TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Saturday  August 25, 2012.   
    This is the 238th day of the year, there are 128 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1814 A tornado struck Washington, DC. While causing damage to   
               much of the city, the damage blocked exit routes from   
               invading British Troops that came into the city the day   
               before. The torrential rains from the severe thunderstorms   
               put out the raging fires that had been set by British   
               troops the day before.   
       In 1885 A severe hurricane struck South Carolina causing   
               1.3 million dollars damage at Charleston.   
       In 1940 New Jersey experienced its coldest August morning of   
               record, with lows of 32 degrees at Layton and   
               Charlotteburg.   
       In 1987 Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in eastern   
               Nebraska and southwestern Iowa.  Stanton IA reported   
               10.50 inches of rain.  Water was reported up to the   
               handle of automobiles west of Greenwood NE.  Rainfall   
               totals for a two day period ranged from 7 to 14 inches   
               across southwestern Iowa.  Crop damage was in the   
               millions for both states.  Subsequent flooding of streams   
               in Iowa the last week of August caused millions of   
               dollars damage to crops, as some streams crested ten feet   
               above flood stage.   
       In 1988 Seven cities in California reported record high   
               temperatures for the date, including Sacramento with   
               an afternoon reading of 104 degrees.  Thunderstorms   
               produced locally heavy rains in Arizona.  Chino Valley   
               was drenched with 2.50 inches of rain in just thirty   
               minutes washing out a couple of streets in town.   
       In 1989 Morning thunderstorms drenched Spencer IN with 4.10   
               inches of rain in three hours causing extensive street   
               flooding.  Evening thunderstorms in eastern Kansas   
               produced up to six inches of rain around Emporia, and   
               four inches of rain in just forty-five minutes near   
               Parsons, and also produced wind gusts to 70 mph at   
               Lake Melvern.   
      
      
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