TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Sunday  August 19, 2012.   
    This is the 232nd day of the year, there are 134 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1788 A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon   
               forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine.   
               A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster   
               in the now populated area.   
       In 1969 'Never say die' Camille let loose a cloudburst in   
               Virginia resulting in flash floods and landslides which   
               killed 151 persons and cause 140 million dollars damage.   
               Massies Hill VA received 27 inches of rain.   
       In 1986 The temperature at San Antonio TX soared to an all-time   
               record high of 108 degrees.   
       In 1987 Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread   
               severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri   
               during the day.  Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail   
               three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which   
               downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons.   
               Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail   
               northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton.   
               Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton   
               KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS   
               was estimated at 3.5 million dollars.   
       In 1988 Raleigh NC reported a record hot temperature reading   
               of 103 degrees.  Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma   
               produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh   
               County.  Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of   
               rain at Morgantown.   
       In 1989 Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware   
               with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with   
               local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain.  Twenty-six   
               major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges   
               were washed out.  Flooding caused nearly four million   
               dollars damage to local businesses.   
       In 1991 Hurricane Bob roared ashore at Newport, Rhode Island.   
               2.1 million homes and businesses lost power.   
      
      
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