TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Thursday August 6, 2026.
This is the 218th day of the year, there are 147 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1890 Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the
ground in Adair and Union Counties in Iowa. The hail
drifted into six foot mounds, and in some places remained
on the ground for twenty-six days.
In 1918 Unusually hot weather began to overspread the Atlantic
Coast States, from the Carolinas to southern New England.
The temperature soared to an all-time record high of 106
degrees at Washington D.C., and Cumberland and
Keedysville hit 109 degrees to establish a state record
for Maryland. Temperatures were above normal east of the
Rockies that month, with readings much above normal in
the Lower Missouri Valley. Omaha NE reached 110 degrees.
In 1959 A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped
16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County IA. The
total was accepted as Iowa's 24 hour rainfall record.
In 1986 Evening thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at
Winner SD damaging two hundred homes.
In 1987 Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee WI with
6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in
two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the
city. Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee
County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of
the main terminal at the airport. Flooding caused 5.9
million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one
person. Death Valley CA reported a morning low of
97 degrees. A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL
with nearly six inches of rain in one hour.
In 1988 Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging
winds in Pennsylvania and New York State. A cold front
crossing the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 66
mph at Livingston MT.
In 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
severe weather from northwestern Texas to the Southern
Appalachians, and in the northeastern U.S. There were
136 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the
day and evening. Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains
produced tennis ball size hail northwest of Buffalo OK,
and wind gusts to 100 mph at Pampa TX.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Friday August 7, 2026.
This is the 219th day of the year, there are 146 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1904 A flash flood near Pueblo CO washed a train from the
tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge, weakened by the
floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way
under the weight of the train dashing all but the
sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants.
Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky
Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to
numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad
beds delaying trains as much as five days.
In 1918 Philadelphia PA established an all-time record with a
high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its
warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high
of 102 degrees. Highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ
and Somerville NJ established state records for the month
of August.
In 1984 El Paso TX normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in
August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four
more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown
El Paso under five feet of water.
In 1986 A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New
England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI
and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island
had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three
touched down in 24 hours.
In 1987 Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro NC with 3.37
inches of rain. Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona
produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two
inches of rain, at Sierra Vista.
In 1988 A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Waco TX with a
reading of 107 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees at
Marquette MI was their 23rd of the year. Afternoon and
evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in
Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81
mph reported at McCool NE.
In 1989 Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Valentine NE with a
reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37
degrees. Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with
a morning low of 30 degrees. Unseasonably hot weather
prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record
highs of 100 at Daytona Beach FL, 101 at Walla Walla WA,
and 103 degrees at Hanford WA.
In 2003 A tornado touched down in the Riviera Beach area of Palm
Beach County, Florida. There was no warning of the
tornado, which caused a Pepsi plant to lose part of its
roof. Five hundred homes were damaged or destroyed. It
skipped right over Interstate 95 at rush hour...amazingly,
there were no injuries or fatalities from the tornado.
In 2011 Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across Arkansas,
with several reports of hail and wind damage. Golfball
sized hail fell near Russell, Arkansas, and a 77 mph wind
was recorded at Little Rock National Airport, from a
severe thunderstorm moving through the area.
In 2022 The weather monitoring stations run by Denver's Mile High
Flood District east of downtown near the zoo measured
Sunday night surged at 1.42 inches in 20 minutes, 1.3
inches in 15 minutes, and 1.76 inches in 26 minutes.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Saturday August 8, 2026.
This is the 220th day of the year, there are 145 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1878 The temperature at Denver CO soars to an all-time record
high of 105 degrees.
In 1881 A cloudburst and flash flood occurred at Central Springs
CO and Idaho Springs CO.
In 1882 An August snowstorm was reported by a ship on
Lake Michigan. A thick cloud reportedly burst on the
decks covering them with snow and slush six inches deep.
Snow showers were observed at shore points that day.
In 1983 The temperature at Big Horn Basin WY reached 115 degrees
to establish a state record.
In 1987 Thunderstorm rains in eastern Nebraska sent the Wahoo and
Ithica Rivers above flood stage. Thunderstorm rains in
western Iowa sent the Nishnabotna River over flood stage.
Up to seven inches of rain deluged the Council Bluffs
area Friday evening and Saturday morning. Thunderstorms
produced 4.4 inches of rain in three hours Friday
evening, along with golf ball size hail.
In 1988 Thunderstorms developing along a slow moving cold front
produced severe weather from central Kansas to southern
Wisconsin late in the day. Thunderstorms in Iowa
produced hail three inches in diameter at Vinton, and
produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Donohue and near Mount
Pleasant.
In 1989 A total of ninety-nine cities in the central and eastern
U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date,
including Alpena MI with a reading of 40 degrees. Mount
Mitchell NC was the cold spot in the nation with a
morning low of 35 degrees. Early evening thunderstorms
around Las Vegas NV produced wind gusts to 116 mph. The
high winds damaged or destroyed about 82 aircraft at
Henderson Sky Harbor Airport and McCarran International
Airport, causing fourteen million dollars damage.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Sunday August 9, 2026.
This is the 221st day of the year, there are 144 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1878 The second most deadly tornado in New England history
struck Wallingford CT killing 34 persons, injuring
100 others, and completely destroying thirty homes. The
tornado started as a waterspout over a dam on the
Quinnipiac River. It was 400 to 600 feet wide, and had
a short path length of two miles.
In 1969 A tornado hit Cincinnati OH killing four persons and
causing fifteen million dollars property damage.
The tornado moved in a southeasterly direction at
40 to 50 mph.
In 1987 Florida baked in the summer heat. Nine cities reported
record high temperatures for the date, including
Jacksonville with a reading of 101 degrees. Miami FL
reported a record high of 98 degrees.
In 1988 Tropical Storm Beryl deluged Biloxi with 6.32 inches of
rain in 24 hours, and in three days drenched Pascagoula
MS with 15.85 inches of rain. Afternoon and evening
thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern
Plains Region and over the Central High Plains Region.
Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 92 mph
at Harrah.
In 1989 Evening thunderstorms in Arizona deluged Yuma with record
torrential rains for the second time in two weeks. The
rainfall total of 5.25 inches at the Yuma Quartermaster
Depot established a state 24 hour record, and was nearly
double the normal annual rainfall. Some of the homes
were left with four feet of water in them. Seventy-six
cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported
record low temperatures for the date. Lake Charles LA
equalled their record for August with a low of 61 degrees.
Canaan Valley WV was the cold spot in the nation with a
low of 32 degrees.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Monday August 10, 2026.
This is the 222nd day of the year, there are 143 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1856 The Isle Derniere (Last Island) disaster occurred off the
coast of Louisiana. A storm tide drowned 140 vacationers
as a five foot wave swept over Low Island during a
hurricane.
In 1882 Sandusky OH noted a four minute snow squall during the
morning, frost was reported in the suburbs of Chicago,
and a killing frost was reported at Cresco IA.
In 1898 The temperature at Pendleton OR climbed all the way to
119 degrees at set a state record.
In 1924 Colorado's deadliest tornado killed a woman and nine
children in one house along its twenty-mile path east
southeast of Thurman. Mennonite men had left the farm to
provide possible aid, as the 200-yard wide storm was
first seen while far away.
In 1936 The temperature soared to 114 degrees at Plain Dealing
LA, and reached 120 degrees at Ozark AR, to establish
record highs for those two states.
In 1980 Hurricane Allen came ashore above Brownsville TX dropping
fifteen inches of rain near San Antonio, and up to 20
inches in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tidal flooding
occurred along the South Texas coast. Hurricane Allen
packed winds to 150 mph, and also spawned twenty-nine
tornadoes. Total damage from the storm was estimated at
750 million dollars.
In 1987 Unseasonably hot weather continued in the southeastern
U.S. Ten cities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
reported record high temperatures for the date. Macon GA
hit 101 degrees. A tropical depression deluged
southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana with
torrential rains.
In 1988 Citizens of Bluefield WV, where the Chamber of Commerce
provides free lemonade on days when the temperature warms
into the 90s, were able to celebrate their record high of
90 degrees. Eight other cities also reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a
reading of 102 degrees.
In 1989 Thirty-eight cities in the south central and southeastern
U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date,
including Asheville NC with a reading of 48 degrees, and
Victoria TX with a low of 63 degrees. Oklahoma City OK
reported a record cool afternoon high of 71 degrees, and
the daily high of 64 degrees at Raleigh NC established a
record for August. In Arizona, a record sixty-four day
streak of 100 degree days at Phoenix came to an end.
In 2003 (9th-10th) Record heat was observed across much of Europe,
with the degree high in London the first time that the
temperature had eclipsed the century mark there. Roth,
Germany had a record high of 105 degrees.
In 2012 At least 13 people were killed, and 20 wounded, when
lightning struck a makeshift mosque in a remote village
in northeast Bangladesh.
In 2020 An intense derecho traveled from southeast South Dakota
all the way to Ohio...770 miles in 14 hours. It flipped
trucks, smashed a grain elevator, and produced numerous
wind gusts over 100 mph in parts of Iowa. At Midway, IA,
a gust to 112 mph was noted. There was extensive
structural and tree damage about ten miles away in Cedar
Rapids, IA. Incredibly, at least half of the city's trees
were lost. The Warning Coordination Meteorologist (and
twenty three year veteran) at the National Weather Service
in the Quad Cities said this during an interview with a
local television station: "I can't recall a similar
incident. Usually the peak intensity is over relatively
quickly. With this they just persisted and persisted."
The state suffered large agricultural losses, with millions
of acres of corn flattened. The storms also tore through
Chicago, IL with 70 to 90 mph winds. Over a million power
outages occurred in the two state area. One location in
Iowa measured a gust to 140 mph, the equivalent of a
category 4 hurricane.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Tuesday August 11, 2026.
This is the 223rd day of the year, there are 142 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
The "Dog Days" officially come to an end on this date,
having begun the third day of July. Superstition has it
that dogs tend to become mad during that time of the year.
In 1940 A major hurricane struck Savannnah GA and Charleston SC
causing the worst inland flooding since 1607.
In 1944 The temperature at Burlington VT soared to an all-time
record high of 101 degrees.
In 1968 A young girl in a lake was injured when a dust devil near
Bristol, Connecticut, carried a 150 pound roof covering a
picnic area into the lake.
In 1980 Clouds and moisture from Hurricane Allen provided a brief
break from the torrid Texas heatwave, with daily highs
mostly in the 70s to lower 90s.
In 1987 An early evening thunderstorm in Wyoming produced hail up
to two inches in diameter from Alva to Hulett. Snow
plows had to be used to clear Highway 24 south of Hulett,
where hail formed drifts two feet deep.
In 1988 Moisture from what remained of Tropical Storm Beryl
resulted in torrential rains across eastern Texas.
Twelve and a half inches of rain deluged Enterprise TX,
which was more than the amount received there during the
previous eight months. Philadelphia PA reported a record
forty-four days of 90 degree weather for the year.
Baltimore MD and Newark NJ reported a record fourteen
straight days of 90 degree heat.
In 1989 One of the most severe convective outbreaks of record
came to a climax in southern California after four days.
Thunderstorms deluged Benton CA with six inches of rain
two days in a row, and flooding which resulted caused
more than a million dollars damage to homes and highways.
Thunderstorms around Yellowstone Park WY produced four
inches of rain in 20 minutes resulting in 15 mudslides.
Thunderstorms over Long Island NY drenched Suffolk County
with 8 to 10 inches of rain. Twenty-three cities in the
southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for
the date. It was, for some cities, the fourth straight
morning of record cold temperatures.
In 1999 A rare F2 tornado strikes downtown Salt Lake City, Utah;
causing extensive damage, injuries, and some fatalities.
It was the first tornado death ever in the state of Utah.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Friday September 4, 2026.
This is the 247th day of the year, there are 118 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1939 A thunderstorm deluged Washington D.C. with 4.4 inches of
rain in two hours. September of that year was very dry
across much of the nation, and Washington D.C. received
more rain in that two hour period than most other places
in the country that entire month.
In 1970 The greatest natural disaster of record for Arizona
occurred. Unprecedented rains caused rivers in central
Arizona to rise five to ten feet per hour, sweeping cars
and buildings as far as 30 to 40 miles downstream.
Flooding claimed the lives of 23 persons, mainly campers,
and caused millions of dollars damage. Water crested 36
feet above normal near Sunflower AZ. Workman's Creek was
deluged with 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hour to establish
a state record. Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm
Norma led to the severe flooding. (4th-6th)
In 1986 An unusually strong dust devil moved across the Flagstaff
Pulliam Airport. The dust devil blew open the doors of
the National Weather Service office scattering papers and
bringing down a ceiling-mounted light fixture.
In 1987 Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front
produced heavy rain across the Southern Atlantic Coast
States. Up to eight inches was reported north of
Charleston SC. Serious flooding was reported in Monks
Corner SC. Seven cities in the northeastern U.S.
reported record low temperatures for the date.
Houlton ME dipped to 32 degrees.
In 1988 The western U.S. experienced another day of record heat.
The afternoon high of 91 degrees at Stampede Pass WA
established an all-time record for that location, and Los
Angeles CA equalled their all-time record high with a
reading of 110 degrees. The record high of 107 degrees
at San Diego CA was their hottest reading in 25 years.
Red Bluff CA was the hot spot in the nation with an
afternoon high of 118 degrees.
In 1989 Overnight thunderstorm rains of four and a half to seven
inches drenched eastern Nebraska during the morning
hours, pushing creeks out of their banks, and flooding
fields, country roads and city streets. Totals ranged up
to 6.97 inches south of Creston. It was also a soggy
Labor Day for northern Florida, with 6.82 inches of rain
reported at Jacksonville. Evening thunderstorms produced
2.75 inches of rain in one hour at Sandlewood FL.
In 2010 After being as strong as a category 4 hurricane with 145
winds a few days earlier...Tropical Storm Earl with 70
mph winds, extending out 205 miles from the center, came
ashore near Western Head Nova Scotia...producing a wide
area of tropical storm force winds and flooding rain.
In 2012 Strong winds from a Bering Sea storm impacted portions of
southern Alaska, from the Aleutians to south-central
Alaska, Tuesday evening through the overnight hours. Winds
of 50-60 mph were prevalent in Anchorage, with gusts to
over 100 mph observed just east of Anchorage in the higher
elevations.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Saturday September 5, 2026.
This is the 248th day of the year, there are 117 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1925 The temperature at Centerville AL soars to 112 degrees to
establish a state record. Every reporting station in
Alabama was 100 degrees or above that afternoon.
In 1933 A hurricane hit Brownsville TX killing forty persons and
causing 12 million dollars damage.
In 1950 Hurricane Easy produced the greatest 24 hour rainfall in
U.S. weather records. The hurricane deluged Yankeetown,
on the upper west coast of Florida, with 38.7 inches of
rain.
In 1975 Strong winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing
dust resulting in a 22-car chain reaction accident on
Interstate 10 near Toltec AZ. Two persons were killed,
and 14 others were injured.
In 1987 Thunderstorms over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast
States drenched Charleston SC with 5.50 inches of rain,
and a total of 13.50 inches in two days, flooding homes,
and leaving roads and bridges under water. A tropical storm
which formed off the Carolina coast was responsible for
torrential rains over coastal regions of South Carolina.
Between the 30th of August and the 8th of September,
Charleston SC received 18.44 inches of rain. The heavy rains
caused extensive flooding around the city of Charleston,
seriously damaged cotton crops in the eastern part of the
state, and resulted in an unusally high number of mosquitoes.
In 1988 Five days of heavy rain commenced in west central
Florida. Up to 20 inches of rain in four days resulted
in extensive urban flooding, and evacuation of 1000
homes. Flooding claimed four lives, and caused more than
five million dollars proprty damage.
In 1989 Thunderstorms produced six to ten inches of rain in south
central Kansas between 6 AM and Noon. Serious flooding
was reported around Wichita, with water four feet deep
along some roads. A cold front crossing the Northern
High Plains Region produced wind gusts to 63 mph at
Sheridan WY.
In 2003 Hurricane Fabian hit Bermuda as a category 3 hurricane,
the strongest hurricane to hit there in decades, with
120 mph winds. The Bermuda Weather Service reported an
unofficial observation of 117 mph sustained winds, with
gusts to 127 mph. The Bermuda Airport reported sustained
winds of 103 mph, with gusts to 132 mph. Elsewhere,
Typhpoon Dujan slammed into the southern Chinese coastal
city of Shenzhen, killing at least 20 people, and causing
extensive damage to parts of the country's showcase
economic development zone. Of the 20 fatalities, 16 were
killed when a workers dormitory collapsed, and at least
20 others were injured. It was the worst damage to that
damage to that region since 1979.
In 2017 Hurricane Irma became the most powerful hurricane in the
Atlantic Basin, outside of the Caribbean and Gulf Of Mexico
with 185 mph winds. She became only the 5th Atlantic Basin
Hurricane with a peak wind speed of 180 mph or greater;
the others were Allen (1980), the Labor Day Hurricane of
1935, Gilbert (1988), and Wilma (2005). She also set the
record for being the strongest for so long a period of
time...185 mph winds for 35 straight hours. On Sept. 9,
the entire Florida peninsula, plus the central and eastern
Florida panhandle, were under a Hurricane Warning, with
part of the western Florida panhandle under a Tropical
Storm Warning...and only the extreme western Florida
panhandle not under either one of those (5th-9th).
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Sunday September 6, 2026.
This is the 249th day of the year, there are 116 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1881 Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow
Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in
Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed.
Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake
Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
In 1929 Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes
were noted at 9 AM at Alton.
In 1987 Heavy rainfall led to a mudslide which engulfed a mountain
road in Venezuela. 200 were killed as mud swamped their
cars. Thunderstorms produced more than seven inches of rain
in Georgia. Four persons drowned, and two others suffered
injury, as three couples attempted to cross Mills Stone
Creek at Echols Mill in their automobile. Smoke from
forest fires in California and Oregon spread across Utah
into western Colorado.
In 1988 Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north
central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported
record low temperatures for the date, including Saint
Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 at
Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for
so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees
at Hibbing MN and Philips WI.
In 1989 An early afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to
104 mph at Winterhaven FL flipping over four airplanes,
and damaging five others. The high winds also damaged a
hangar and three other buildings. A cold front produced
strong winds and blowing dust in the Northern High
Plains, with gusts to 54 mph reported at Buffalo SD.
Powerful Hurricane Gabrielle and strong easterly winds
combined to create waves up to ten feet high along the
south half of the Atlantic coast.
In 2012 Hurricane Michael, in the Atlantic Basin, became a
hurricane...the third earliest formation of the seventh
hurricane in a year...only behind 1886 and 1893.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Monday September 7, 2026.
This is the 250th day of the year, there are 115 days left.

On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1881 The temperature soared to 101 degrees at New York City,
102 degrees at Boston MA, and 104 degrees at Washington D.C.
In 1888 Much of the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast Region
experienced freezing temperatures. Killer frosts
resulted in a million dollars damage to crops in Maine.
In 1909 Topeka KS was drenched with 8.08 inches of rain in
24 hours to establish a record for that location. (6th-7th)
In 1970 A lightning bolt struck a group of football players at
Gibbs High School in Saint Petersburg FL, killing two
persons and injuring 22 others. All the thirty-eight
players and four coaches are knocked off their feet.
In 1987 Showers and thunderstorms produced 4 to 8 inch rains in
three to six hours in Virginia, with totals across the
state for the Labor Day weekend ranging up to fourteen
inches. The Staunton River crested at 34.44 feet at
Altavista on the 8th, its highest level since 1940.
Damage due to flooding was estimated at seven million
dollars in Bedford, Henry, and Franklin.
In 1988 Fifty cities across the eastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. The low of 56 degrees at
Mobile AL was their coolest reading of record for so
early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at
Athens OH, and to 30 degrees at Thomas WV.
In 1989 Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced four inches of
rain at Texamah overnight, and up to six inches of rain
in southwestern Iowa. Evening thunderstorms in eastern
Colorado produced golf ball size hail at Clear Creek and
at Nederland. Late evening thunderstorms in Iowa
drenched Harlan with more than four inches of rain.
In 2002 Tropical Storm Fay came ashore at Matagorda Bay, Texas,
producing flooding rains and several tornadoes.
In 2012 (7th-8th) A line of severe thunderstorms associated with
a cold front sweeping across Arkansas, brought widespread
damage, in the form of damaging winds (one home weather
measured gusts near 85 mph), hail (up to baseball size in
in some cases), and nearly continuous lightning. From 3pm
Sept. 7 to 5am Sept. 8, there were approximately 53,000
cloud to ground lightning strikes in Arkansas. Between
8pm and 9pm Sept. 7, approximately 12,200 lightning
strikes occurred...averaging over 200 strikes a minute!!
In 2020 Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene form over the eastern
Atlantic...the earliest named P and R storms in the
Atlantic basin.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)