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Ärende: Today In Weather History
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 TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Friday  November 10, 2006.
 This is the 314th day of the year, there are 51 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1915 An unusually late season tornado struck the central
            Kansas town of Great Bend killing eleven persons along
            its 35 mile track.  The tornado destroyed 160 homes in
            Great Bend and caused a million dollars damage. Hundreds
            of dead ducks dropped from the sky northeast of the
            track's end.
    In 1975 Another "freshwater fury" hit the Great Lakes.  A large
            ore carrier on Lake Superior, the Edmund Fitzgerald, sank
            near Crisp Point with the loss of its crew of 29 men.
            Eastern Upper Michigan and coastal Lower Michigan were
            hardest hit by the storm, which produced wind gusts to 71
            at Sault Ste Marie MI, and gusts to 78 mph at Grand
            Rapids MI.  Severe land and road erosion occurred along
            the Lake Michigan shoreline.  A popular hit song by
            Gordon Lightfoot was inspired by the storm.
    In 1987 A cold front brought snow to the Appalachian Region and
            freezing temperatures to the central U.S.  Up to nine
            inches of snow blanketed Garrett County of extreme
            western Maryland.  Freezing temperatures were reported as
            far south as El Paso TX and San Angelo TX.  Gale force
            winds lashed the Middle Atlantic Coast and the coast of
            southern New England.  Thunderstorms brought fire
            quenching rains to Alabama, and produced large hail and
            damaging winds in eastern North Carolina.  Ahead of the
            cold front, seven cities in Florida and Georgia reported
            record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed
            into the 80s.
    In 1988 Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure
            system in southeastern Ontario buffeted the northeastern
            U.S., with the Lower Great Lakes Region hardest hit.
            Winds in western New York State gusted to 68 mph at
            Buffalo, to 69 mph at Niagra Falls, and to 78 mph at
            Brockport.  Four persons were injured at Rome NY when a
            tree was blown onto their car.
    In 1989 Strong southwesterly winds prevailed along the eastern
            slopes of the Rockies in Montana and Wyoming.  Winds of
            80 to 90 mph prevailed across the northwest chinook zone
            of Montana, with gusts to 112 mph.  Unseasonably warm
            weather accompanied the high winds.  Shortly after
            midnight the temperature at Kalispell MT reached a record
            59 degrees. Windy and wet weather prevailed across
            Washington State. Strong southerly winds gusted to 70 mph
            at Rattlesnake Ridge, near Hanford.  Six rivers in western
            Washington State rose above flood stage between the 9th
            and the 11th of the month, following eight days of moderate
            to heavy rain.  Rainfall over the western slopes of the
            Cascade Mountains between the 3rd and the 10th ranged from
            14 to 24 inches.  High freezing levels also caused the early
            snowpack to melt, adding to the runoff in the rain swollen
            rivers.  Damage was heaviest in Whatcom County, where the
            Nooksack River caused nearly six million dollars damage,
            mostly to roads and bridges.
    In 1999 Snowplows had to be called out in Eden Prarie, MN to clean
            up after a hailstorm.
    In 2002 (9th-11th) A widespread severe weather and tornado outbreak
            affected a large area from Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana
            eastward across the Mississippi River, to the east coast.
            One tornado late on the 9th blew out the windows of a law
            enforcement vehicle in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Coverage
            and intensity both increased dramatically on the 10th, with
            Tornado Watches and Tornado Warnings covering areas from
            Pennsylvania southwest to Louisiana on the 10th. Damage was
            widespread, with many injuries and fatalities across several
            states. An F-4 tornado struck Van Wert, Ohio. Mossy Grove,
            Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville, was all but destroyed.
            Preliminary reports showed at least 56 tornadoes, and 44
            fatalities.

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