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

 Today is Friday  April 21, 2006.
 This is the 111st day of the year, there are 254 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1958 Portions of Montana were in the midst of a spring snowburst.
            Snowfall amounts ranged up to 55 inches at Red Lodge, 61
            inches at Nye Mine, and 72 inches at Mystic Lake.
    In 1967 Severe thunderstorms spawned 48 tornadoes in the Upper
            Midwest.  Hardest hit was northern Illinois where sixteen
            tornadoes touched down during the afternoon and evening
            hours, causing fifty million dollars damage.  On that
            Friday afternoon, tornadoes struck Belvidere IL, and the
            Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, killing 57 persons.
    In 1980 The temperature at International Falls MN hit 90 degrees.
    In 1987 Unseasonably warm weather prevailed from the Gulf of Mexico
            to New England and the Great Lakes Region, with twenty-nine
            cities reporting record high temperatures for the date.
            Afternoon highs of 82 degrees at Caribou ME, 94 degrees at
            Mobile AL, 95 degrees at Monroe LA, and 93 degrees at
            New Orleans LA, were records for the month of April.
    In 1988 After having had just twelve rainouts in the previous 26
            years at Dodger Stadium, a third day of heavy rain in
            southern California rained out a double-header at Dodger
            Stadium, which had been scheduled due to rainouts the
            previous two days.
    In 1989 The temperature at Las Animas CO soared to 100 degrees to
            establish a state record for April. Twenty-two cities in the
            central and southwestern U.S. reported record high
            temperatures for the date.  Eight cities equalled or
            exceeded previous April records.
    In 1990 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size
            hail in Oklahoma, and also caused some flash flooding in the
            state. Thunderstorms over the Southern High Plains produced
            golf ball size hail at Roswell NM and El Paso TX.  Easterly
            winds and temperatures near zero produced wind chill
            readings as cold as 50 degrees below zero for the spring
            festival (Piuraagiaqta) outdoor events at Barrow AK.
            The Warrego River in Queensland, Australia rose 3 feet over
            its flood stage, forcing all 3500 residents to be evacuated.
    In 1996 A tornado hit downtown Fort Smith in western Arkansas,
            then continued into Van Buren, across the Arkansas River.
            Another tornado hit St. Paul in northwest Arkansas about
            about an hour later. There were 4 fatalities in all.
    In 2001 An F-4 tornado struck Hoisington, Kansas...killing one, and
            injuring several others.
    In 2002 The latest occurrence of the first tornado fatality in a
            calendar year in the United States occurred in Wayne County,
            Illinois. Many others were injured, with many structures
            damaged or destroyed.
    In 2003 Subtropical storm Ana formed over the Atlantic Ocean, but
            was only a threat to shipping. Ana acquired tropical
            characteristics a few days later, but shortly thereafter
            became extratropical...never reaching hurricane status.
    In 2005 (21st-24th) Four consecutive days of severe weather left
            a trail of damage and destruction from the central plains
            eastward to the Ohio Valley and the northeast...as well as
            south to the Gulf Coast. Numerous severe thunderstorms,
            with hail, high winds, and tornadoes...started in Nebraska,
            south into Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas...then moved east
            and south over the next several days. On the 21st alone,
            18 tornadoes were reported, 15 of those in Kansas...and one
            tornado each in Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. There were
            also 175 reports of hail...7 of those golfball sized. Many
            flights to and from Denver had to be diverted because of
            several hailstorms in the area. Following the passage of
            the cold front and thunderstorms, windy and much cooler
            weather prevailed in many areas...with overnight freezing
            temperatures reported in many areas on the 23rd and 24th.

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