TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Wednesday  October 24, 2012.   
    This is the 298th day of the year, there are 68 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1785 A four day rain swelled the Merrimack River in New   
               Hampshire and Massachusetts to the greatest height of   
               record causing extensive damage to bridges and mills.   
       In 1878 A hurricane produced widespread damage across North   
               Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and   
               Pennsylvania.  At Philadelphia PA, the hurricane was the   
               worst of record.   
       In 1937 A snow squall in Buffalo NY tied up traffic in six inches   
               of slush.   
       In 1947 The Bar Harbor holocaust occurred in Maine when forest   
               fires consumed homes and a medical research institute.   
               The fires claimed 17 lives, and caused thirty million   
               dollars damage.   
       In 1951 Sacramento CA reported a barometric pressure reading of   
               29.42 inches, to establish a record for October.   
       In 1969 Unseasonably cold air gripped the northeastern U.S.  Lows   
               of 10 degrees at Concord NH and 6 degrees at Albany NY   
               established October records.   
       In 1973 (23rd-24th) Smoke from garbage dump & swamp fires combined   
               with moist air to produce dense fog along the NJ Turnpike.   
       In 1987 Snow fell across northeastern Minnesota and northwest   
               Wisconsin overnight, with five inches reported at Poplar   
               Lake MN and Gunflint Trail MN.  Thunderstorm rains caused   
               flash flooding in south central Arizona, with street   
               flooding reported around Las Vegas NV.  Strong   
               northwesterly winds gusting to 50 mph downed some trees   
               and power lines in western Pennsylvania and the northern   
               panhandle of West Virginia.   
       In 1988 Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure   
               centered produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region,   
               with six inches reported at Ironwood MI.  Wind gusts to   
               80 mph were reported at State College PA.   
       In 1989 A storm in the western U.S. produced up to three feet of   
               snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, with 21 inches   
               reported at Donner Summit.  Thunderstorms in northern   
               California produced 3.36 inches of rain at Redding to   
               establish a 24 hour record for October, and bring their   
               rainfall total for the month to a record 5.11 inches.   
               Chiefly "Indian Summer" type weather prevailed across the   
               rest of the nation.  Fifteen cities in the north central   
               U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as   
               readings soared into the 70s and 80s.  Record highs   
               included 74 degrees at International Falls MN, and 86   
               degrees at Yankton SD.   
       In 2001 A widespread severe weather outbreak occurred from   
               Arkansas and Mississippi, northward into the Ohio Valley   
               into Michigan. Numerous reports of tornadoes, hail, and   
               high winds were noted.   
       In 2002 A tornado struck Corpus Christi, TX, causing heavy damage,   
               and causing a fatality at the western campus of Del Mar   
               College. It was the first killer tornado in the United   
               States for the year 2002 since May 9. It was also the   
               first tornado fatality ever in the Corpus Christi area   
      
      
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