Pat Shingleton for July 1, 2008

• By PAT SHINGLETON
• WBRZ Chief Forecaster
• Published: Jul 1, 2008 - Page: 8B - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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Before we head to July, we return to June 30, 1908, when riders on the Trans-Siberian railroad witnessed a fireball as bright as the sun streaking across the sky. As noted in a previous Weather News article, it exploded above the Tunguska River and flattened more than 1,000 square miles of forest. The fireball was seen and heard for 1,000 miles. Scientists believe a chunk of asteroid vaporized in the lower atmosphere. July 1, 1935, found three major tornadoes ravaging Watford City, N.D. There was no trace of a school leveled at the mouth of the White River. Atop Stone Mountain, Ga., on this date in 1992, two brothers were slightly injured by lightning while flying a kite.

Fastcast: Fewer showers until Friday.