The Nation's Weather for Friday, August 16, 2024
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
Storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging
wind gusts from southeastern Michigan to northern Kentucky
tomorrow. However, spotty thunderstorms will rumble as far
south as the Mississippi, Alabama and Florida Gulf coasts.
Hurricane Ernesto will be well offshore, but it will cause
unusually rough surf and rip currents along the East Coast
from the Outer Banks to Florida. The rough surf and rip
currents will expand northward over the weekend. A
thunderstorm or two is expected in eastern Colorado and
western Kansas, spreading into central Kansas and
northwestern Oklahoma during the afternoon. Afternoon
thunderstorms will dot Montana and northern portions of
Washington and Idaho. A spotty afternoon thunderstorm or two
will also develop in South Florida.
SPECIAL WEATHER
No new information for this time period.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
No new information for this time period.
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Thursday 108 at Lake Havasu City, AZ
National Low Thursday 30 at Yellowstone NP, WY
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