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

 Today is Monday  August 7, 2006.
 This is the 219th day of the year, there are 146 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1904 A flash flood near Pueblo CO washed a train from the
            tracks killing 89 passengers.  A bridge, weakened by the
            floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way
            under the weight of the train dashing all but the
            sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants.
            Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky
            Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to
            numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad
            beds delaying trains as much as five days.
    In 1918 Philadelphia PA established an all-time record with a
            high of 106 degrees.  New York City experienced its
            warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high
            of 102 degrees.  Highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ
            and Somerville NJ established state records for the month
            of August.
    In 1984 El Paso TX normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in
            August.  They got it in forty-five minutes, with four
            more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown
            El Paso under five feet of water.
    In 1986 A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New
            England.  One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI
            and Providence RI causing twenty injuries.  Rhode Island
            had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three
            touched down in 24 hours.
    In 1987 Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro NC with 3.37
            inches of rain.  Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona
            produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two
            inches of rain, at Sierra Vista.
    In 1988 A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high
            temperatures for the date, including Waco TX with a
            reading of 107 degrees.  The record high of 88 degrees at
            Marquette MI was their 23rd of the year.  Afternoon and
            evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in
            Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81
            mph reported at McCool NE.
    In 1989 Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low
            temperatures for the date, including Valentine NE with a
            reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37
            degrees.  Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with
            a morning low of 30 degrees.  Unseasonably hot weather
            prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record
            highs of 100 at Daytona Beach FL, 101 at Walla Walla WA,
            and 103 degrees at Hanford WA.
    In 2003 A tornado touched down in the Riviera Beach area of Palm
            Beach County, Florida. There was no warning of the
            tornado, which caused a Pepsi plant to lose part of its
            roof. Five hundred homes were damaged or destroyed. It
            skipped right over Interstate 95 at rush hour...amazingly,
            there were no injuries or fatalities from the tornado.
    In 2005 After forming as a depression a few days earlier,
            Tropical Storm Irene formed in the Atlantic basin, the
            earliest ninth named storm on record...breaking the old
            mark by 13 days. Normally by this date, only two named
            storms have formed. She fluctuated between a tropical
            depression and a tropical storm for several days, before
            finally becoming a hurricane on the 14th. The normal
            number of hurricanes formed by Aug. 14 is only one. Only
            one year...1966...had more hurricanes by Aug. 14. Irene
            was mainly just a threat to shipping interests throughout
            her life...becoming a category 2 hurricane with 100 mph
            winds on the 16th. Irene weakened and transitioned to a
            strong extratropical storm near Greenland in the north
            Atlantic on the 18th.

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