Weather Information For Tuesday

AP-The Nation's Weather WEATHERBANK, INC EDMOND, OK TIME: 4:00 AM EDT DATE: 10/31/07 WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY: HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............93

Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 5:31 am

By: News On 6

AP-The Nation's Weather

WEATHERBANK, INC EDMOND, OK TIME: 4:00 AM EDT DATE: 10/31/07

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............93 Rockport, TX
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).............94 Key West, FL
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).............23 Window Rock, AZ
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)..............19 Yakima, WA
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH)....................63 Laramie, WY
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)...........0.86 Melbourne, FL

NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY:

In the eastern two-thirds of the country, a stationary front
brought cloudy conditions and a few rain showers to Florida.
Generally trace amounts of rain were reported across much of this
area. Rainfall was heavier in southern Florida as a tropical system
over Cuba brought showers to the southern half of the state.
Elsewhere, a broad area of high pressure resulted in fair and dry
conditions for the Northeast, Great Lakes, Middle Atlantic, and the
Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. The central and southern Plains, as
well as the middle and lower Mississippi Valleys observed partly
cloudy skies with warm, pleasant conditions through the afternoon.
Gusty winds developed across the northern and central Plains late
this afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained winds
of 30 to 40 miles per hour were common from the Dakotas into
northern Oklahoma, with gusts nearing 50 miles per hour across
favored terrain. Light showers fell over portions of the northern
Plains and upper Midwest, with rainfall amounts remaining under a
half inch.
In the West, a cold front extending from the Dakotas to the
central Rockies and Intermountain West triggered areas of scattered
showers with a few imbedded thunderstorms. Heavy snow showers were
reported across the higher terrain of the northern and central
Rockies throughout the day, then tapered off after sunset. A few
isolated showers extended into northern California, but rainfall
amounts were light. Elsewhere, dry, tranquil conditions were
reported across the Pacific Northwest, Desert Southwest, and the
southern Rockies.

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:

In 1846, the Donner Party Tragedy occurred in which nearly half
of the 87 pioneers trapped in heavy, early season snows over the
Sierra Nevadas died. Snowfall accumulations were measured at five
feet total, with nearly 40 foot drifts.
In 1950, an unusual Halloween warm streak was observed over the
central third of the nation. Minneapolis, Minnesota was the warmest
in the area, reporting 83 degrees.
In 1991, the "Halloween Mega Storm" struck the upper Midwest
with blizzard-like conditions. Duluth, Minnesota picked up 37
inches of snow, Minneapolis reported 28 inches, and International
Falls received 18 inches of snow. Winds gusting up to 50 miles per
hour completed the early-season blizzard.

FRONTS ACROSS THE NATION:

A stationary front is located over Vermont, New Hampshire, and
northern New York.
A stationary front is located over central Florida.
A cold front is sweeping through Minnesota, eastern South
Dakota, Nebraska, western Kansas, Colorado, and southern Utah.

NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST:

Today across the East, expect scattered showers and
thunderstorms due to tropical moisture and an upper level
disturbance hovering over Florida to impact the region. Some storms
could become strong in nature with frequent lightning, gusty winds,
and brief heavy downpours. Rainfall totals will be around a quarter
of an inch with locally higher totals above a half inch possible.
The Great Lakes will also experience some strong thunderstorms due
to a cold front and low pressure system moving through the region.
Rainfall totals are expected to be similar to those in the Florida
region. Elsewhere, the Northeast, the Ohio Valley, the Tennessee
Valley, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Southeast will be partly cloudy
and dry. Highs will reach into the 50s and 60s in the Great Lakes
and the Northeast; the 60s and 70s in the Mid-Atlantic and the Ohio
and Tennessee Valley; and the 60s, 70s, and 80s in the Southeast.
Across the western two-thirds of the nation, a cold front will
bring a few isolated showers and thunderstorms to the upper
Mississippi Valley. Rainfall totals will be around tenth to a
quarter of an inch. Isolated showers will also be possible in the
central Rocky Mountains and along the coastal Pacific Northwest.
Only a trace of rainfall is expected with these areas. The
remainder of the west including the middle and lower Mississippi
Valley, the central and southern Plains, the northern and southern
Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, California, and the Desert
Southwest will be dry and partly cloudy. Today's high will be in
the 40s and 50s in the northern plains and the northern and central
Rocky Mountains; the 50s and 60s in the upper and middle
Mississippi Valley, the central Plains, the Great Basin, and the
Pacific Northwest; 60s and 70s in the southern Rocky Mountains and
California; 60s, 70s, and 80s in the southern Plains and the Desert
Southwest.
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