TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Thursday  March 17, 2016.   
    This is the 77th day of the year, there are 289 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 1892 A winter storm in southwestern and central Tennessee   
               produced 26 inches of snow at Riddleton, and 18.5   
               inches at Memphis, the deepest snow of record.   
       In 1906 The temperature at Snake River WY dipped to 50 degrees   
               below zero, a record for the U.S. for the month of   
               March.   
       In 1970 The city of Chicago IL received 14 inches of snow,   
               a record for so late in the season.   
       In 1987 A powerful spring storm produced severe thunderstorms   
               over the Central Gulf Coast States, and heavy snow in   
               the High Plains Region.  A tornado caused three million   
               dollars damage at Natchez MS, and six inches of rain in   
               five hours caused five million dollars damage at   
               Vicksburg MS.  Cactus TX received 10 inches of snow.   
               Western Kansas reported blizzard conditions.   
       In 1988 A winter storm produced heavy snow from the northeast   
               Texas panhandle to the Ozark area of Missouri and   
               Arkansas.  Up to 15 inches of snow was reported in   
               Oklahoma and Texas.  Snowfall totals in the Ozark area   
               ranged up to 14 inches, with unofficial reports as high   
               as 22 inches around Harrison AR.   
       In 1989 Strong northerly winds ushered snow and arctic cold   
               into the north central U.S.  Winds gusted to 58 mph at   
               Sydney NE and Scottsbluff NE, Cadillac MI received   
               12 inches of snow, and International Falls MN reported   
               a record low of 22 degrees below zero.   
       In 1990 Showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow moving   
               cold front produced torrential rains across parts of   
               the southeastern U.S. over a two day period.  Flooding   
               claimed the lives of at least 22 persons, including   
               thirteen in Alabama.  Up to 16 inches of rain deluged   
               southern Alabama, with 10.63 inches reported at Mobile   
               AL in 24 hours.  The town of Elba AL was flooded with   
               6 to 12 feet of water causing more than 25 million   
               dollars damage, and total flood damage across Alabama   
               exceeded 100 million dollars.  Twenty-six counties in   
               the state were declared disaster areas.   
       In 2002 A stalled frontal boundary, and repeated areas of low   
               pressure moving across the state brought torrential   
               rain and thunderstorms to Arkansas (17th-20th). Storm   
               totals ranged from 4 to 8 inches and more, with many   
               reports of flooding and very high river levels.   
               Elsewhere, a record 24 hour snowfall of 28.6 inches   
               fell in Anchorage, Alaska (17th-18th).   
       In 2004 Up to 15 inches of rain fell in 12 hours in the Kohala   
               and Hamaleua areas of Hawaii. Severe thunderstorns   
               brought flash flooding, large hail, and strong winds   
               to a large part of Arkansas (17th-18th).   
      
      
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