Temperatures in the Chicago area are to surge to their highest levels of
2009, peaking within striking distance of 90 degrees in the area's
warmest locations. The summer-level temperatures arrive on gusty south
winds within an air mass that sent temperatures to 90 degrees across 14
states.
Readings topped out at 100 degrees in western Minnesota's Granite
Falls, 110 miles west of Minneapolis, and 97 in the Twin Cities. The
extraordinary warmth was the product of compressional warming as winds
converged along a strong frontal system draped across the area. At one
point Tuesday afternoon, temperatures ranged from 42 degrees at Duluth
to 97 at Minneapolis-a 55-degree difference in only 150 miles!
Downpours in Florida
Flooding downpours continued in Florida where 12.20 inches was reported
at Palm Coast in Flagler County, between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach
on the state's East Coast. The rain isn't over. An additional 8 to 10
inches is to accompany wind-driven squalls for several more days.
2009, peaking within striking distance of 90 degrees in the area's
warmest locations. The summer-level temperatures arrive on gusty south
winds within an air mass that sent temperatures to 90 degrees across 14
states.
Readings topped out at 100 degrees in western Minnesota's Granite
Falls, 110 miles west of Minneapolis, and 97 in the Twin Cities. The
extraordinary warmth was the product of compressional warming as winds
converged along a strong frontal system draped across the area. At one
point Tuesday afternoon, temperatures ranged from 42 degrees at Duluth
to 97 at Minneapolis-a 55-degree difference in only 150 miles!
Downpours in Florida
Flooding downpours continued in Florida where 12.20 inches was reported
at Palm Coast in Flagler County, between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach
on the state's East Coast. The rain isn't over. An additional 8 to 10
inches is to accompany wind-driven squalls for several more days.
