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

 Today is Wednesday  May 17, 2006.
 This is the 137th day of the year, there are 228 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1883 A three day flood in the Black Hills of western South
            Dakota resulted in a million dollars damage at Rapid City.
    In 1979 A reading of 12 degrees at Mauna Kea Observatory
            established an all-time record low for the state of
            Hawaii.    
    In 1983 A golfer playing the Fox Meadows Course in Memphis TN was
            struck by a bolt of lightning that went through his neck,
            down his spine, came out a pocket containing his keys,
            and went into a nearby tree.  Miraculously, he survived! 
    In 1987 A summer-like weather pattern continued, with warm
            temperatures and scattered thunderstorms across much
            of the nation.  A cold front in the north central U.S.
            produced a sharp contrast in the weather across the state
            of Minnesota during the afternoon.  At the same time
            Duluth was 50 degrees with rain and fog, Mankato was 95
            degrees with sunny skies.    
    In 1988 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds over
            the Carolinas during the afternoon and evening. 
            A "thunderstorm of a lifetime" in northern Spartanburg
            County SC produced hail for forty-five minutes, leaving
            some places knee-deep in hail.  .  
    In 1989 Thunderstorms ravaged the south central U.S. with severe
            weather for the third day in a row.  Thunderstorms
            spawned another 19 tornadoes, for a total of fifty
            tornadoes in three days.  A strong (F-2) tornado injured
            14 persons and caused two million dollars damage at Apple
            Springs TX.  Baseball size hail was reported at Matador, TX.
    In 1990 Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced
            severe weather in New York State during the late morning
            and afternoon.  A tornado injured one person at Warren,
            and wind gusts to 80 mph were reported at Owego.  Evening
            thunderstorms over southwest Texas produced wind gusts to
            80 mph at Marfa, along with golf ball size hail which
            accumulated to a depth of ten inches, and late night
            thunderstorms in southwest Texas proudced up to seven
            inches of rain in western Crockett County.    

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