Thursday,  Feb. 20, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 219 • 17 of 46

Mixed Bag of Weather Impacts Behind Strong System on Thursday

• A strong weather system will continue to move through the central U.S. towards the East Coast. On Thursday, severe weather is possible from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes with damaging winds as the primary threat however, tornadoes will also be possible. Farther south and west, dry and windy conditions will lead to fire weather concerns. And behind the system, winter weather makes a return.
Today: Windy. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in the

Yesterday's Weather
High: 44.0°F at 4:29 PM
Low: 17.3°F at 6:59 AM
Wind Chill:
High Gust: 29 mph at 1:28 PM
Precip: 0.00 
Snow for the season: 19.00

Record High: 61° in 1930
Record Low: -30° in 1918
Average High: 30°F
Average Low: 9°F
Average Precip in Feb.: 0.33
Precip to date in Feb.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.80
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 6:08 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:26 a.m.

afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the upper teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Breezy...colder. Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Friday: Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs around 15. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
Saturday Night Through Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs 10 to 15.
Monday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs 5 to 10 above.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.
Tuesday And Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 10 to 15. Lows around 5 below.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

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