Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 7:49 am
NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY:
In the East, the remnants of Tropical Depression Fay brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to the southern Appalachians, the eastern Tennessee Valley, and portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts, were found in these areas. In fact 3.98 inches of rain fell in Charlotte, North Carolina, smashing the old record set way back in 1891. Areas of flash flooding occurred. This caused a mudslide in Sugar Hill, North Carolina. Other impacts from these storms were isolated tornadoes and gusty winds. People in Gainesville, Georgia witnessed a tornado coming through trees and snapping them as it went. The twister tore part of a roof off of a local business. A tornado reportedly destroyed a house in Commerce, Georgia. A house was damaged by strong winds near Pendleton, South Carolina. To the south, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Florida around mid-day or so and diminished quickly in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall was the primary impact. Elsewhere, high pressure brought dry and pleasant conditions to the Great Lakes and the Northeast.
In the Nations mid-section, a cold front caused a line of showers and thunderstorms to push across the Dakotas and western Nebraska during the afternoon and evening. A few of these storms became strong to severe. Large hail was the primary impact. Half dollar sized hail fell in Alliance, Nebraska. Nickel sized hail rained down on Hague, North Dakota and near Herreid, South Dakota. To the south, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across much of Texas during the afternoon hours. These storms quickly subsided by evening. Most of these storms did not become severe. One cell produced damaging winds at Ellington Field, near Houston Texas. The winds damaged hangar roofs. Elsewhere, high pressure brought partly cloudy skies and dry weather to the Upper Midwest and much of the central Plains.
In the West, scattered showers and thunderstorms were common across much of Arizona and New Mexico. No strong storms occurred, but locally heavy rainfall with isolated areas of flash flooding was the primary impact. Isolated showers and thunderstorms occurred across Colorado during the afternoon and evening hours. No strong storms were associated with this activity. To the north, strong gusty winds with a few widely scattered showers were common across the northern Rockies. Winds gusted up to 45 miles an hour across a large portion of the state. Rainfall amounts were generally light. Scattered light rain showers moved onshore across the Pacific Northwest during the evening hours. Elsewhere, dry and quiet weather occurred across most of California and the Great Basin.
WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............114 Death Valley, CA
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).............114 Death Valley, CA
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..............23 Chemult, OR
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...............20 Mullan Pass, ID
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).....................60 Jordan, MT
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)............4.18 Gainesville, GA
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:
In 1964, Hurricane Cleo battered Miami and the South Florida area. It was the first direct hit for Miami in 14 years. Winds gusted to 135 miles an hour and the hurricane caused $125 million in damage.
In 1970, Elko, Nevada picked up 3.66 inches of rain in just one hour, establishing a state record.
In 1987, Washington, D.C. soared to a record high of 100 degrees while clouds and rain to the north kept temperature readings in the 50s across central and southeastern New York.
DTN-Meteorlogix/N Hamblin
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