Subj : Todays Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Jul 02 2023 00:01:35 TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Sunday July 2, 2023. This is the 183rd day of the year, there are 182 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 1833 An unusually large New England tornado, one half to three quarters of a mile wide, went from Salem Pond to Norton Pond VT, and then into Canada. It "prostrated" nearly everything in its path. In 1843 An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston SC during a thunderstorm. In 1986 The year's deadliest tornado killed 3 as it destroyed 10 and damaged 20 mobile homes in Jacksonville, North Carolina. In 1987 Thunderstorms in Colorado produced hail as large as golf balls northwest of Kiowa, which accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. Hail two and a half inches in diameter was reported at Black Forest. Hail damaged 900 acres of crops south of the town of Wiggins. In 1988 Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The morning low of 47 degrees at Roanoke VA broke the July record set the previous day. In 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S., with 158 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Evening thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced softball size hail which caused more than five million dollars damage at Allen, and wind gusts to 90 mph at Dallas, which injured eight persons and caused seven million dollars damage. Winnfield LA reported 29.52 inches of rain in six days, for a total of 62.50 inches for the first six months of the year. Midland TX reported an all-time record high of 112 degrees. In 2016 Tropical Storm Agatha formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the latest first tropical storm in that basin since Ava in 1969. --- * Synchronet * The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .