TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Thursday  October 25, 2012.   
    This is the 299th day of the year, there are 67 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1921 A hurricane with 100 mph winds hit Tampa FL causing   
               several million dollars damage.   
       In 1977 Dutch Harbor in Alaska reported a barometric pressure   
               reading of 27.31 inches (925 millibars) to establish an   
               all-time record for the state.   
       In 1981 A northbound tornado caused two million dollars damage to   
               Bountstown FL in less than five minutes.  Fortunately no   
               deaths occurred along its six mile path, 30 to 100 yards   
               in width.  Radar at Apalachicola had no indication of a   
               tornado or severe weather.   
       In 1987 A storm system moving across the Saint Lawrence Valley   
               produced 40 to 50 mph winds east of Lake Ontario.   
               High winds downed some trees around Watertown NY, and   
               produced waves seven feet high between Henderson Harbor   
               and Alexandria Bay.  Mason City IA and Waterloo IA tied   
               for honors as cold spot in the nation with record lows   
               for the date of 19 degrees.  Severe thunderstorms in   
               Oklahoma and northern Texas produced golf ball size hail   
               and wind gusts to 65 mph.   
       In 1988 Severe thunderstorms erupted over northeastern Texas   
               during the late evening producing softball size hail at   
               Newcastle and Jonesboro.  Low pressure over James Bay in   
               Canada continued to produced showers and gale force winds   
               in the Great Lakes Region.   
       In 1989 Low pressure over Nevada produced high winds in the   
               southwestern U.S., and spread heavy snow into Utah.   
               Winds gusted to 63 mph at the Mojave Airport in southern   
               California.  Snowfall totals in Utah ranged up to 12   
               inches at Snowbird, with 11 inches at Alta.   
               "Indian Summer" type weather continued in the central and   
               eastern U.S.  Twenty cities in the north central U.S.   
               reported record high temperatures for the date.   
               Afternoon highs of 77 at Alpena MI and 81 at Saint Cloud   
               MN were the warmest of record for so late in the season.   
       In 2002 Hurricane Kenna, which at one time, was a category 5   
               hurricane with 160 mph winds, slammed into San Blas, MX   
               with 145 mph winds, and heavy rain, which led to flash   
               flooding and mudslides, due to the mountainous terrain.   
               It was the third strongest hurricane in the Eastern               
               Pacific basin to strike Mexico.   
      
      
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