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NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
3 PM CST FRI FEB 9 1990

Thunderstorms and gusty winds.

A tornado watch has been posted until 9 PM CST over portions of
western Tennessee...southern and eastern Arkansas...northern
Mississippi...and northern Louisiana.

A severe thunderstorm watch was posted until 6 PM CST over
portions of eastern Texas.

Afternoon thunderstorms produced three quarter inch diameter hail
at Waxahachee TX and Granview TX...as well as one inch diameter
hail at Ferris TX and Peoria TX.

High wind warnings were posted for this afternoon and tonight
over the eastern slopes of the northwest mountains of Wyoming...
as well as across the upper Yellowstone Valley of Montana.

Winds gusted to 45 MPH north of Cheyenne WY...58 MPH at
Livingston MT and 62 MPH at Cody WY.

Warnings of gale force winds have been posted for today along the
northern coast of Oregon...also for this afternoon and tonight
over the coastal waters of Washington state.

Two high temperature records for February 9 were tied during the
pre dawn hours...and temperatures have been falling since then.
Lansing MI reached 53 degrees.  There was no mention of the year
in which the record was set.  South bend in reached 56 degrees
...and their record was set in 1956.

Other high temperature records for February 9 broken or tied
included

City            Today     Record was
Baltimore MD.     65      62 in 1960 /airport/
Beckley WV.       64      51 in 1965
Boston MA.        60      59 in 1925 /airport/
Bridgeport CT.    54      53 in 1960
Cape Hatteras NC. 72      71 in 1931
Charleston WV.    69      68 in 1957
Hartford CT.      58      53 in 1949
Mansfield OH.     54      53 in 1966
New York NY.      63      60 in 1949 /central park/
Philadelphia PA.  64      63 in 1949 /airport/
Portland ME.      55      52 in 1949 /jetport/
Raleigh/Durham NC.72 tied 72 in 1965
Richmond VA.      72      71 in 1941 /airport/
Roanoke VA.       68      66 in 1984
Wilmington DE.    64 tied 64 in 1949
Youngstown OH.    54      53 in 1957

Noon rainshowers and thunderstorms extended from west central
Texas across northern Texas...the southeast two thirds of
Oklahoma...northern Arkansas and southwest Missouri.  Rainshowers
reached over northeast Louisiana...also from eastern Mississippi
across northern Alabama...northern Georgia...northwestern South
Carolina...Tennessee...Kentucky...West Virginia...northern
Virginia...Ohio...western Pennsylvania...western New York state
...eastern New York state and Vermont.  Rain reached over the
northern Pacific Coast...changing to snow in the higher
elevations and extending into the northern half of the Rockies.

Heavier rainfall during the 6 hours ending at noon included an
inch and a quarter at Quillayute WA(1.22)...also about three
quarters of an inch at Louisville KY(.71)...Tuscaloosa AL(.70)
...Meridian MS(.65) and Astoria OR(.60).

There were no reports of measurable snowfall during the same 6
hours.

The overnight low temperature for Alaska was 58 degrees below
zero at Fort Yukon...and afternoon high temperatures across
inland Alaska will reach 15 degrees below zero to 25 degrees
below zero.  Today is the fifteenth day of the cold snap...and
Monday is the earliest chance for relief from the unusually cold
temperatures.

Low temperature for the contiguous nation this morning was 12
below zero at Gunnison CO.

Temperatures around the nation at 2 PM CST ranged from 13 degrees
at Warroad MN to 84 degrees at Fort Myers FL.

Harry Gordon
National Severe Storms Forecast Center
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