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CHESAPEAKE WEATHER/

SUMMERTIME

LOOKING FOR NICE, AND NOT SO NICE, WEATHER

SUNDAY, 29 AUGUST:

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CURRENT CONDITIONS AT TERPGUY WEATHER CENTER:

SUNDAY- 0830

Temperature = 67°F

Humidity = 93%

Overcast

Precipitation as of 0700 = 0.00"

TODAY'S WEATHER HISTORY:

(From Weather For You.com)

The editors of the site do not employ the proper use of the comma.

Sunday-

1962 - Hackberry, LA, was deluged with twenty-two inches of rain in 24 hours, establishing a state record. (TWC)

1965 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH. Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many location it was the earliest freeze of record. (DL)

1987 - Some of the most powerful thunderstorms in several years developed over the piedmont of North Carolina, and marched across central sections of the state during the late afternoon and evening hours. Baseball size hail was reported around Albemarle, while thunderstorm winds downed giant trees around High Falls.

1988 - Cool air invaded the north central U.S. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a reading of 33 degrees. Deerfield, a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, reported a low of 23 degrees. The remnants of Tropical Storm Chris drenched eastern Pennsylvania with up to five and a half inches of rain, and produced high winds which gusted to 90 mph, severely damaging a hundred boats in Anne Arundel County MD.

1989 - Evening thunderstorms produced destructive lightning in West Virginia. The lightning caused widepsread damage, particularily in Doddridge County. Numerous trees were downed closing many roads. Fire companies had a difficult time tending to the many homes and trailers on fire. Anchorage AK reported a record 9.60 inches of rain for the month of August. The average annual precipitation for Anchorage is just slighty more than fifteen inches. Three day rainfall totals in northwest Missouri ranged up to 8.20 inches at Maryville.

2005 - Hurricane Katrina [and HERE] made landfall in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana early on the 29th with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph, a strong category-three, and the third most-intense landfalling hurricane in U.S. history. The center of the hurricane passed just east of New Orleans, where winds gusted over 100 mph. Widespread devastation and unprecedented flooding occurred, submerging at least 80 percent of the city as levees failed. Farther east, powerful winds and a devastating storm surge of 20-30 feet raked the Mississippi coastline, including Gulfport and Biloxi, where Gulf of Mexico floodwaters spread several miles inland. Rainfall amounts of 8-10 inches were common along and to the east of the storm's path. Katrina weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northward through Mississippi and gradually lost its identity as it moved into the Tennessee Valley on the 30th.

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CRAB FAT YELLOW = HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK:

WESTERN SHORE

Isolated instances of flash flooding are possible across portions
of the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia this afternoon and
evening. An isolated severe thunderstorm with brief damaging wind
gusts is also possible in the same area.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected on Monday, which may produce
isolated instances of damaging winds and flash flooding during the
afternoon.

The remnants of Ida will impact the region on Wednesday. Showers
and thunderstorms associated with this system could bring
isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered instances of flash
flooding.

UPPER DELMARVA

weather.gov/phi/ehwo

SUN/MON- RIP

HAVE BEEN SPENDING MUCH OF SUNDAY MORNING RE-WRITING CODE...

SORRY IF THE MAPS ARE "OLD"

SUNDAY'S WEATHER

Western Shore- North

Harford, Baltimores, North Anne Arundel

QPF: Quantified Precipitation Forecast

(The NWS updates these maps automatically. If I haven't, check the date and time box in the lower left. Remember, the time is Zulu, so subtract 4 hours for EDT)

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