The Nation's Weather For Monday

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR MONDAY : HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)...........115 Bullhead City, AZ ..........................................115 Needles, CA HIGHEST HEAT INDEX

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 5:07 am

By: News On 6

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR MONDAY
:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)...........115 Bullhead City, AZ

..........................................115 Needles, CA

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)............124 Natchitoches, LA

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).............32 Stanley, ID

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)..............32 Stanley, ID

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH)....................67 St. Charles, MO

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)...........1.40 Hollywood, FL

NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY:
In the Eastern United States, scattered showers and
thunderstorms slowly pushed out of the Northeast and New England.
During mid-day isolated severe thunderstorms were reported in
southern Vermont. To the south, a few isolated showers lingered off
the Southeast Coastline. Dry weather and partly cloudy skies were
observed in most of the Deep South, Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and
the Great Lakes. Only a few locally isolated storms were reported
in the afternoon hours in the Southeast with the primary annoyance
being wind damage to a trees and powers lines.
In the central third of the country, scattered showers and
thunderstorms moved into the Middle Mississippi Valley and the
Midwest in the morning. To the north, more showers and
thunderstorms developed over North Dakota. In the early afternoon,
isolated severe thunderstorms were reported in the central and
eastern portions of the state. Hail near two inches in diameter was
recorded outside of Petersburg, North Dakota and Grand Forks, North
Dakota. The central Plains experienced thunderstorms similar to
those in the northern Plains as Valentine, Nebraska received hail
one inch in diameter. Elsewhere, conditions were dry with clear to
partly cloudy skies in southern Plains and the Lower Mississippi
Valley.
In the West, foggy conditions were reported in western
Washington and parts of coastal California. Scattered to Isolated
afternoon showers due to monsoonal moisture impacted the Desert
Southwest, Lower Intermountain West and the Rocky Mountains.
Elsewhere, dry weather and clear to partly cloudy skies were
observed in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Intermountian West.

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:
In 1936, Kansas City, Missouri set a record high of 113 degrees
fahrenheit. This coincided with a wave of heat for Kansas City with
sixteen consecutive days one hundred plus degrees.
In 1976, a thunderstorm over Las Vegas, Nevada removed power for
twelve hours and dumped 1-point-56 inches of rain on the city.
In 1993, the Great Mississippi River flood crest reached New
Orleans, Louisiana. Surprisingly, flooding was not reported in the
area as the Mississippi only rose to twelve and half feet; short of
the seventeen feet needed for flood stage. However, an unusually
high amount of debris was noticeable in the water.

FRONTS ACROSS THE NATION
A cold front lies across Delaware, southern Maryland, eastern
Virginia, the Carolinas, northern Georgia, southern Tennessee,
northern Arkansas, and southern Missouri.
A stationary front is affected southern Minnesota, Iowa, and
northern Missouri.
A cold front is draped across South Dakota, northern Nebraska,
and northern Wyoming.
A cold front lies across North Dakota and Montana.

NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
In the East, a low pressure system will bring scattered showers
and thunderstorms to the Great Lakes region and parts of the Ohio
Valley. There will be a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms,
capable of producing frequent lightning, strong winds, sizable
hail, and heavy downpours. Rainfall amounts of close to an inch
will be possible. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies with the chance
for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms can be expected
along the Gulf Coast, Florida, and coastal regions of Georgia and
the Carolinas. No severe weather is expected; however, rainfall
amounts of up to a half of an inch will be possible. Otherwise,
fair skies and dry conditions will prevail throughout the
Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic region, the Tennessee Valley, and much
of the Southeast. High temperatures will reach into the 70s and 80s
across the Great Lakes region and the Northeast; and into the 90s
to the lower 100s through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, the
Mid-Atlantic region, the Southeast, and Florida.
Across the central part of the country, expect partly cloudy
skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the northern
Plains and southern portions of the Upper Mississippi Valley. A few
strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible with this activity,
and rainfall amounts of up to a half of an inch may occur.
Otherwise, high pressure will produce hot and dry conditions
throughout the central and southern Plains, and the Middle and
Lower Mississippi Valley. High temperatures will reach into the 80s
to the mid 90s through the northern Plains and the Upper
Mississippi Valley; and into the mid 90s to the lower 100s across
the central and southern Plains, and the Middle and Lower
Mississippi Valley.
In the West, partly cloudy skies and widely scattered afternoon
and evening showers and thunderstorms can be expected across the
high Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Desert Southwest.
Dangerous lightning and strong winds may accompany some of the
stronger thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts will remain under a
quarter of an inch. Otherwise, high pressure will allow for mostly
sunny to partly cloudy skies and dry conditions throughout the
Pacific Northwest, the Great Basin, and much of California. High
temperatures will reach into the 60s and 70s along the coastal
locations of both the Pacific Northwest and California; into the
80s and 90s through the high Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Great
Basin, much of the Pacific Northwest, and much of interior
California; and into the upper 90s to near 110 through the Desert
Southwest and southeastern California.
Prepared by WeatherBank, Inc.