TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Tuesday  August 21, 2012.   
    This is the 234th day of the year, there are 132 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1883 A tornado hit Rochester MN killing 31 persons and   
               wrecking 1351 dwellings.   
       In 1888 A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware.  Many   
               waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay.   
       In 1918 A tornado struck Tyler MN killing 36 persons and   
               destroying most of the business section of the town   
               resulting in a million dollars damage.   
       In 1983 The temperature at Fayetteville NC soared to 110 degrees   
               to establish a state record.   
       In 1987 Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in   
               eastern Iowa and west central Illinois.  Thunderstorms   
               produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis   
               ball size hail at Independence IA.  Rock Island IL was   
               drenched with 3.70 inches of rain.  Total damage for the   
               seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated   
               at twelve million dollars.   
       In 1988 Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced   
               wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and   
               drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain.   
       In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe   
               weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota.   
               Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail   
               from Correll to north of Appleton.  Thunderstorms in   
               north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100   
               mph at Wilson Dam.  Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE   
               produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of   
               rain.  Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in   
               an hour and a half.   
      
      
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