TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Wednesday  October 17, 2012.   
    This is the 291st day of the year, there are 75 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1781 General Cornwallis attempted to escape encirclement by   
               crossing York River, "but a violent storm arose"   
               dispersing his boats causing him to ask for an armistice.   
       In 1910 A hurricane made a loop off the southwest coast   
               of Florida.  Winds above 100 mph were reported at   
               Fort Myers FL, and the barometric pressure at Sand Key   
               reached 28.40 inches.   
       In 1950 Small but powerful Hurricane King struck Miami FL.   
               The hurricane packed winds to 122 mph, with gusts to 150   
               mph.  Hurricane King then moved up the Florida peninsula   
               to Georgia.  Four persons were killed and damage was 28   
               million dollars.   
       In 1971 Great balls of fire were observed just ahead of a tornado   
               moving down the main street of Wray CO.  However, little   
               other electrical activity accompanied the storm.  Nine   
               persons were injured in the tornado, all at a trailer   
               court at the edge of town.   
       In 1984 A snowstorm struck northern Utah producing a record   
               18 inches in 24 hours at Salt Lake City, and 40 inches at   
               the nearby Alta Ski Resort.  The town of Magna, located   
               ten miles west of Salt Lake City, did not receive any   
               snow at all.  The storm was responsible for a fifty   
               vehicle pile-up along Interstate 15 near Farmington UT.   
       In 1987 It was a great day for an Oktoberfest, or to enjoy the   
               colors of autumn, as much of the nation enjoyed sunny and   
               mild weather.  Columbia SC dipped to 34 degrees marking   
               their third morning in a row of record cold.  Bakersfield   
               CA reached 80 degrees for the 143rd day in a row to break   
               a record established in 1940.   
       In 1988 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Middle   
               Mississippi Valley and the Lower Ohio Valley.  Severe   
               thunderstorms spawned three tornadoes in Indiana,   
               including one which injured four persons.  Strong   
               thunderstorm winds at Connerville IN caused three million   
               dollars damage.  Thunderstorms in Illinois produced hail   
               two inches in diameter at Colfax.   
       In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms representing the remnants of   
               Hurricane Jerry deluged southeast Kentucky with four   
               to six inches of rain in 18 to 24 hours, resulting in   
               widespread flash flooding.  Flooding resulted in more   
               than five million dollars damage.  Temperatures again   
               warmed into the 80s and lower 90s in the southeastern   
               U.S.  Lakeland FL and Orlando FL reported record highs of   
               95 degrees.   
      
      
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