The Nations Weather

NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY:

A low pressure system moving across the Deep South created a wide swath of rains with some embedded severe thunderstorms near the Gulf Coast. Winds were strong enough across Mississippi and Louisiana to blow down trees and power lines, causing power outages and a difficult lunch rush-hour. The rains themselves, however, were a welcome relief to the ongoing drought in the region. A persistent upper-low across the Northeast also sparked off scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Maine/Canadian border down through the northern Appalachians. No severe weather was reported with the afternoon storms, but the unseasonably cool and wet weather were hindrance enough. Fair conditions settled in over the Ohio Valley and Great lakes, with temperatures a bit closer to normal.

The central region of the country had some scattered showers and thundershowers in the north and rains departing in the south. The Upper Mississippi Valley and far western Great Lakes experienced isolated showers in the afternoon hours. No severe weather was associated with the storms, but brief downpours slowed areas of the evening rush in places. A departing low pressure system pulled rains out of the Mississippi Delta and Ozarks, but not before dumping upward of 2 inches in spots. Scattered rains continued as far west as southern Texas, but the coverage was mitigated somewhat by early day clouds. The Plains States were under mostly dry conditions through the day, with scattered showers and thunderstorms firing up late in the evening. Some strong to marginally severe storms occurred in the area, with small hail and wind gusts being the main impacts.

Monsoonal moisture remained fairly suppressed on Tuesday with only some isolated showers and thunderstorms across New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and the central Rockies. A few reports of high winds and small hail accompanied the storms, with isolated pockets of flooding also reported. Isolated drizzle was also noted across the Pacific northwest with onshore flow. Dry conditions were experienced throughout the rest of the western states.

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............119 Death Valley, CA

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).............115 Clewiston, FL

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..............30 Mystic Lake, MT

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...............22 Soda Springs, ID

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).....................70 Buffalo Gap, SD

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)............8.25 Portland, AR

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:

In 1831, a blue sun was widely observed in the southern states.

In 1978, four inches of snow was reported in Salmon, North Dakota.

In 1991, it rained for the first time of this date in Stockton, California.

DTN-Meteorlogix/S Dumblauskas

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