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

 Today is Tuesday  October 17, 2006.
 This is the 290th day of the year, there are 75 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1781 General Cornwallis attempted to escape encirclement by
            crossing York River, "but a violent storm arose"
            dispersing his boats causing him to ask for an armistice.
    In 1910 A hurricane made a loop off the southwest coast
            of Florida.  Winds above 100 mph were reported at
            Fort Myers FL, and the barometric pressure at Sand Key
            reached 28.40 inches.
    In 1950 Small but powerful Hurricane King struck Miami FL.
            The hurricane packed winds to 122 mph, with gusts to 150
            mph.  Hurricane King then moved up the Florida peninsula
            to Georgia.  Four persons were killed and damage was 28
            million dollars.
    In 1971 Great balls of fire were observed just ahead of a tornado
            moving down the main street of Wray CO.  However, little
            other electrical activity accompanied the storm.  Nine
            persons were injured in the tornado, all at a trailer
            court at the edge of town.
    In 1984 A snowstorm struck northern Utah producing a record
            18 inches in 24 hours at Salt Lake City, and 40 inches at
            the nearby Alta Ski Resort.  The town of Magna, located
            ten miles west of Salt Lake City, did not receive any
            snow at all.  The storm was responsible for a fifty
            vehicle pile-up along Interstate 15 near Farmington UT.
    In 1987 It was a great day for an Oktoberfest, or to enjoy the
            colors of autumn, as much of the nation enjoyed sunny and
            mild weather.  Columbia SC dipped to 34 degrees marking
            their third morning in a row of record cold.  Bakersfield
            CA reached 80 degrees for the 143rd day in a row to break
            a record established in 1940.
    In 1988 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Middle
            Mississippi Valley and the Lower Ohio Valley.  Severe
            thunderstorms spawned three tornadoes in Indiana,
            including one which injured four persons.  Strong
            thunderstorm winds at Connerville IN caused three million
            dollars damage.  Thunderstorms in Illinois produced hail
            two inches in diameter at Colfax.
    In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms representing the remnants of
            Hurricane Jerry deluged southeast Kentucky with four
            to six inches of rain in 18 to 24 hours, resulting in
            widespread flash flooding.  Flooding resulted in more
            than five million dollars damage.  Temperatures again
            warmed into the 80s and lower 90s in the southeastern
            U.S.  Lakeland FL and Orlando FL reported record highs of
            95 degrees.
    In 2005 Tropical Storm Wilma formed from a depression in the
            northwest Carribbean Sea, the 21st named storm of the
            2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This tied the record
            of named tropical systems in a season, set back in 1933.
            It was also the first time that the "W" storm was used.
            She strengthened to a hurricane on the 18th, becoming
            the 12th hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
            This tied the record of the most hurricanes in a season,
            set back in 1969. Early on the 19th, Wilma intensified
            rapidly to a category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds, and
            a central pressure measured by hurricane hunter aircraft
            at 882 millibars (26.05 inches)...making Wilma the most
            intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic basin...beating
            former record holder Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 with 888
            millibars. Her pressure dropped 88 millibars in just 15
            hours!! It also was the first time that there had been 3
            Category 5 hurricanes in a single season in the Atlantic
            basin. Torrential flooding rains over Jamaica and Haiti
            from outer bands of Wilma had caused mudslides and several
            fatalities...even though Wilma didn't actually strike these
            areas. (17th-19th) 

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