TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Wednesday  February 24, 2016.   
    This is the 55th day of the year, there are 311 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 1852 The Susquehanna River ice bridge at Havre de Grace MD   
               commenced to break up after forty days of use.  A total   
               of 1738 loaded freight cars were hauled along rails laid   
               on the ice.   
       In 1936 Vermont and New Hampshire received brown snow due to dust   
               from storms in the Great Plains Region.  A muddy rain   
               fell across parts of northern New York State.  (24th-25th)   
       In 1979 Heavy wet snow fell in the Ouachita Mountains of western   
               Arkansas, with 16 inches at Mena, and 18-20 inches of snow   
               in northeast Arkansas. (24th-25th)   
       In 1987 A massive winter storm began to overspread the western   
               U.S.  In southern California, Big Bear was blanketed with   
               17 inches of snow, and Lake Hughes reported four inches   
               of snow in just one hour.  Snow pellets whitened coastal   
               areas of Orange County and San Diego County, with three   
               inches at Huntington Beach.  The storm also produced   
               thunderstorms with hail and waterspouts.   
       In 1988 Strong winds produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes   
               Region which created "white-out" conditions in eastern   
               Upper Michigan.  Squalls produced up to 14 inches of snow   
               in Geauga County of northeastern Ohio.    
       In 1989 A total of thirty-three cities in the eastern U.S.   
               reported new record low temperatures for the date, and an   
               Atlantic coast storm spread heavy snow from Georgia to   
               southern New England.  Snowfall totals in New Jersey   
               ranged up to 24 inches in May County, with 19 inches   
               reported at Atlantic City.  Totals in North Carolina   
               ranged up to 18 inches in Gates County, and winds along   
               the coast of North Carolina gusted to 70 mph at Duck   
               Pier.  Strong winds gusting to 52 mph created blizzard   
               conditions at Chatham MA.   
       In 1990 Strong northerly winds prevailed from Illinois to the   
               Southern and Central Appalachians.  Winds gusted to   
               68 mph at Sewickley Heights PA.  High winds caused   
               considerable blowing and drifting of snow across northern   
               and central Indiana through the day.  Wind gusts to 47   
               mph and 6 to 8 inches of snow created white-oout   
               conditions around South Bend IN.  Traffic accidents   
               resulted in two deaths and 130 injuries.  Sixty-five   
               persons were injured in one accident along Interstate 69   
               in Huntington County.  Wind gusts to 60 mph and 4 to 8   
               inches of snow created blizzard conditions in eastern and   
               northern Ohio.    
       In 2001 Nearly 4 years to the day after being hit by tornadoes,   
               the College Station community to the southeast of Little   
               Rock was again hit by tornadoes...as were several other   
               communities across Arkansas. A total of 13 tornadoes were   
               reported across Arkansas, with several injuries and   
               fatalities. Several people were also killed by a tornado   
               that hit Pontotoc, Mississippi. Many transmission lines   
               that moved electricity across the region were mangled   
               by the tornadoes.   
       In 2013 (24th-26th) A massive winter storm, spawned a wide variety   
               of weather from the Plains, south and east to the Gulf   
               Coast. Portions of eastern New Mexico, eastern Colorado,   
               western Texas, western and central Oklahoma, much of Kansas,   
               Missouri, and into Illinois...had heavy snow, with blizzard   
               conditions in some areas. Amarillo, Texas had hurricane   
               force wind gusts, and over a foot of snow. Further east and   
               south, severe weather was the rule. Storms across Arkansas   
               produced large hail...while storms from Louisiana east to   
               Florida produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.   
               Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings covered several   
               areas, due to the intense low pressure storm system. Also,   
               flooding rain was a concern in many areas that had storms.   
      
      
   --- GTMail 1.26    
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