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

 Today is Tuesday  August 1, 2006.
 This is the 213rd day of the year, there are 152 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1954 Mount Rainier in Washington State was still covered with
            sixteen inches of snow at the 5500 foot level following
            a big snow season.
    In 1985 A nearly stationary thunderstorm deluged Cheyenne WY with
            rain and hail.  Six inches of rain fell in six hours
            producing the most damaging flash flood of record for the
            state.  Two to five feet of hail covered the ground
            following the storm, which claimed twelve lives, and
            caused 65 million dollars property damage.
    In 1986 A powerful thunderstorm produced 100 mph winds and large
            hail in eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing
            71 million dollars damage, and injuring nineteen persons.
            It was one of the worst thunderstorms of record for
            Kansas.  Crops were mowed to the ground in places and
            roofs blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long
            and 30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of
            Pittsburg.
    In 1987 Record heat gripped parts of the Midwest.  A dozen cities
            reported record high temperatures for the date, including
            Lincoln NE with a reading of 105 degrees, Moline IL with
            a high of 103 degrees, and Burlington IA with a reading
            of 102 degrees.
    In 1988 Two dozen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record
            high temperatures for the date, including La Crosse WI
            with a reading of 105 degrees.  Highs of 103 degrees at
            Milwaukee WI and South Bend IN were records for the month
            of August.
    In 1989 Hurricane Chantal made landfall along the Upper Texas
            coast about sunrise.  Chantal deluged parts of Galveston
            Island and southeastern Texas with 8 to 12 inches of
            rain.  Unofficial totals ranged up to twenty inches.
            Winds gusted to 82 mph at Galveston, and reached 76 mph
            in the Houston area.  Tides were 5 to 7 feet high.  The
            hurricane claimed two lives, and caused 100 million
            dollars damage.

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