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

 Today is Wednesday  September 6, 2006.
 This is the 249th day of the year, there are 116 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1881 Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow
            Day' in the northeastern U.S.   Twenty villages in
            Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed.
            Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake
            Huron.  Candles were needed at the noon hour.
    In 1929 Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes
            were noted at 9 AM at Alton.
    In 1987 Heavy rainfall led to a mudslide which engulfed a mountain
            road in Venezuela. 200 were killed as mud swamped their
            cars. Thunderstorms produced more than seven inches of rain
            in Georgia.  Four persons drowned, and two others suffered
            injury, as three couples attempted to cross Mills Stone
            Creek at Echols Mill in their automobile.    Smoke from
            forest fires in California and Oregon spread across Utah
            into western Colorado.
    In 1988 Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north
            central and northeastern U.S.  Thirty cities reported
            record low temperatures for the date, including Saint
            Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees.  A low of 44 at
            Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for
            so early in the season.  The mercury dipped to 31 degrees
            at Hibbing MN and Philips WI.
    In 1989 An early afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to
            104 mph at Winterhaven FL flipping over four airplanes,
            and damaging five others.  The high winds also damaged a
            hangar and three other buildings.  A cold front produced
            strong winds and blowing dust in the Northern High
            Plains, with gusts to 54 mph reported at Buffalo SD.
            Powerful Hurricane Gabrielle and strong easterly winds
            combined to create waves up to ten feet high along the
            south half of the Atlantic coast.

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