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

 Today is Saturday  December 19, 2015.
 This is the 353rd day of the year, there are 12 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 1777 The Continental Army moved into encampment at
            Valley Forge amidst stormy winds and piercing cold.
            A relatively moderate winter followed.
    In 1924 The Riverside Ranger Station in Yellowstone Park WY
            reported a low of 59 degrees below zero, a December
            record for the U.S.
    In 1957 A tornado, 200 yards in width, killed two persons along
            its 15-mile path from near Waldo to near Bueana Vista in
            southwestern Arkansas.  People from one house were
            carried 250 yards, and cars were said to have been
            carried 600 yards.
    In 1967 A record 83 inches of snow covered the ground at
            Flagstaff AZ.  The heavy snows inflicted great hardships
            on reservations.
    In 1987 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds
            in eastern Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.
            Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Venus TX
            and Providence LA.  Rain prevailed from the Southern
            Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley.  Small stream
            flooding was reported around Columbia MO.
    In 1988 Low pressure and a trailing cold front in the central
            U.S. brought snow and high winds to parts of the Rocky
            Mountain Region.  Winds in Colorado gusted to 67 mph at
            La Junta.  Thunderstorms along the cold front produced
            wind gusts to 65 mph at Kansas City MO.
    In 1989 High winds and heavy snow plagued the northern and
            central Rockies.  Snowfall totals in Montana ranged up to
            12 inches at Lincoln, and wind gusts in Colorado reached
            97 mph at Squaw Mountain.  Twelve cities in the north
            central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the
            date, including Dickinson ND with a reading of 26 degrees
            below zero.  Bismarck ND was the cold spot in the nation
            with a morning low of 35 degrees below zero.
    In 2011 (19th through 21st). A major winter storm and blizzard
            affected much of the southern plains, including parts
            of Colorado, eastern New Mexico, the Texas and Oklahoma
            panhandles, and much of Kansas. A snow drift of 10 feet
            was reported in Springfield, Colorado...with snow totals
            of 1 to 2 feet common in many areas. Many roads were
            shut down, including Interstates 40 and 25 west of
            Amarillo, Texas, and Albequerque, New Mexico, among
            other areas, stranding many travelers.
    In 2012 (19th-20th) A contrast in weather was across the country,
            with winter storm and blizzard conditions across the west
            (especially from Colorado east-northeast to the Great Lakes
            region)...and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across the
            south, in portions of Arkansas and the Gulf Coast. Strong
            winds behind the cold front affected a large area, with
            large numbers of people without power. A 30 car pileup on
            Interstate 35 near Fort Dodge, Iowa, during the blizzard,
            claimed at least one life. Gusts from the severe storms in
            Arkansas exceeded hurricane force in some places.


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