TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Saturday  September 29, 2012.   
    This is the 273rd day of the year, there are 93 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1927 An outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused   
               81 deaths and 25 million dollars damage.  A tornado   
               (possibly two tornadoes) cut an eight-mile long path   
               across Saint Louis MO, to Granite City IL, killing 79   
               persons.  The damage path at times was a mile and a   
               quarter in width.  The storm followed a similar path to   
               tornadoes which struck in 1871, 1896, and 1959.   
       In 1938 5 tornadoes hit the Charleston SC area, damaging Market   
               and Broad Streets.  27 people died and 80 were injured.   
       In 1959 A storm produced 28 inches of snow at Colorado Springs CO.   
       In 1983 Heavy rains began in central and eastern Arizona which   
               culminated in the worst flood in the history of the   
               state.  Eight to ten inch rains across the area caused   
               severe flooding in southeastern Arizona which resulted in   
               thirteen deaths and 178 million dollars damage.   
               President Reagan declared eight counties of Arizona to be   
               disaster areas.   
       In 1986 A week of violent weather began in Oklahoma which   
               culminated in one of the worst flooding events in the   
               history of the state.  On the first day of the week early   
               morning thunderstorms caused more than a million dollars   
               damage in south Oklahoma City.  Thunderstorms produced 4   
               to 7 inches of rain from Hobart to Ponca City, and   
               another round of thunderstorms that evening produced 7 to   
               10 inches of rain in north central and northeastern   
               sections of Oklahoma.   
       In 1987 A slow moving cold front produced rain from the Great   
               Lakes Region to the Central Gulf Coast Region.  A late   
               afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 62 mph at   
               Buffalo NY.  Warm weather continued in the western U.S.   
               The afternoon high of 96 degrees at Medford OR was a   
               record for the date.   
       In 1988 High pressure brought freezing temperatures to parts   
               of Vermont.  Burlington VT dipped to 30 degrees, and   
               Binghamton NY reported a record low of 34 degrees.  High   
               pressure also brought cold weather to the Central Rocky   
               Mountain Region.  Alamosa CO reported a record low of 18   
               degrees, and Gunnison CO was the cold spot in the nation   
               with a morning low of just five degrees above zero.   
       In 1989 Seven cities reported record high temperatures for the   
               date, as readings soared into the 80s and low 90s in the   
               Northern Plateau and Northern Plains Region.  Record   
               highs included 91 degrees at Boise ID and 92 degrees at   
               Sheridan WY.  The high of 100 degrees at Tucson AZ marked   
               their 51st record high of the year, and their 92nd day of   
               100 degree weather.   
       In 2002 Just 9 days after being deluged by Tropical Storm Isidore,   
               Tropical Storm Lili brought more heavy rain and flooding   
               to Jamaica.   
      
      
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