Tropical Storm Edouard was the first of eight named storms to form in
September 2002, the most such storms for any month in the Atlantic at
the time. The fifth tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane
season, Edouard developed into a tropical cyclone on September 1 from an
area of convection associated with a cold front east of Florida. Under
weak steering currents, Edouard drifted to the north and executed a
clockwise loop to the west. Despite moderate to strong levels of wind
shear, the storm reached a peak intensity of 65 mph (100 km/h) on
September 3, but quickly weakened as it tracked westward. Edouard made
landfall in northeastern Florida two days later, and dissipated the next
day after crossing the state. The storm dropped moderate rainfall across
Florida, exceeding 7 inches (175 mm) in the western portion of the
state. Though Edouard was a tropical storm at landfall, wind speeds
along the storm's path over land were light. The rain flooded several
roads, but there were no casualties, and damage was minimal. The storm
was eventually absorbed into the larger circulation of Tropical Storm
Fay.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Edouard_(2002)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
962:
Byzantine–Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus
Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Arab_wars_(780%E2%80%931180)>
1823:
A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before
Christmas, was first published anonymously. Authorship was later
attributed to Clement Clarke Moore.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas>
1888:
During a bout of mental illness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh
stalked his friend French painter Paul Gauguin with a razor, and then
afterwards cut off the lower part of his own left ear and gave it to a
prostitute.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh>
1957:
Ian Craig of Australia became the youngest Test cricket captain
in history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Craig>
1990:
About 88% of the population in Slovenia voted to secede from
the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Slovenia>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
sciolist:
One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert
with little real understanding.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sciolist>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the
airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now
you're gonna hear about it!
--Seinfeld : The Strike
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seinfeld#The_Strike_.5B9.10.5D>