Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Apr 18 2017 10:07 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Tuesday April 18, 2017. This is the 108th day of the year, there are 257 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 1880 More than two dozen tornadoes were reported from Kansas and Arkansas to Wisconsin and Michigan. More than 100 persons were killed, including 65 persons at Marshfield MO. In 1906 A severe earthquake shook San Francisco, and unusual easterly winds spread fires destroying the city. In 1944 California experienced its worst hailstorm of record. Damage mounted to two million dollars as two consecutive storms devastated the Sacramento Valley destroying the fruit crop. In 1957 A dust devil near Dracut MA lifted a small child three feet into the air, and rolled two other children on the ground. Fortunately, none of the three were hurt. The dust devil was accompanied by a loud whistling sound, as it moved westward. In 1970 Rapid City SD received a record 22 inches of snow in 24 hours. (17th-18th) In 1987 Thirty-one cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN with a reading of 88 degrees, and Bismarck ND with a high of 92 degrees. A sharp cold front produced high winds in the western U.S. Winds in Utah gusted to 99 mph at the Park City Angle Station, and capsized a boat on Utah Lake, drowning four persons. In 1988 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the southeastern U.S. A strong (F-2) tornado severely damaged seventeen mobile homes near Bainbridge GA, injuring three persons. In 1989 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A thunderstorm in Pecos County of southwest Texas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Imperial. In 1990 Heavy snow blanketed the west central valleys and southwest mountains of Colorado with up to 18 inches of snow. Nine cities from the Mid Mississippi Valley to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region reported record low temperatures for the date, including Fort Wayne, IN with a reading of 23 degrees. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .