Sunday,  April 27, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 283 • 22 of 45

Severe Weather Outbreak and Heavy Rain Event to Ramp up Sunday in the Central U.S.

• Significant severe weather is forecast on Sunday from eastern Okla. to the Ark-La-Tex and southern Missouri where very large hail, damaging winds and strong tornadoes are possible. The threat for severe weather will shift eastward on Monday into the mid & lower Miss. Valley. In addition, heavy rainfall could bring flood concerns to parts of the Miss. & Tenn. Valleys.
Today: Windy. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around

Yesterday's Weather
High: 58.2°F at 3:33 PM
Low: 43.0°F at 7:34 AM
High Gust: 42 mph at 10:19 PM
Precip: 0.43
Snow for the season: 25.25

Record High: 91° in 1897
Record Low: 17° in 2005
Average High: 63°F
Average Low: 37°F
Average Precip in April.: 1.50
Precip to date in April.: 0.51
Average Precip to date: 3.68
Precip Year to Date: 1.55
Sunset Tonight: 8:35 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:27 a.m.

45 mph.
Tonight: Windy...showers. Lows around 40. East winds 20 to 30 mph.
Monday: Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Monday Night: Rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning...then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Wednesday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the upper 40s.
Wednesday Night: Breezy. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Thursday: Breezy. Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the lower 50s.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

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