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

 Today is Thursday  September 16, 2004.
 This is the 260th day of the year, there are 106 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1881 Iowa's earliest measurable snow of record fell over
            western sections of the state.  Four to six inches was
            reported between Stuart and Avoca.
    In 1928 The hurricane San Felipe, a monster hurricane, which left
            600 dead in Guadeloupe, and 300 dead in Puerto Rico,
            struck West Palm Beach FL causing enormous damage, and
            then headed for Lake Okeechobee.  When the storm was
            over, the lake covered an area the size of the state of
            Delaware, and beneath its waters were 2000 victims.  The
            only survivors were those who reach large hotels for
            safety, and a group of fifty people who got onto a raft
            to take their chances out in the middle of the lake.
    In 1984 The remains of Tropical Storm Edourd began to produce
            torrential rains in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
            Port Isabel reported more than 21 inches.
    In 1987 Overnight rains soaked Arkansas, with 5.25 inches
            reported at Bismarck.  In the town of Malvern, up to four
            feet of water was reported over several downtown streets,
            with water entering some homes and businesses.
            Thunderstorms in Texas drenched Lufkin with 4.30 inches
            of rain in just three hours.  Evening thunderstorms
            produced severe weather in Missouri.  A small tornado
            near Kirksville lifted a barn thirty feet into the air
            and then demolished it.
    In 1988 Hurricane Gilbert moved ashore into Mexico, 120 miles
            south of Brownsville, TX during the early evening;
            establishing an all-time record for the western
            hemisphere with a barometric reading of 26.13 inches.
            Peak wind gusts to 200 mph, as well as gusts to 61 mph
            at Brownsville, and 82 mph at Padre Island were noted.
            Six foot tides eroded three to four feet off beaches
            along the Lower Texas Coast, leaving the waterline 75
            feet farther inland.  Rainfall totals ranged up to 8.71
            inches at Lamar TX.  Gilbert caused three million dollars
            damage along the Lower Texas Coast, but less than a
            million dollars damage along the Middle Texas Coast;
            but Gilbert devastated Jamaica and the Yucatan Peninsula.
    In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms, respresenting what remained of
            Hurricane Octave, brought locally heavy rains to
            California, impeding the drying process for raisins and
            other crops.  Sacramento CA was soaked with 1.53 inches
            of rain in six hours.  At Phoenix AZ, the afternoon high
            of 107 degrees marked a record seventy-six days with
            afternoon highs 105 degrees or above.


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