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

 Today is Tuesday  April 18, 2006.
 This is the 108th day of the year, there are 257 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1880 More than two dozen tornadoes were reported from Kansas and
            Arkansas to Wisconsin and Michigan.  More than 100 persons
            were killed, including 65 persons at Marshfield MO.
    In 1906 A severe earthquake shook San Francisco, and unusual
            easterly winds spread fires destroying the city.
    In 1944 California experienced its worst hailstorm of record. Damage
            mounted to two million dollars as two consecutive storms
            devastated the Sacramento Valley destroying the fruit crop.
    In 1957 A dust devil near Dracut MA lifted a small child three
            feet into the air, and rolled two other children on the
            ground. Fortunately, none of the three were hurt. The dust
            devil was accompanied by a loud whistling sound, as it moved
            westward.
    In 1970 Rapid City SD received a record 22 inches of snow in 24
            hours. (17th-18th)
    In 1987 Thirty-one cities in the central U.S. reported record high
            temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN
            with a reading of 88 degrees, and Bismarck ND with a high of
            92 degrees. A sharp cold front produced high winds in the
            western U.S.  Winds in Utah gusted to 99 mph at the Park
            City Angle Station, and capsized a boat on Utah Lake,
            drowning four persons.
    In 1988 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and
            damaging winds in the southeastern U.S.  A strong (F-2)
            tornado severely damaged seventeen mobile homes near
            Bainbridge GA, injuring three persons.
    In 1989 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in
            Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A thunderstorm in Pecos County
            of southwest Texas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Imperial.
    In 1990 Heavy snow blanketed the west central valleys and southwest
            mountains of Colorado with up to 18 inches of snow.  Nine
            cities from the Mid Mississippi Valley to the Middle Atlantic
            Coast Region reported record low temperatures for the date,
            including Fort Wayne, IN with a reading of 23 degrees.

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