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

Today is Tuesday August 18, 2026.
This is the 230th day of the year, there are 135 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 During the late morning hours a severe hailstorm struck
southeastern Iowa completely destroying crops along a
path six to ten miles wide and 75 miles long. The hail
also injured and killed poultry and livestock, and caused
a total of 2.5 million dollars damage. The hailstorm
flattened fields of corn to such an extent that many had
to leave their farms in search of other work. It was one
of the worst hailstorms of record for the nation.
In 1983 Hurricane Alicia ravaged southeastern Texas. The
hurricane caused more than three billion dollars property
damage, making it one of the costliest hurricanes in the
history of the U.S. Just thirteen persons were killed,
but 1800 others were injured. The hurricane packed winds
to 130 mph as it crossed Galveston Island, and spawned
twenty-two tornadoes in less than 24 hours as it made
landfall.
In 1987 Thirteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Orlando FL with a
reading of 98 degrees, and Portland ME with a high of 94
degrees. Newark NJ reached 90 degrees for the thirty-
sixth time of the year, their second highest total of
record.
In 1988 Twenty-two cities, from the Carolinas to the Upper Ohio
Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date,
pushing the total number of daily record highs since the
first of June above the 1100 mark. Afternoon highs of
102 at Greensboro NC and 105 at Raleigh NC equalled all-
time records. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced
wind gusts to 75 mph at Scobey.
In 1989 Thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region
and the Upper Ohio Valley produced torrential rains in
eastern Virginia during the late morning and afternoon
hours. Totals ranged up to 12 inches at Yorktown.
Williamsburg VA was deluged with 10.78 inches of rain
between 6 AM and 10 AM, with 6.72 inches reported in just
two hours. Flash flooding caused nearly twelve million
dollars damage in Accomack County VA. Early evening
thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced
walnut size hail and wind gusts to 80 mph around Casper WY.
Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the
Yellowstone Park area, causing fifteen mudslides.
In 2011 Severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage at Omaha,
Nebraska. At the airport, baseball sized hail damaged
several planes, and portions of an airport concourse.
The downburst winds of 100 mph pushed a jetway into a
plane, injuring a pilot, and another pilot was injured
after being struck by hail. Many vehicles at the airport
also suffered hail damage. The airport was closed for a
time, due to the severe weather, affecting over 2700
passengers. Elsewhere, the third massive dust storm in
months hit the Phoenix, Arizona area. This storm was
as much as 60 miles wide and 4000 feet high. The airport
was once again closed for a time. Numerous traffic
accidents occurred due to the low visibility.
--- 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 Wednesday August 19, 2026.
This is the 231st day of the year, there are 134 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 1788 A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon
forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine.
A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster
in the now populated area.
In 1969 'Never say die' Camille let loose a cloudburst in
Virginia resulting in flash floods and landslides which
killed 151 persons and cause 140 million dollars damage.
Massies Hill VA received 27 inches of rain.
In 1986 The temperature at San Antonio TX soared to an all-time
record high of 108 degrees.
In 1987 Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread
severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri
during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail
three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which
downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons.
Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail
northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton.
Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton
KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS
was estimated at 3.5 million dollars.
In 1988 Raleigh NC reported a record hot temperature reading
of 103 degrees. Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma
produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh
County. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of
rain at Morgantown.
In 1989 Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware
with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with
local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain. Twenty-six
major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges
were washed out. Flooding caused nearly four million
dollars damage to local businesses.
In 1991 Hurricane Bob roared ashore at Newport, Rhode Island.
2.1 million homes and businesses lost power.
--- 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 Thursday August 20, 2026.
This is the 232nd day of the year, there are 133 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 1886 The town of Indianola TX was completely destroyed by a
hurricane, and never rebuilt.
In 1910 The "big blow up" of forest fires finally came to an end
in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which
burned three million acres destroying six billion board
feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85
persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the
entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the
way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S.
and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire
protection laws.
In 1987 Half a dozen cities in the Central Plains Region reported
record high temperatures for the date, including Pueblo
CO with a reading of 102 degrees, and Goodland KS with a
high of 104 degrees. Hill City KS reached 106 degrees.
In 1988 Sheridan WY reported a record hot temperature reading of
100 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball
size hail near Fortuna ND, and wind gusts to 70 mph near
Webster SD.
In 1989 Early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in
southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, with up to
six inches reported around Tulsa OK. Some roads in the
Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep.
Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in northern
Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Thunderstorms produced
winds gusts to 75 mph in Major County OK, and hail two
inches in diameter at Jennings KS.
In 1991 In South Dakota, a 3 AM electrical storm was so bright,
a civil defense director was able to drive 10 minutes
without his headlights.
--- 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 25, 2026.
This is the 237th day of the year, there are 128 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 1814 A tornado struck Washington, DC. While causing damage to
much of the city, the damage blocked exit routes from
invading British Troops that came into the city the day
before. The torrential rains from the severe thunderstorms
put out the raging fires that had been set by British
troops the day before.
In 1885 A severe hurricane struck South Carolina causing
1.3 million dollars damage at Charleston.
In 1940 New Jersey experienced its coldest August morning of
record, with lows of 32 degrees at Layton and
Charlotteburg.
In 1987 Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in eastern
Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. Stanton IA reported
10.50 inches of rain. Water was reported up to the
handle of automobiles west of Greenwood NE. Rainfall
totals for a two day period ranged from 7 to 14 inches
across southwestern Iowa. Crop damage was in the
millions for both states. Subsequent flooding of streams
in Iowa the last week of August caused millions of
dollars damage to crops, as some streams crested ten feet
above flood stage.
In 1988 Seven cities in California reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Sacramento with
an afternoon reading of 104 degrees. Thunderstorms
produced locally heavy rains in Arizona. Chino Valley
was drenched with 2.50 inches of rain in just thirty
minutes washing out a couple of streets in town.
In 1989 Morning thunderstorms drenched Spencer IN with 4.10
inches of rain in three hours causing extensive street
flooding. Evening thunderstorms in eastern Kansas
produced up to six inches of rain around Emporia, and
four inches of rain in just forty-five minutes near
Parsons, and also produced wind gusts to 70 mph at
Lake Melvern.
In 2017 Powerful Hurricane Harvey became a Category 4 hurricane
with 130 mph winds prior to landfall at Rockport, Texas.
It was the first Category 4 Hurricane to hit the U.S.
since Charley struck western Florida in 2004...and the
first Category 4 hurricane to hit Texas since Carla in
1961. He was forecast to dump from 3 to 5 feet of rain
Cfall in several areas of Texas and Louisiana, as the
steering currents around him collapsed, and he would
move very little in south Texas for several days.
--- 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 Wednesday August 26, 2026.
This is the 238th day of the year, there are 127 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 1883 Krakatoa Volcano exploded in the East Indies. The
explosion was heard more than 2500 miles away, and every
barograph around the world recorded the passage of the
air wave, up to seven times. Giant waves, 125 feet high
and traveling 300 mph, devastated everything in their
path, hurling ashore coral blocks weighing up to 900
tons, and killing more than 36,000 persons. Volcanic ash
was carried around the globe in thirteen days producing
blue and green suns in the tropics, and then vivid red
sunsets in higher latitudes. The temperature of the
earth was lowered one degree for the next two years,
finally recovering to normal by 1888.
In 1949 A hurricane made landfall at Delray Beach. Winds reached
153 mph at the Jupiter Lighthouse before the anemometer
failed. The hurricane caused 45 million dollars damage
to crops. The hurricane also caught the Georgia and
South Carolina coast resulting in another two million
dollars damage.
In 1965 Severe thunderstorms associated with the invasion of
arctic air spawned tornadoes and produced 100 mph winds
in the Chicago area.
In 1976 A weak tornado touched down briefly in the Hockley Hills
near Kiana AK, about 29 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
In 1987 Showers and thunderstorms drenched northern Illinois
during the morning and afternoon hours pushing August
rainfall totals for Chicago, Moline and Peoria to new all-
time highs for any month of the year. By the end of
August, Chicago had received 17.10 inches of rain, which
easily surpassed their previous record of 14.17 inches
established in September 1961.
In 1988 A dozen cities in Texas, Colorado and California reported
record high temperatures for the date, including highs of
100 at Pueblo CO, 106 at Wichita Falls TX, and 109 at
Redding CA. Afternoon thunderstorms in Utah deluged the
town of Beaver with more than an inch of rain in twenty
minutes.
In 1989 Anchorage AK was soaked with a steady rain, and the
24 hour total of 4.12 inches smashed their previous
24 hour precipitation total of 2.10 inches. It also
pushed their rainfall total for the month past the
previous August record.
In 1992 Hurricane Andrew made its second US landfall west-southwest
of Morgan City, Louisiana.
In 2003 (23rd-27th) Starting as a Tropical Storm, Ignacio became
the latest first hurricane for the season in the Eastern
Pacific basin. At its peak, it had 105 mph winds, but
drifted slowly toward Baja California, finally coming
on the 26th as a minimal hurricane. Rainfall totals were
over 20 inches in many places, with major flooding and
mudslides across areas of Baja California and northwest
Mexico, before dissipating over Baja California on the
27th. Typhoon Krovanh hit the Chinese province of Hainan
with heavy rains and strong winds, resulting in widespread
flooding, damage, and injuries.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)