Weather Info For Sunday

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR SUNDAY HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............95 Wink, TX HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)............105 Boca Raton, FL LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES

Monday, October 22nd 2007, 5:20 am

By: News On 6

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR SUNDAY

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............95 Wink, TX

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)............105 Boca Raton, FL

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).............10 Ely, NV

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)..............-2 La Veta Pass, CO

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH)...................108 Castaic Lake, CA

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)...........1.14 Orlando, FL

NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY:

Across the East, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over Florida. Rainfall amounts were generally less than half an inch, with a few locations reporting higher amounts. Elsewhere, a large ridge of high pressure brought partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies and dry conditions to the Northeast, eastern and central Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and Deep South. Record high temperatures were set across the Ohio Valley and Northeast as temperatures rose into the 70's and lower 80's.

In the central region, a cold front moved through the central and southern Plains and Midwest. The front produced cloudy skies and light rain showers from the Upper Midwest to the Texas Panhandle. Behind the front, strong winds from the north were reported. Thunderstorms developed during the evening in central Oklahoma, and produced large hail. Skies were partly cloudy and dry in the Lower Mississippi Valley and over most of Texas.

Over the West, a storm system moved across the Rocky Mountains throughout the day. Rain and snow showers were reported. Accumulations were locally heavy. Another area of showers developed over the Pacific Northwest throughout the day. Rainfall amounts were generally less than half an inch. Skies were sunny and dry in California, the Great Basin, Desert Southwest, and southern and northern Rockies. Santa Ana winds developed over California and the Great Basin, and wind gusts over 80 miles-per-hour were recorded.

Location Wind Speed (miles-per-hour)

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Orange, CA 83

Warm Springs, CA 85

Wiley Ridge, CA 87

Castaic Lake, CA 108

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:

In 1884, it was the final day of a dry spell lasting two months in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a severe drought hit the Southeast.

In 1985, lightning struck a hotel in Seattle, Washington. A hotel patron using the telephone on the top floor was seriously injured.

In 1996, an early season snowfall was recorded in the central and southern Plains. Just over a trace of snow fell in Wichita, Kansas, while Boise City, Oklahoma reported 8 inches.

FRONTS ACROSS THE NATION:

A cold front extends over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, eastern Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and Texas.

A stationary front sits over central Florida.

NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST:

Today across the East, scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to impact portions of Florida and the Southeast. Periods of heavy rainfall and gusty winds will be possible. A strong cold front will begin to push into the Mississippi Valley and portions of the western Great Lakes. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be likely by the afternoon hours along the lower Mississippi and the Deep South. Otherwise, fair skies with dry conditions are expected across the remainder of the eastern United States. Afternoon high temperatures will climb into the 50s to low 70s across the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys; and the 70s to near 90 across the Northeast, Middle Atlantic, and the Southeast.

Across the central third of the nation, a strong cold front approaching the Mississippi Valley, will trigger showers and thunderstorms across the central and southern Plains, as well as the upper Midwest and lower Mississippi Valley. A few of these storms may reach severe criteria, containing damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Otherwise, expect fair skies with dry conditions across the remainder of the central United States with high pressure in place. High temperatures are expected to reach into the 50s and 60s across the upper and middle Mississippi Valleys and the northern and central Plains; while temperatures across the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley will climb into the 60s to low 80s.

In the West, an upper-level trough progressing across British Columbia will continue to produce scattered showers and high elevation snow showers across Washington and the Idaho Panhandle. Light rainfall is expected with this activity. Otherwise, a ridge of high pressure will dominate the weather pattern across the remainder of the West, bringing fair skies with dry conditions. Afternoon high temperatures will reach into the 40 to low 60s across the Rocky Mountains and Great Basin; the 60s and 70s across the Pacific Northwest and Pacific coastline; and the 60s to middle 80s across California and the Desert Southwest.

Prepared by WeatherBank Inc.