Subj : Todays Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Aug 21 2017 12:09 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday August 21, 2017.
This is the 233rd day of the year, there are 132 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 1883 A tornado hit Rochester MN killing 31 persons and
wrecking 1351 dwellings.
In 1888 A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware. Many
waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay.
In 1918 A tornado struck Tyler MN killing 36 persons and
destroying most of the business section of the town
resulting in a million dollars damage.
In 1983 The temperature at Fayetteville NC soared to 110 degrees
to establish a state record.
In 1987 Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in
eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms
produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis
ball size hail at Independence IA. Rock Island IL was
drenched with 3.70 inches of rain. Total damage for the
seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated
at twelve million dollars.
In 1988 Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced
wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and
drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain.
In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota.
Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail
from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in
north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100
mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE
produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of
rain. Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in
an hour and a half.
In 2013 Two farmers died, and three others were injured when
lightning struck a barn in Buckeye, Kentucky.
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