TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Saturday  March 5, 2016.   
    This is the 65th day of the year, there are 301 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 1960 Eastern Massachusetts' greatest March snowstorm of   
               record began to abate.  The storm produced record   
               24 hour snowfall totals of 27.2 inches at Blue Hill   
               Observatory, 17.7 inches at Worcester, and 16.6 inches   
               at Boston.  Winds gusted to 70 mph.  (3rd-5th)   
       In 1962 A tremendous storm raged along the Atlantic coast.   
               The great Atlantic storm caused more than 200 million   
               dollars property damage from Florida to New England.   
               Winds along the Middle Atlantic Coast reached 70 mph   
               raising forty foot waves, and as much as 33 inches of   
               snow blanketed the mountains of Virginia.  The Virginia   
               shoreline was rearranged by historic tidal flooding   
               caused by the combination of the long stretch of strong   
               onshore winds and the "Spring Tides".   
       In 1978 (1st-5th) Major flooding on the Salt and Verde River basins   
               of Arizona washed away 8 Phoenix bridge approaches.   
       In 1987 A storm in the western U.S. produced heavy rain and   
               high winds in California.  Up to six inches of rain   
               soaked the San Francisco Bay area in 24 hours, and   
               winds gusted to 100 mph at the Wheeler Ridge Pumping   
               Plant near the Tehachapi Mountains.   
       In 1988 While snow blanketed eastern Kansas and northern   
               Oklahoma, eight cities in North Dakota reported new   
               record high temperatures for the date.  The afternoon   
               high of 61 degrees at Bismarck ND was 27 degrees warmer   
               than that at Chanute KS.   
       In 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the   
               southeastern U.S.  A (F-2) tornado killed one person   
               and injured six others in Heard County GA.  A (F-3)   
               tornado injured 23 persons and caused more than five   
               million dollars damage around Grantville GA.   
       In 1990 Thunderstorms over eastern Colorado, developing ahead   
               of a major storm system, produced up to three inches   
               of small hail around Colorado Springs during the late   
               morning and early afternoon.  Strong thunderstorms   
               swept through southeastern sections of the Denver area   
               during the evening hours.  These strong thunderstorms   
               also produced up to three inches of small hail, along   
               with wind gusts to 50 mph, and as much as 2.4 inches of   
               rain.   
       In 2004 Overnight heavy rain of up to 4 inches, caused widespread   
               flash flooding across Missouri. Numerous rivers and low   
               water crossings were closed, with as much as 3 feet of   
               water over them. Flash flooding also affected Oklahoma   
               and Kansas.   
      
      
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