Rains predicted to sweep the Chicago area Wednesday into Wednesday night drenched
the Plains on Tuesday. The wet system -- which combines remnant moisture from
Pacific Hurricane Norbert, which roared into Mexico this past weekend, and a fresh
supply of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico -- may produce one-half to 1 inch of rain
here before exiting Thursday. Kansas was hardest hit Tuesday with as much as 2.68
inches recorded near Scott City in southwest Kansas while El Dorado in the center of
the state suffered a 2-inch drenching.
Chilly air -- the coolest here since late May -- spills into the Midwest next. Daytime
highs Thursday and Friday may struggle into the mid-50s. Any clearing at night could
permit local 30s in outlying areas.
FAST INTENSIFYING OMAR THREATENING TO SWEEP PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN
ISLANDS AS A FULL BLOWN HURRICANE
Warm Caribbean waters threaten to turn the season's 15th tropical storm into a
Category-2 hurricane (Sustained winds of 96-110 m.p.h.)as it sweeps toward Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. Hurricane watches have been issued.
--Tom Skilling, Chief Meteorologist, WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune
