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

 Today is Friday  July 22, 2005.
 This is the 203rd day of the year, there are 162 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1918 A single bolt of lightning struck 504 sheep dead in their
            tracks at the Wasatch National Forest in Utah.  Sheep
            often herd together in storms, and as a result the shock
            from the lightning bolt was passed from one animal to
            another.
    In 1986 Hurricane Estelle passed 120 miles south of the Hawaiian
            Islands creating a ten to twenty foot surf. The large
            swells resulted from a combination of high tides, a full
            moon, and 50 mph winds.  The hurricane also deluged Oahu
            Island with up to 6.86 inches of rain on the 24th and
            25th of the month.
    In 1987 Barrow AK receives 1.38 inches in 24 hours, an all-time
            record for that location.  The average annual precip-
            itation for Barrow is just 4.75 inches.  (21st-22nd)
            Thunderstorms in Montana produced 4 to 6 inches of rain
            in Glacier County causing extensive flooding along Divide
            Creek.  Missoula MT received 1.71 inches of rain in 24
            hours, a record for the month of July.
    In 1988 Six cities in the south central U.S. reported record low
            temperatures for the date, including Pueblo CO with a
            reading of 48 degrees.  Thunderstorms over the Atlantic
            Coast Region drenched Wilmington NC with 6.49 inches of
            rain in about eight hours.
    In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms prevailed across the
            southeastern third of the country.  Afternoon thunder-
            storms in Florida produced wind gusts to 86 mph at
            Zephyrhills, and gusts to 92 mph at Carrollwood and Lutz.
            Thunderstorm winds gusting to 69 mph at Crystal Lake
            damaged nineteen mobile homes.
    In 2003 For the third time in two weeks, severe thunderstorms
            again roared across Arkansas and the mid-south, with
            widespread wind damage. Memphis, TN had heavy damage
            in the downtown area, with straight line winds of 100
            miles per hour reported by storm spotters.

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