winds behind the cold front affected a large area, with
           large numbers of people without power. A 30 car pileup on
           Interstate 35 near Fort Dodge, Iowa, during the blizzard,
           claimed at least one life. Gusts from the severe storms in
           Arkansas exceeded hurricane force in some places.
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