On this date in 1987, severe thunderstorms swept across parts of the Mid-Atlantic. Four tornadoes were reported in Virginia and the rain was torrential. Quantico, Virginia, received 2.4 inches of rain in an hour and Potomac, Maryland, registered 1.5 inches in 30 minutes.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 81
- Average low: 64
- Record high: 99 (1925)
- Record low: 45 (1910)
- Record rainfall: 1.97 inches (1963)
