TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Friday  October 12, 2012.   
    This is the 286th day of the year, there are 80 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1836 A third early season storm produced heavy snow in the   
               northeastern U.S.  Bridgewater NY received 18 inches, a   
               foot of snow fell at Madison NY, and for the third time   
               all the mountains of the northeastern U.S. were whitened.   
       In 1918 Forest fires ravaged parts of Minnesota from the Duluth   
               area northeastward, claiming the lives of 600 persons.   
               Smoke with a smell of burnt wood spread to Albany NY and   
               Washington D.C. in 24 hours.  Smoke was noted at   
               Charleston SC on the 14th, and by the 15th was reported   
               in northeastern Texas.   
       In 1962 The "Columbus Day Big Blow" occurred in the Pacific   
               Northwest.  It was probably the most damaging windstorm   
               of record west of the Cascade Mountains.  Winds reached   
               hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph.  More than 3.5   
               billion board feet of timber were blown down, and   
               communications were severely disrupted due to downed   
               power lines.  The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210   
               million dollars damage.   
       In 1987 Floyd, the only hurricane to make landfall the entire   
               season, moved across the Florida Keys.  Floyd produced   
               wind gusts to 59 mph at Duck Key, and up to nine inches   
               of rain in south Florida. Sixteen cities in the Ohio   
               Valley and the Middle Mississippi Valley reported record   
               low temperatures for the date.  Record lows included 27   
               degrees at Paducah KY, and 24 degrees at Rockford IL and   
               Springfield IL.   
       In 1988 Twenty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record   
               low temperatures for the date, including International   
               Falls MN with a reading of 17 degrees.  The town of   
               Embarass MN reported a morning low of 8 degrees.  Snow   
               showers in the northeastern U.S. produced five inches at   
               Corry PA.   
       In 1989 Temperatures again warmed into the 80s in the Central   
               Plains Region and the Middle Mississippi Valley, with 90s   
               in the south central U.S.  Six cities reported record   
               high temperatures for the date, including Fort Smith AR   
               with a reading of 92 degrees.  Strong winds along a cold   
               front crossing the Great Lakes Region and Ohio Valley   
               gusted to 61 mph at Johnstown PA.   
      
      
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