The Nation's Weather

In the East, a storm system brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to the Great Lakes and the Northeast through the afternoon and into the evening hours before the activity began to fall apart by midnight. A few of these storms became strong, with large hail being the primary impact. Golf Ball sized hail accompanied a severe storm near Saratoga Springs, New York. Other hail reports came in from several states in the Northeast and eastern Great Lakes. A few storms produced gusty winds in New England. Strong wind gusts blew down trees in Chicopee and Belchertown, Massachusetts. Further south, a cold front sparked scattered showers and thunderstorms across a large portion of the Southeast, the Gulf Coast, and Florida. Several of these storms were severe, with damaging wind gusts. Thunderstorm winds caused major damage to an outbuilding near Adrian, Georgia. Winds gusted to 69 mph in Beaufort, North Carolina. There were multiple instances of trees and power lines being blown down by gusty winds from Mississippi to South Carolina. Elsewhere, dry and pleasant conditions were common across the western Ohio Valley.

In the central United States, a frontal system caused scattered showers and thunderstorms across portions of the southern Plains and the Lower Mississippi Valley. These storms were not strong, but contained locally heavy rainfall. A few locations received rainfall totals of over 1 inch. To the south, warm and dry weather occurred across southern Texas. Elsewhere, a large area of high pressure brought dry and comfortable conditions to the northern and central Plains, along with the Upper Midwest.

Active weather was plentiful across the West. Monsoon moisture helped to spark scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Rockies, the Desert Southwest, and the Great Basin. The most widespread activity occurred in the central and southern Rockies. Locally heavy rainfall totals occurred, leading to isolated areas of flash flooding. A few locally severe storms impacted portions of southern Arizona. Gusty thunderstorm winds caused power outages in Ajo, Arizona. Meanwhile, a small complex of showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across interior Oregon and Washington. A couple of these storms were able to produce large hail. Quarter sized hail fell near Prineville, Oregon and golf ball sized hail occurred at Round Mountain Lookout, Oregon. To the east, hot and dry weather occurred across eastern Montana. Highs surged well into the 90s. Elsewhere, mild and dry weather impacted most of California.

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY:

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

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).............119 Death Valley, CA

.............................................. Fort Benning, GA

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..............40 Truckee, CA

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...............37 Travis AFB, CA

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).....................69 Beaufort, NC

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)............6.50 Vernon, CO

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:

In 1878, the temperature at Denver, Colorado soared to an all-time record high temperature of 105 degrees.

In 1983, the temperature in Big Horn Basin, Wyoming reached 115 degrees and established a state record.

In 1989, early evening thunderstorms around Las Vegas, Nevada produced wind gusts to 116 mph. The high winds damaged or destroyed about 82 aircraft at Henderson Sky Harbor Airport and McCarran International Airport. This caused $14 million in damage. DTN-Meteorlogix/N Hamblin

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