Wednesday,  April 30, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 286 • 10 of 31

Severe weather threat continues from Great Lakes to Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic

• The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a risk of severe weather Tuesday afternoon and into Tuesday from the Great Lakes southward to the central and eastern Gulf Coast and eastward to the Carolinas and Virginia. The greatest risk is from eastern Mississippi to central Alabama, where a Moderate Risk is in place. Several tornadoes, large hail and straight line damaging winds are likely.
Today: Windy. A chance of light rain in the morning...then light rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to

Yesterday's Weather
High: 52.7°F at 4:21 PM
Low: 33.9°F at 8:21 AM
High Gust: 35 mph at 1:56 PM
Precip: 0.07 (1.10 total)
Snow for the season: 25.25

Record High: 98° in 1992
Record Low: 5° in 1966
Average High: 64°F
Average Low: 38°F
Average Precip in April.: 1.76
Precip to date in April.: 1.18
Average Precip to date: 3.94
Precip Year to Date: 2.22
Sunset Tonight: 8:39 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:22 a.m.

30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night And Saturday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
Sunday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Monday Through Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

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