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Highest Heat Index in
Continental US Last Hour: 79.5
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F at
Key West NAS FL (NQX)
Low
Wind Chill in Continental US Last Hour:
-29.2
° F at
Gunnison CO (GUC)
Highest Wind Gust in Continental US Last Hour:
43.7
mph at
Cut Bank MT (CTB)
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BROWNSVILLE
CORPUS CHRISTI
DULUTH
GREEN BAY
GREENSBORO
BROWNSVILLE
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BILLINGS
BISMARCK
GREAT FALLS
HELENA
BILLINGS
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WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
Severe Weather Reports From Wednesday:
(As a Result of Tropical Rainstorm Fay)
-A tornado destroyed a large barn and downed several trees and a
basketball goal near Fremont, N.C.
-A tornado leveled an outbuilding near Randleman, N.C. The twister
also downed numerous trees and power lines and blew shingles off a
roof.
-Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Siler City, N.C.
Flood waters also covered streets.
-A pond's dam failed north of Durham, N.C., resulting in extensive
flooding in the Eden Lake Subdivision. Nearby, the Cabin Creek flowed
well out of its banks. The creek is normally 2 to 3 feet wide, but
was as wide as 150 feet on Wednesday. The resultant flood waters put
U.S. Highway 501 under water.
-Numerous roads became flooded and closed in and around the Sanford,
N.C., area and Durham County.
-Flooding forced officials to close several roads in Danville, Va.
The city shattered its previous daily rainfall record of 1.46 inches
from 1960 with 5.84 inches.
-With 3.01 inches, Wilmington, N.C., broke its old daily rainfall
record of 2.49 inches from 1881.
(Elsewhere in the Nation)
-Strong thunderstorm winds downed three wood utility poles on State
Route 80 in St. David, Ariz.
-Heavy rain falling at a rate of 1.5 inches per hour filled washes
with water near Apache Junction, Ariz. A vehicle was swept away
attempting to drive through one of these flooded washes.
-Quarter-sized hail pounded an area east of Worthing, S.D.
-A thunderstorm dropped nickel-sized hail on an area near Rochester,
Minn.
-Nickel-sized hail slammed Pender, Neb.
Cooler Air Arrived Wednesday (High Tuesday/High Wednesday):
Dickinson, ND 80/61
Williston, ND 80/69
Minot, ND 83/65
Mobridge, SD 89/67
Aberdeen, SD 82/70
Philip, SD 99/83
Pierre, SD 92/74
Grand Forks, ND 82/68
24-Hour Rainfall Totals, Ending at 2 a.m. EDT Thursday:
Danville, VA 5.72"
Greensboro, NC 4.63"
Raleigh, NC 3.63"
Eveleth, MN 3.43"
Superior, WI 3.09"
Wilmington, NC 3.01"
St. Paul, MN 2.14"
Princeton, MN 1.95"
Chapel Hill, NC 4.71"
Fayetteville, NC 3.78"
Roanoke, VA 3.60"
Lexington, NC 3.27"
Burlington, NC 3.04"
Lynchburg, VA 2.46"
Rush City, MN 1.97"
Hutchinson, KS 1.59"
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Yesterday 118 at Death Valley, California
National Low Yesterday 24 at Boulder, Wyoming
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