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

 Today is Sunday  July 16, 2006.
 This is the 197th day of the year, there are 168 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1920 A severe hailstorm over parts of Antelope and Boone
            counties in Nebraska stripped trees of bark and foliage,
            ruined roofs, and broke nearly every window facing north.
    In 1946 The temperature at Medford OR soared to an all-time high
            of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave.  During
            that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at
            Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records.
    In 1975 An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of
            Tucson AZ with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous
            lightning strikes.  A thirteen year old boy was swept
            through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before
            being rescued.
    In 1987 Showers and thundestorms in the southwestern U.S. ended
            a record string of thirty-nine consecutive days of
            100 degree heat at Tucson AZ.  A thunderstorm at Bullhead
            City AZ produced wind gusts to 70 mph reducing the
            visibility to near zero in blowing dust.  Southerly winds
            gusting to 40 mph pushed temperature readings above
            100 degrees in the Northern Plains.  Rapid City SD
            reported a record high of 106 degrees, following a record
            low of 39 degrees just three days earlier.
    In 1988 Thirty-seven cities in the eastern U.S. reported
            record high temperatures for the date.  Highs of 96 at
            Bluefield WV and 104 at Charleston WV were all-time
            records, and highs of 98 at Binghamton NY, 99 at Elkins
            WV, and 103 at Pittsburgh PA, tied all-time records.
            Highs of 104 at Baltimore MD and 105 at Parkersburg WV
            were records for July, and Beckley WV equalled their
            record for July with a high of 94 degrees.  Martinsburg
            WV was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of
            107 degrees.  Afternoon and evening thunderstorms raked
            the northeastern U.S. with large hail and damaging winds.
    In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms developing along a stationary
            front drenched the Middle Atlantic Coast States with
            heavy rain, causing flooding in some areas.  More than
            five inches of rain was reported near Madison VA and
            Ferncliff VA.  Hot weather prevailed in Texas.
            San Angelo reported a record high of 106 degrees.
    In 2005 Lightning struck a family reunion in Sugar Creek, PA,
            critically injuring a 12 year old boy, and sending a 
            dozen others to the hospital. In Fort Indianatown Gap, 
            PA, lightning struck a metal canopy, and injured 21 
            soldiers who were standing under it at a National Guard 
            weapons training range. Amazingly, no one was killed in
            either instance.

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