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

 Today is Thursday  November 9, 2006.
 This is the 313rd day of the year, there are 52 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1913 The "freshwater fury", a rapidly deepening cyclone,
            caused unpredicted gales on the Great Lakes.  Eight large
            ore carriers on Lake Erie sank drowning 270 sailors.
            Cleveland OH reported 17.4 inches of snow in 24 hours,
            and a total of 22.2 inches, both all-time records for
            that location.  During the storm, winds at Cleveland
            averaged 50 mph, with gusts to 79 mph.  The storm
            produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Buffalo NY, and buried
            Pickens WV under three feet of snow.  (9th-11th)
    In 1926 A tornado in Charles County of southern Maryland killed
            17 persons.
    In 1982 Seven tornadoes touched down in southern California,
            three of which began as waterspouts.  The waterspouts
            moved ashore at Point Mugu, Malibu, and Long Beach.  The
            Long Beach tornado traveled inland ten miles causing much
            damage.
    In 1987 Showers and gusty winds associated with a cold front
            helped extinguish forest fires in the Appalachian Region
            and clear out smoke in the eastern U.S.  Thunderstorms
            produced locally heavy rains from eastern Texas to the
            Tennessee Valley.  Longview TX received 3.12 inches of
            rain, including two inches in two hours, Tupelo MS was
            soaked with 2.80 inches of rain.
    In 1988 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a strong cold front
            produced severe weather from eastern Oklahoma to central
            Indiana.  Hail more than two inches in diameter was
            reported around Tulsa OK.
    In 1989 High winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the
            Rockies from the afternoon of the 8th into the early
            morning hours of the 9th.  Winds of 50 to 80 mph
            prevailed across the northwest chinook area of Wyoming,
            with gusts to 100 mph.  Winds in Colorado gusted to
            97 mph at Fritz Peak (located near Rollinsville) the
            evening of the 8th, and early in the morning on the 9th,
            gusted to 78 mph west of Fort Collins.
    In 1999 What a difference a year makes!! Sunny skies and highs
            in the 70s for the northern plains...while a blizzard
            was raging just one year earlier over the same area.
    In 2005 A tornado hit the Lawfield Elementary School in southern
            Canada's Hamilton near Ottawa, injuring 18, most of them
            children. The second floor of the school partially
            collapsed, and the gymnasium's roof was torn off. A nearby
            arena also sustained extensive roof damage.

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