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The following experienced extreme conditions recently:
Highest Temp in Continental US on Lowest Temp in Continental US on SAT...15 AT STANLEY ID Highest Temp in Continental US on Lowest Temp in Continental US on
The following are currently experiencing Extreme Weather Conditions:
Highest Heat Index in Continental US Last Hour: 79.5 ° F at Key West NAS FL (NQX) Low Wind Chill in Continental US Last Hour: -29.2 ° F at Gunnison CO (GUC) Highest Wind Gust in Continental US Last Hour: 43.7 mph at Cut Bank MT (CTB)
The following will experience Extreme Weather Conditions (Selected U.S. Cities During the next 48 hours):
Thunderstorms	High Winds	Significant Snow
DES MOINES FORT SMITH	ASHEVILLE RAPID CITY	DENVER
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WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER 
 
Severe Weather Reports on Saturday:
 
-A tornado touched down near Racine, Mo., and killed 10 people. It 
damaged and destroyed numerous buildings.
 
-Five people were killed by a tornado that touched down in Picher, 
Okla., where structures were seriously damaged across 20 blocks.
 
-A tornado struck many residences between Seneca and Neosho, Mo. 
Three fatalities and numerous injuries were reported. Highway 60 was 
closed due to debris over the road.
 
-One person was killed by a tornado that touched down near Purdy, 
Mo., and it damaged many homes, trailer homes, a church and 
outbuildings.                      
 
-A tree landed on a trailer house near Carthage, Mo., killing one 
person.                            
 
-A tornado damage path was about three quarters of a mile wide along 
the Kansas and Oklahoma state line.
 
-Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 70 mph at Parsons Tri City Airport 
in Kansas.                         
 
-Extensive structural damage was reported in Granby, Mo., including a 
30 by 40 foot building that was destroyed.
 
-Baseball-sized hail pounded Joplin, Mo.
 
-Two houses were struck by lightning and caught on fire in 
Battlefield, Mo., and near Lebanon, Mo.
 
-Downtown Little Rock, Avilla, Bentonville and Rogers, Ark., were all 
hit by severe storms that dumped golf ball-sized hail.
 
-A possible tornado near Dublin, Ga., destroyed several homes; 1 
person has been reported injured.  
 
-Golf ball-sized hail hammered Gray, Ga.
 
24-Hour Rainfall ending at 2 a.m. EDT on Sunday (inches):
 
Columbus, GA                       4.21                               
 
 
Eveleth, MN                        3.69                               
 
 
Washington, IA                     2.66                               
 
 
Fairfield, IA                      2.54                               
 
 
Monticello, IA                     2.50                               
 
 
Davenport, IA                      2.47                               
 
 
Iowa City, IA                      2.11                               
 
 
Dubuque, IA                        2.10                               
 
 
Muscatine, IA                      2.03                               
 
 
Quad City Arpt, IL                 2.00                               
 
 
Galesburg, IL                      1.94                               
 
 
Cedar Rapids, IA                   1.84                               
 
 
Oskaloosa, IA                      1.83                               
 
 
Birmingham, AL                     1.53                               
 
 
Atlanta, GA                        1.48                               
 
 
Columbia, SC                       1.12                               
 
 
Record Highs set on Sat. (old/tied); new:
 
Myrtle Beach, NC (tied/2003)       87                                 
 
 
San Antonio, TX (97/2006)          98                                 
 
 
Jacksonville, FL (tied/2003)       93                                 
 
 
Del Rio, TX (99/1995)              107                                
 
 
Daytona Beach, FL (93/1936)        94                                 
 
 
Fort Lauderdale, FL (94/1967)      95                                 
 
 
 

DAILY EXTREMES                     
 
National High yesterday 107 at Del Rio, Texas
National Low yesterday 14 at Stanley, Idaho
 
 
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