TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Monday  January 21, 2013.   
    This is the 21st day of the year, there are 344 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1863 A severe coastal storm dropped heavy rain on the   
               Fredericksburg area of Virginia.  It disrupted a Union   
               Army offensive in an ill famed "mud march".   
       In 1982 The second of two major snowstorms to hit southern Minnesota   
               came to an end.  Minneapolis received 20 inches of snow in   
               24 hours to break the previous record of 17 inches in 24   
               hours established just a few days earlier.  A record 38   
                inches of snow covered the ground following the two storms,   
               with drifts ten feet high.   
       In 1985 Three days of snow squalls at Buffalo NY finally came to an   
               end.  The squalls, induced by relatively warm water in   
               Lake Erie, produced 34 inches of snow at the International   
               Airport, with up to 47 inches reported in the suburbs of   
               Buffalo.  The New York "blizzard of 85" left many counties   
               disaster areas. (19th-21st). President Reagan was sworn in   
               for a second term in the coldest Inauguration Ceremony of   
               record.  Cold and wind resulted in wind chill readings as   
               much as 30 degrees below zero.   
       In 1987 Low pressure over Minnesota produced high winds in the   
               Northern Plains Region.  Winds gusted to 66 mph at Rapid   
               City SD, and reached 70 mph at Belle Fourche SD.   
       In 1988 High pressure over northern Nevada and low pressure off the   
               coast of southern California combined to produce high winds   
               in the southwestern U.S.  Wind gusts in the San Francisco   
               area reached 70 mph at Fremont.   
       In 1989 Cold and snow prevailed in the northeastern U.S.  Up to   
               13 inches of snow was reported between Woodford and   
               Searsburg in Vermont.  Montpelier VT reported a wind chill   
               reading of 42 degrees below zero.   
       In 1990 Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the state of   
               Florida.  Eight cities reported record high temperatures for   
               the date, including West Palm Beach with a reading of 86   
               degrees. Rain in southern New England changed to freezing   
               rain, then to sleet, and then to heavy snow during the late   
               morning.  Most of Massachusetts was blanketed with 6 to 10   
               inches of snow.   
       In 1999 Nearly 5 dozen tornadoes raked Arkansas, producing several   
               fatalities and many injuries. Downtown Little Rock was hard   
               hit...along with the community of Beebe, to the northeast.   
               At the height of the outbreak, there was a tornado being   
               reported every 6 minutes...averaging 10 tornadoes an hour.   
      
      
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