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

Today is Sunday August 30, 2026.
This is the 242nd day of the year, there are 123 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 1776 General Washington took advantage of a heavy fog to
evacuate Long Island after a defeat. Adverse winds kept
the British fleet from intervening.
In 1839 A hurricane moved from Cape Hatteras NC to offshore New
England. An unusual feature of the hurricane was the
snow it helped produce, which whitened the Catskill
Mountains of New York State. Considerable snow was also
reported at Salem NY.
In 1982 A tropical depression brought torrential rains to
portions of southern Texas. Up to twelve inches fell
south of Houston, and as much as eighteen inches fell
southeast of Austin. The tropical depression spawned
fourteen tornadoes in three days. Record cold gripped
the northeastern U.S. Thirty-one cities in New England
reported record lows, and areas of Vermont received up
to three inches of snow.
In 1987 Eight cities in California and Oregon reported record
high temperatures for the date, including Redding CA and
Sacramento CA where the mercury hit 100 degrees.
In 1988 Thunderstorms drenched Georgia and the Carolinas with
heavy rain, soaking Columbia SC with 4.10 inches in three
hours. Fresno CA was the hot spot in the nation with a
record high of 109 degrees. Duluth MN tied their record
for the month of August with a morning low of 39 degrees.
In 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
large hail in Montana and North Dakota during the evening
and early nighttime hours. Hail three inches in diameter
was reported 20 miles south of Medora ND, and
thunderstorms over Dawson County MT produced up to three
inches of rain. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size
hail at Roundup MT, Dazey ND and Protection KS.
In 2003 (30th-Sept. 1) Seven vehicles were swept off of the KS
Turnpike, with 4 fatalities...due to flash flooding.
Rainfall totals over much of Indiana ranged from 6-10
inches.
In 2012 Tropical Storm Leslie formed in the Atlantic basin. This
is the second earliest formation of the 12th named storm
in a season on record, eclipsed only by Luis in 1995.
--- 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 Monday August 31, 2026.
This is the 243rd day of the year, there are 122 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
Final day of meterological summer.
In 1915 The temperature at Bartlesville OK dipped to 38 degrees
to establish a state record for the month of August.
In 1954 Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing
60 persons and causing 450 million dollars damage. It
was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England
that year.
In 1971 The low of 84 degrees and high of 108 degrees at Death
Valley CA were the coolest of the month. The average
daily high was 115.7 degrees that August, and the average
daily low was 93.4 degrees.
In 1984 Lightning ignited several forest fires in Montana, one of
which burned through 100,000 acres of timber and
grassland.
In 1987 Eight cities in Washington and Oregon reported record
high temperatures for the date, including Eugene OR and
Portland OR with afternoon highs of 102 degrees. The
high of 102 at Portland smashed their previous record for
the date by twelve degrees. Frost was reported in South
Dakota. Aberdeen SD established a record for the month
of August with a low of 32 degrees. Britton SD dipped to
31 degrees.
In 1988 August ended on a relatively mild and tranquil note for
most of the nation. Forest fires in the northwestern
U.S. scorched 180,000 acres of land during the last week
of August.
In 1989 Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front spread
severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana through the
course of the day and night. Thunderstorms in Minnesota
produced baseball size hail near Saint Michael and
Hutchinson, and drenched Moose Lake with nine inches of
rain in six hours. Tucson AZ hit 100 degrees for a
record 79th time in the year, surpassing the record
established the previous year.
In 2002 Typhoon Ruso slammed into South Korea, causing major
flooding and damage.
In 2015 Satellite data suggested that the eye of Hurricane Fred
passed just southwest of Boa Vista Island in the Cape
Verde Islands. According to the official Atlantic tropical
record, which begins in 1851, Fred is the furst hurricane
to pass through the Cape Verde Islands since 1892.
--- 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 September 1, 2026.
This is the 244th day of the year, there are 121 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
First day of meteorological autumn.
In 1894 A forest fire driven by high winds burned down the town
of Hinkley MN killing 418 persons.
In 1897 Hailstone drifts six feet deep were reported in
Washington County IA.
In 1914 The town of Bloomington MI was deluged with 9.78 inches
of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (31st-
1st)
In 1955 The temperature at Los Angeles CA soared to an all-time
high of 110 degrees during an eight day string of
100 degree weather.
In 1979 A home in Centerville TN was hit by lightning and totally
destroyed. It marked the third time that the house had
been hit by lightning since being built in 1970.
In 1987 Cool Canadian air invaded the Midwest. Six cities
reported record low temperatures for the date, including
Indianapolis IN with a reading of 44 degrees. Hot
weather continued in the northwestern U.S. Five cities
reported record high temperatures for the date, including
Hanover WA, where the mercury soared to 106 degrees.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Upper
Mississippi Valley. Ely MN was drenched with three
inches of rain in two hours, and pelted with one inch
hail. The heavy rain flooded streets and basements, and
the high water pressure which resulted blew the covers
off manholes.
In 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
severe weather in Oklahoma during the late afternoon and
evening hours. Thunderstorms produced hail two inches in
diameter west of Arapahoe, and wind gusts to 70 mph at
Luther and south of Harrah. Early morning thunderstorms
over Indiana drenched Kokomo with 5 to 8 inches of rain,
and spawned a tornado which injured three persons at
Bruce Lake.
In 2003 Thirty-one states and Puerto Rico experienced flooding
over the Labor Day Weekend. In the southern U.S., reports
of flooding extended from California to the Carolinas.
And, in the middle of the country, from Utah to
Pennsylvania, there was widespread urban, small stream
and street flooding, with hundreds of roads closed.
Rainfall totals in much of Indiana ranged from 6 to 10
inches, with a record daily total at Indianapolis. The
previous Friday, seven vehicles were swept off the Kansas
turnpike, with 4 fatalities, and 2 others missing.
In 2004 (1st-6th) Powerful hurricane Frances with 145 mph
winds slammed into the Bahamas, with numerous
reports of winds over 100 mph, and torrential rain.
Frances slowed near the northwest Bahamas, and
weakened to 105 mph, as dry air got entrained into
the west side of the system on the 3rd and 4th.
Frances stalled for a time just offshore from Palm
Beach area, before slowly moving again...coming
onshore near Stuart, FL...between West Palm Beach
and Vero Beach. Over 3 million lost power from the
storm, and over 13 inches of rain fell in some areas.
Damage was widespread across the state. Frances
weakened to a Tropical Storm late on the 5th, then
made landfall near St. Marks, FL on the 6th. Frances
also spawned over 70 tornadoes over much of the southeast
U.S....second only to Beulah in 1967 with 115 tornadoes.
In 2019 Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas with 185 mph
winds, and a pressure of 26.87 inches (910 millibars),
making it the strongest hurricane to hit the Bahamas in
modern history. Wind gusts exceeded 220 mph.
--- 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 September 3, 2026.
This is the 246th day of the year, there are 119 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 1821 A hurricane made landfall at Long Island, near Kennedy
Airport, then moved through western Connecticut. The
hurricane produced a record tide at New York City.
In 1953 The temperature at Erie PA reached 99 degrees,
and Stroudsburg PA established a state record
for September with a reading of 106 degrees.
In 1961 Denver CO received 4.2 inches of snow, their earliest
snow of record.
In 1967 100+ mph winds drove golfball size hail across the Texas
Panhandle. One stone was 11" in circumference.
In 1970 During the early evening hours, in the midst of a severe
hailstorm at Coffeyville KS, a stone 17.5 inches in
circumference and nearly two pounds in weight was
recovered. It was the largest measured hailstone in U.S.
weather records. Average stone size from the storm was
five inches in diameter, with another stone reportedly
eight inches in diameter.
In 1987 Temperatures dipped into the 40s and 50s for morning lows
across much of the eastern half of the country, with
eleven cities reporting record lows for the date.
Pellston MI tied Gunnison CO for honors as the cold spot
in the nation with a low of 30 degrees. Smoke from
forest fires darkened skies in southern Oregon
and northern California.
In 1988 Sixteen cities in the northwestern U.S. reported record
high temperatures for the date. Highs of 89 degrees
at Stampede Pass WA and 116 at Redding CA established
records for the month of September. Readings of 98 at
Spokane WA and 100 at Yakima WA equalled records for
September.
In 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
severe weather from Minnesota to Nebraska during the day
and evening. Evening thunderstorms in Nebraska produced
wind gusts to 100 mph at Valentine and Gretna, and
produced baseball size hail at Lewellen. Thunderstorms
in Arizona produced 2.20 inches of rain in forty minutes
at Green Valley, and wind gusts to 60 mph. Eight cities
in Texas and Florida reported record high temperatures
for the date, including Victoria TX and San Antonio TX
with readings of 102 degrees.
--- 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 Friday September 4, 2026.
This is the 247th day of the year, there are 118 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 1939 A thunderstorm deluged Washington D.C. with 4.4 inches of
rain in two hours. September of that year was very dry
across much of the nation, and Washington D.C. received
more rain in that two hour period than most other places
in the country that entire month.
In 1970 The greatest natural disaster of record for Arizona
occurred. Unprecedented rains caused rivers in central
Arizona to rise five to ten feet per hour, sweeping cars
and buildings as far as 30 to 40 miles downstream.
Flooding claimed the lives of 23 persons, mainly campers,
and caused millions of dollars damage. Water crested 36
feet above normal near Sunflower AZ. Workman's Creek was
deluged with 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hour to establish
a state record. Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm
Norma led to the severe flooding. (4th-6th)
In 1986 An unusually strong dust devil moved across the Flagstaff
Pulliam Airport. The dust devil blew open the doors of
the National Weather Service office scattering papers and
bringing down a ceiling-mounted light fixture.
In 1987 Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front
produced heavy rain across the Southern Atlantic Coast
States. Up to eight inches was reported north of
Charleston SC. Serious flooding was reported in Monks
Corner SC. Seven cities in the northeastern U.S.
reported record low temperatures for the date.
Houlton ME dipped to 32 degrees.
In 1988 The western U.S. experienced another day of record heat.
The afternoon high of 91 degrees at Stampede Pass WA
established an all-time record for that location, and Los
Angeles CA equalled their all-time record high with a
reading of 110 degrees. The record high of 107 degrees
at San Diego CA was their hottest reading in 25 years.
Red Bluff CA was the hot spot in the nation with an
afternoon high of 118 degrees.
In 1989 Overnight thunderstorm rains of four and a half to seven
inches drenched eastern Nebraska during the morning
hours, pushing creeks out of their banks, and flooding
fields, country roads and city streets. Totals ranged up
to 6.97 inches south of Creston. It was also a soggy
Labor Day for northern Florida, with 6.82 inches of rain
reported at Jacksonville. Evening thunderstorms produced
2.75 inches of rain in one hour at Sandlewood FL.
In 2010 After being as strong as a category 4 hurricane with 145
winds a few days earlier...Tropical Storm Earl with 70
mph winds, extending out 205 miles from the center, came
ashore near Western Head Nova Scotia...producing a wide
area of tropical storm force winds and flooding rain.
In 2012 Strong winds from a Bering Sea storm impacted portions of
southern Alaska, from the Aleutians to south-central
Alaska, Tuesday evening through the overnight hours. Winds
of 50-60 mph were prevalent in Anchorage, with gusts to
over 100 mph observed just east of Anchorage in the higher
elevations.
--- 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 Saturday September 5, 2026.
This is the 248th day of the year, there are 117 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 The temperature at Centerville AL soars to 112 degrees to
establish a state record. Every reporting station in
Alabama was 100 degrees or above that afternoon.
In 1933 A hurricane hit Brownsville TX killing forty persons and
causing 12 million dollars damage.
In 1950 Hurricane Easy produced the greatest 24 hour rainfall in
U.S. weather records. The hurricane deluged Yankeetown,
on the upper west coast of Florida, with 38.7 inches of
rain.
In 1975 Strong winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing
dust resulting in a 22-car chain reaction accident on
Interstate 10 near Toltec AZ. Two persons were killed,
and 14 others were injured.
In 1987 Thunderstorms over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast
States drenched Charleston SC with 5.50 inches of rain,
and a total of 13.50 inches in two days, flooding homes,
and leaving roads and bridges under water. A tropical storm
which formed off the Carolina coast was responsible for
torrential rains over coastal regions of South Carolina.
Between the 30th of August and the 8th of September,
Charleston SC received 18.44 inches of rain. The heavy rains
caused extensive flooding around the city of Charleston,
seriously damaged cotton crops in the eastern part of the
state, and resulted in an unusally high number of mosquitoes.
In 1988 Five days of heavy rain commenced in west central
Florida. Up to 20 inches of rain in four days resulted
in extensive urban flooding, and evacuation of 1000
homes. Flooding claimed four lives, and caused more than
five million dollars proprty damage.
In 1989 Thunderstorms produced six to ten inches of rain in south
central Kansas between 6 AM and Noon. Serious flooding
was reported around Wichita, with water four feet deep
along some roads. A cold front crossing the Northern
High Plains Region produced wind gusts to 63 mph at
Sheridan WY.
In 2003 Hurricane Fabian hit Bermuda as a category 3 hurricane,
the strongest hurricane to hit there in decades, with
120 mph winds. The Bermuda Weather Service reported an
unofficial observation of 117 mph sustained winds, with
gusts to 127 mph. The Bermuda Airport reported sustained
winds of 103 mph, with gusts to 132 mph. Elsewhere,
Typhpoon Dujan slammed into the southern Chinese coastal
city of Shenzhen, killing at least 20 people, and causing
extensive damage to parts of the country's showcase
economic development zone. Of the 20 fatalities, 16 were
killed when a workers dormitory collapsed, and at least
20 others were injured. It was the worst damage to that
damage to that region since 1979.
In 2017 Hurricane Irma became the most powerful hurricane in the
Atlantic Basin, outside of the Caribbean and Gulf Of Mexico
with 185 mph winds. She became only the 5th Atlantic Basin
Hurricane with a peak wind speed of 180 mph or greater;
the others were Allen (1980), the Labor Day Hurricane of
1935, Gilbert (1988), and Wilma (2005). She also set the
record for being the strongest for so long a period of
time...185 mph winds for 35 straight hours. On Sept. 9,
the entire Florida peninsula, plus the central and eastern
Florida panhandle, were under a Hurricane Warning, with
part of the western Florida panhandle under a Tropical
Storm Warning...and only the extreme western Florida
panhandle not under either one of those (5th-9th).
--- 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 Sunday September 6, 2026.
This is the 249th day of the year, there are 116 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 1881 Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow
Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in
Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed.
Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake
Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
In 1929 Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes
were noted at 9 AM at Alton.
In 1987 Heavy rainfall led to a mudslide which engulfed a mountain
road in Venezuela. 200 were killed as mud swamped their
cars. Thunderstorms produced more than seven inches of rain
in Georgia. Four persons drowned, and two others suffered
injury, as three couples attempted to cross Mills Stone
Creek at Echols Mill in their automobile. Smoke from
forest fires in California and Oregon spread across Utah
into western Colorado.
In 1988 Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north
central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported
record low temperatures for the date, including Saint
Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 at
Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for
so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees
at Hibbing MN and Philips WI.
In 1989 An early afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to
104 mph at Winterhaven FL flipping over four airplanes,
and damaging five others. The high winds also damaged a
hangar and three other buildings. A cold front produced
strong winds and blowing dust in the Northern High
Plains, with gusts to 54 mph reported at Buffalo SD.
Powerful Hurricane Gabrielle and strong easterly winds
combined to create waves up to ten feet high along the
south half of the Atlantic coast.
In 2012 Hurricane Michael, in the Atlantic Basin, became a
hurricane...the third earliest formation of the seventh
hurricane in a year...only behind 1886 and 1893.
--- 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 Monday September 7, 2026.
This is the 250th day of the year, there are 115 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 1881 The temperature soared to 101 degrees at New York City,
102 degrees at Boston MA, and 104 degrees at Washington D.C.
In 1888 Much of the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast Region
experienced freezing temperatures. Killer frosts
resulted in a million dollars damage to crops in Maine.
In 1909 Topeka KS was drenched with 8.08 inches of rain in
24 hours to establish a record for that location. (6th-7th)
In 1970 A lightning bolt struck a group of football players at
Gibbs High School in Saint Petersburg FL, killing two
persons and injuring 22 others. All the thirty-eight
players and four coaches are knocked off their feet.
In 1987 Showers and thunderstorms produced 4 to 8 inch rains in
three to six hours in Virginia, with totals across the
state for the Labor Day weekend ranging up to fourteen
inches. The Staunton River crested at 34.44 feet at
Altavista on the 8th, its highest level since 1940.
Damage due to flooding was estimated at seven million
dollars in Bedford, Henry, and Franklin.
In 1988 Fifty cities across the eastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. The low of 56 degrees at
Mobile AL was their coolest reading of record for so
early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at
Athens OH, and to 30 degrees at Thomas WV.
In 1989 Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced four inches of
rain at Texamah overnight, and up to six inches of rain
in southwestern Iowa. Evening thunderstorms in eastern
Colorado produced golf ball size hail at Clear Creek and
at Nederland. Late evening thunderstorms in Iowa
drenched Harlan with more than four inches of rain.
In 2002 Tropical Storm Fay came ashore at Matagorda Bay, Texas,
producing flooding rains and several tornadoes.
In 2012 (7th-8th) A line of severe thunderstorms associated with
a cold front sweeping across Arkansas, brought widespread
damage, in the form of damaging winds (one home weather
measured gusts near 85 mph), hail (up to baseball size in
in some cases), and nearly continuous lightning. From 3pm
Sept. 7 to 5am Sept. 8, there were approximately 53,000
cloud to ground lightning strikes in Arkansas. Between
8pm and 9pm Sept. 7, approximately 12,200 lightning
strikes occurred...averaging over 200 strikes a minute!!
In 2020 Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene form over the eastern
Atlantic...the earliest named P and R storms in the
Atlantic basin.
--- SBBSecho 3.37-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)