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

 Today is Tuesday  March 21, 2006.
 This is the 80th day of the year, there are 285 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1932 A tornado swarm occurred in the Deep South.  Between
            late afternoon and early the next morning severe
            thunderstorms spawned 31 tornadoes in Alabama,
            Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee.  The tornadoes
            killed 334 persons and injured 1784 others.  Northern
            Alabama was hardest hit.  Tornadoes in Alabama killed
            286 persons and caused five million dollars damage.
    In 1952 Severe thunderstorms spawned 31 tornadoes across
            Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and
            Kentucky.  The tornadoes killed 343 persons and caused
            15 million dollars damage.  Arkansas and Tennessee each
            reported thirteen tornadoes.  The towns of Judsonia AR
            and Henderson TN were nearly wiped off the map in what
            proved to be the worst tornado outbreak of record for
            Arkansas until the outbreak of Jan. 21, 1999. A tornado
            one and a half miles wide at times, left a church the
            only undamaged building at Judsonia.
    In 1987 A winter storm in the Northern High Plains Region
            produced blizzard conditions in western South Dakota.
            Winds gusted to 70 mph at Rapid City SD, and snowfall
            totals ranged up to 20 inches at Lead SD.  The high
            winds produced snow drifts six feet high.
    In 1988 Bitterly cold weather prevailed across the northeastern
            U.S.  Portland ME reported their coldest spring day of
            record with a morning low of 5 above, and an afternoon
            high of just 21 degrees.  Marquette MI reported a
            record low of 15 degrees below zero.
    In 1989 Snow blanketed the northeastern U.S. early in the day,
            with 6 inches reported at Rutland VT.  Morning and
            afternoon thunderstorms produced large hail and
            damaging winds from southwestern Mississippi to
            southwest Georgia.
    In 1990 The first full day of spring was a cold one for the
            eastern U.S.  Freezing temperatures damaged 62 percent
            of the peach crop in upstate South Carolina, and
            72 percent of the peach crop in the ridge area of
            South Carolina.  Elkins WV, which a week earlier
            reported a record high of 82 degrees, was the cold
            spot in the nation with a morning low of 16 degrees.
    In 2005 Severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, and
            tornadoes developed across parts of Texas and Oklahoma,
            then spread eastward. Nickel sized hail was reported at
            Magnolia, AR...but south of the front in Louisiana, and
            eastward along the Gulf Coast, severe weather was more
            widespread, with several reports of tornadoes. (21st-22nd).

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