Chilly, wind-driven rain is expected to pummel the Chicago area Sunday, forcing
Mother’s Day celebrations indoors.
More than an inch of rain is likely to fall in many locations in heavy downpours before
the rains diminish to light showers in the afternoon. High temperatures will struggle
to reach the lower 50s, and as strong northeast winds gust in excess of 40 m.p.h. in
the afternoon, readings should drop back into the 40s, making 2008 the coolest
Mother’s Day here since a 50-degree high back on May 12, 2002.
DEADLY TORNADOES SWARM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
Numerous tornadoes struck southwest Missouri late Saturday. Early reports indicate
three were killed, with many injured and extensive damage. Towns hit included
Neosho, Newtonia and Seneca.
