TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Saturday  February 13, 2016.   
    This is the 44th day of the year, there are 322 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current   
       weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center   
       website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov   
       In 1784 Ice floes blocked the Mississippi River at New Orleans,   
               then passed into the Gulf of Mexico.  The only other time   
               this occurred was during the "Great Arctic Outbreak" of   
               1899.   
       In 1853 Purple ball lightning crashed through windows to interrupt   
               a snowstorm on Mount Desert Island, Maine.   
       In 1899 The "Friday the 13th" avalanche at Alva UT killed sixteen   
               persons, and left thirteen others buried for twelve hours   
               before being rescued.   
               The coldest morning of record along the Gulf Coast.  The   
               temperature dipped to 7 above zero at New Orleans LA and   
               Pensacola FL, and plunged to one below zero at Mobile AL.   
               The mercury dipped to two degrees below zero at   
               Tallahassee, the coldest reading of record for the state   
               of Florida.   
       In 1905 Morning lows of -29 at Pond AR, -40 at Lebanon KS, and -   
               40 at Warsaw MO, established all-time records for those   
               three states.    
       In 1987 A storm in the western U.S. produced heavy rain over   
               central California.  Chews Ridge reported nearly eleven   
               inches of rain in 24 hours, and extensive flooding   
               occurred in San Benito County.  The Mount Rose ski resort   
               in Nevada experienced a "white-out" with 60 mph winds and   
               36 inches of snow.   
       In 1988 Strong winds in the wake of a storm in the northeastern   
               U.S., gusting to 60 mph at Oswego NY, produced six foot   
               snow drifts in northeastern Ohio.  High winds in the   
               mountains of Utah, gusting to 106 mph at the Snowbird ski   
               resort, contributed to a forty car pile-up on Interstate   
               15, near the town of Bluffdale.   
       In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain and   
               flash flooding from central Texas to western   
               Pennsylvania.  Up to ten inches of rain deluged western   
               Kentucky in two days, with five day totals ranging up to   
               13.16 inches at Gilbertsville Dam KY.  Flooding caused   
               tens of millions of dollars damage, including 18 million   
               dollars damage at Frankfort KY.    
       In 1990 A slow moving cold front brought heavy snow to Utah,   
               Colorado and Wyoming.  Totals in Wyoming ranged up to 15   
               inches at Big Horn, and up to 22 inches was reported in   
               Utah.  In Colorado, 8 to 12 inches of snow fell over the   
               northwest suburbs of Denver, while 16 to 22 inches was   
               reported in the high mountain elevations west of Fort   
               Collins.  Strong winds accompanied the heavy snow, and   
               bitter cold weather followed in its wake.    
       In 1997 Little Rock, Arkansas would have its last measurable snowfall   
               for a record 1078 days. The next time Little Rock received   
               snowfall would be Jan. 27, 2000.   
      
      
      
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