The Nations Weather

In the East, rain bands from what is now Tropical Storm Kyle impacted much of Maine through the afternoon. The system sped off to the northeast by midnight and the rains tapered off. Rainfall totals of 1 to two inches, with locally higher totals, were common across the state. In fact, 4.79 inches of rain fell in Stonington, Maine. This caused areas of flooding across the region. One tree fell in Surry, Maine, reportedly due to saturated ground. A few other locations saw rainfall totals over four inches. Meanwhile, scattered showers and thunderstorms fell across southern New England and portions of the northern Mid-Atlantic. This produced locally heavy rains and isolated areas of flooding. 2.57 inches of rain fell in Springtown, Pennsylvania. Also, Interstate 287 in Society Hill, New Jersey was flooded. To the south, scattered showers and thunderstorms fell across southern Florida. Heavy rain fell in a few locations. 2.84 inches of rain fell in Miami, Florida. An isolated total of almost four inches occurred nearby. Elsewhere, dry and mild weather occurred across the Great Lakes, the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and the Gulf Coast.

In the Nations mid-section, an area of showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon across the eastern Dakotas and pushed into Nebraska and the Upper Midwest during the evening and early overnight period. A few of these storms became strong to severe, with large hail as the primary impact. Golf ball sized hail fell out of a thunderstorm in Dunning, Nebraska and near Miller, South Dakota. Winds gusted to 60 mph near Atkinson, Nebraska. One storm produced 1.77 inches of rain in just 25 minutes near Tripp, South Dakota. To the south, warm and dry weather was common across the remainder of the Great Plains and the Lower Mississippi Valley.

In the West, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms fell across the Great Basin, the central and southern Rockies, and portions of the Desert Southwest. Most rainfall totals were less than 0.25 inches and no strong storms occurred. These storms were most active during the afternoon and fell apart quickly during the evening hours. To the north, dry and cooler weather occurred across the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, dry and unseasonably warm weather was common across the Pacific Northwest and California.

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............111 Death Valley, CA

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).............111 Death Valley, CA

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..............22 Stanley, ID

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...............22 Stanley, ID

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).....................60 Atkinson, NE

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)............4.79 Stonington, ME

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:

In 1927, an outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused 81 deaths and $25 million in damage. A tornado, or possibly two tornadoes, cut an eight mile path across Saint Louis, Missouri to Granite City, Illinois, killing 79 people. The damage path was a mile and a quarter in width.

In 1959, a storm system produced 28 inches of snow in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In 1986, a week of violent weather began in Oklahoma, which culminated in 1 of the worst flooding events on record for the state. On the first day of the week, early morning thunderstorms caused more than a million dollars in damage in south Oklahoma City. Thunderstorms produced 4 to 7 inches of rain from Hobart, Oklahoma to Ponca City, Oklahoma. Another round of thunderstorms produced 7 to 10 inches of rain in north-central and northeastern sections of the state.

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