Much of this data is courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center
(www.spc.noaa.gov) -- please get permission before using this
data for yourself.

Special thanks go to Fred Otsby, Hugh Crowther, David Ludlum,
and many others, for preparing this data. This is NOT an all
inclusive listing of weather history. More detailed, or similar
information can be found at:

1) The National Climate Data Center at:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

2) KATV, the ABC-TV affiliate, in Little Rock, Arkansas, Weather
Link at:

http://cfc.katv.com/weatherhistory.cfm

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

Today is Tuesday July 6, 2010.
This is the 187th day of the year, there are 178 days left.

On this day...
In 1895 A violent tornado killed 71 persons on its forty-mile
track across northwestern Iowa. Forty-nine persons were
killed around Pomeroy, where eighty percent of
the buildings were destroyed, with most leveled to the
ground. Photos showed most of the town without a wall or
tree left standing.
In 1928 A hailstorm at Potter NE produced a stone which was
5.5 inches in diameter, and seventeen inches in
circumference, weighing a pound and a half.
In 1985 Lightning struck a large transformer in Salt Lake County
sending a 200 foot fireball into the air and blacking out
almost the entire state for up to five hours.
In 1986 Thunderstorm rains at mid morning, and again during the
evening, produced major flash-flooding at Leavenworth KS.
The official rainfall total was 10.37 inches, but
unofficial totals exceeded twelve inches.
In 1987 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in twenty-one
states east of the Rockies, with severe weather reported
in Kentucky and Indiana for the second day in a row. A
thunderstorm produced more than five inches of rain in
one hour near Reynolds IL. Rochester NY was soaked with
3.25 inches, a record 24 hour total for the month of July.
In 1988 Thirty-six cities in the north central and northeastern
U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date.
Highs of 98 at International Falls MN and 101 at Flint MI
equalled all-time records. Highs of 96 at Muskegon MI
and 97 at Buffalo NY were records for July.
In 1989 Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern
U.S. Ten cities reported record high temperatures for
the date, including Las Vegas NV with a reading of
115 degrees. Hanksville UT reached 112 degrees, Bullhead
City AZ hit 120 degrees, and Death Valley CA soared to
126 degrees.
In 2001 A strong waterspout at Myrtle Beach, SC came onshore,
becoming a strong tornado. Several people were injured
by flying debris, with heavy property damage.

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