Five Things to Know Today: December 21

1. Weather: Bet you didn't see this coming: possible thunderstorms today with periods of rain. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says there will be up to a half inch of rain and a high temp of 53 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed it: The best we've seen in a long time.

3. It's a Good Time for a Book: Drop-by the at 10:30 a.m.

4. Coming Up: What's the construction on East Texas Road all about anyway?

5. Today in History: On this day in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground. A bomb hidden inside an audio cassette player detonated in the cargo area when the plane was at an altitude of 31,000 feet. The disaster, which became the subject of Britain's largest criminal investigation, was believed to be an attack against the United States. One hundred eighty-nine of the victims were American.