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

 Today is Wednesday  July 6, 2005.
 This is the 187th day of the year, there are 178 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1895 A violent tornado killed 71 persons on its forty-mile
            track across northwestern Iowa.  Forty-nine persons were
            killed around Pomeroy, where eighty percent of
            the buildings were destroyed, with most leveled to the
            ground.  Photos showed most of the town without a wall or
            tree left standing.
    In 1928 A hailstorm at Potter NE produced a stone which was
            5.5 inches in diameter, and seventeen inches in
            circumference, weighing a pound and a half.
    In 1985 Lightning struck a large transformer in Salt Lake County
            sending a 200 foot fireball into the air and blacking out
            almost the entire state for up to five hours.
    In 1986 Thunderstorm rains at mid morning, and again during the
            evening, produced major flash-flooding at Leavenworth KS.
            The official rainfall total was 10.37 inches, but
            unofficial totals exceeded twelve inches.
    In 1987 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in twenty-one
            states east of the Rockies, with severe weather reported
            in Kentucky and Indiana for the second day in a row.  A
            thunderstorm produced more than five inches of rain in
            one hour near Reynolds IL.  Rochester NY was soaked with
            3.25 inches, a record 24 hour total for the month of July.
    In 1988 Thirty-six cities in the north central and northeastern
            U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date.
            Highs of 98 at International Falls MN and 101 at Flint MI
            equalled all-time records.  Highs of 96 at Muskegon MI
            and 97 at Buffalo NY were records for July.
    In 1989 Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern
            U.S.  Ten cities reported record high temperatures for
            the date, including Las Vegas NV with a reading of
            115 degrees.  Hanksville UT reached 112 degrees, Bullhead
            City AZ hit 120 degrees, and Death Valley CA soared to
            126 degrees.
    In 2001 A strong waterspout at Myrtle Beach, SC came onshore,
            becoming a strong tornado. Several people were injured
            by flying debris, with heavy property damage.

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