May 2006 National Weather Summary
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- Date: 8 Jun 2006 10:14:38 -0700
NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
MAY 2006
1st-6th...Most of the nation enjoyed beautiful May Day weather Monday.
Showers and thunderstorms that moved eastward into the Ohio Valley and
parts of the Southeast eased up throughout the day as the system
weakened. A large low-pressure system in the western Atlantic Ocean
brought cloudiness to northern New England with some light rains mainly
to the coastal areas. High pressure dominated much of the West with
mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. From the desert Southwest
eastward into Texas, afternoon temperatures soared into the 80s and 90s
with a few areas reporting triple digits. The northern states were much
cooler with highs in the 50s and 60s.
Thunderstorms rolled across much of the Plains and into the Mississippi
Valley on Wednesday, while most of the West stayed dry. The storms were
blamed on a cold front drawing air from the Gulf of Mexico. Lighter
precipitation dampened parts of Nebraska and the central Rockies. Light
rain was also seen along coastal New England. In the West, dry
conditions prevailed, with some clouds along coastal California.
7th-13th...Up to an inch of hail fell in northeastern Florida and
southeastern Georgia Monday as a cold front stalled over the Southeast.
Gusting wind knocked down numerous trees in the region. Rain in the
Mid-Atlantic diminished as a low pressure system that had drenched part
of the East Coast moved farther offshore.
A cold front brought showers and thunderstorms to the Plains. Hail fell
in eastern Oklahoma. Showers were scattered across the Mississippi
Valley. In the West, rain and higher-elevation snow fell in the
northern and central Rockies. The Southwest saw sunny and warm
conditions.
Several clusters of severe thunderstorms rumbled across the Deep South
ahead of a cold front in the East on Wednesday. Numerous reports of
large hail and damaging wind gusts were received across Mississippi,
Alabama, and western Georgia. Also, widespread flash flooding has
occurred across northern and central Alabama, where several inches of
rain have fallen. Meanwhile, a warm front generated rain and scattered
thunderstorms throughout the Ohio Valley today. Rainfall amounts
generally ranged between a quarter inch and one inch in this area. A
few severe storms occurred in southern Indiana and western Kentucky. A
tornado touched down in Evansville, Indiana this afternoon. Mostly
cloudy skies and scattered showers prevailed over New England. Across
the Middle Atlantic, fog developed this morning, but mostly sunny skies
took over by afternoon. Highs were in the 50's over New England, while
the remainder of the Northeast experienced highs ranging from the mid
60's to near 80. The Great Lakes Region, Ohio Valley, Middle Atlantic,
and Tennessee Valley experienced highs mainly in the 60's and 70's. The
Southeast experienced highs ranging from the low 70's to low 90's. The
central Plains experienced a strong cold front that spawned
thunderstorms across Oklahoma, southern Missouri, Arkansas, and
northern Texas this morning. Several severe thunderstorms with large
hail and damaging wind gusts occurred in southern Arkansas,
southeastern Oklahoma, and northeastern Texas. Paris, Texas was
pummeled by hail up to the size of baseballs this morning. Additional
strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours
across Louisiana, eastern Texas, and southern Texas ahead of the cold
front. Golf-ball sized hail fell in Harris County in Texas this
afternoon. Behind this front, scattered light showers occurred in the
Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas. Additional showers and scattered
thunderstorms also occurred over the Upper Midwest and Middle
Mississippi Valley. Highs were mainly in the 50's and 60's across the
Upper Midwest, northern Plains, and central Plains today, while the
Middle Mississippi Valley experienced highs in the 60's and 70's. In
the southern Plains, highs ranged from the upper 70's to the hundreds,
with the hottest temperatures occurring in southern Texas. A few
locations even topped 110 degrees in southern Texas today. In the West,
an upper-level low generated scattered rain and high elevation snow
showers across the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, patchy fog developed
along the West Coast during the morning hours due to onshore flow. High
pressure produced dry, tranquil weather over the remainder of the
western United States today. Highs were primarily in the 40's and 50's
over the northern Rockies, while 60's and 70's prevailed across the
Intermountain West and Pacific Northwest. In California, highs were in
the 50's and 60's along the coast, but interior sections warmed into
the 80's and 90's. The Desert Southwest experienced highs in the 90's
and hundreds today.
On Friday, the eastern third of the nation today, a broad area of low
pressure over the Great Lakes region and the Ohio Valley triggered rain
showers across the Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes region, the Tennessee
Valley, and the Northeast. Some periods of brief heavy rainfall were
reported across the
Penny sized hail was also reported from a severe thunderstorm near
Georgetown, New York. Otherwise, high pressure brought variably cloudy
skies with dry conditions to the Southeast and southern portions of the
Tennessee Valley, as well as the Middle Atlantic. The Plains
experienced showers and thunderstorms associated with the system over
the Great Lakes region continued to impact the upper Mississippi
Valley. Some periods of brief heavy rainfall were the main impacts from
these storms. Big Fork, Minnesota received 0.88 inches of rainfall, and
Milwaukee, Wisconsin reported 1.06 inches. Otherwise, a ridge of high
pressure continued to bring mostly clear skies with dry and fair
conditions.
In the West, isolated light rain showers fell across the northern
Rockies. Some periods of brief heavy rainfall were reported with these
showers, but rainfall totals were less than .10 of an inch. High
pressure dominated the weather pattern across the remainder of the
region, bringing partly cloudy skies with dry and fair conditions.
Rains showers drenched both coasts Friday, while the nation's
midsection was warm and dry. A storm that brought showers to Oregon and
Northern California dropped heavy rain and sparked flood warnings along
the western slopes of the
Sierra Nevada as incoming rain and snowmelt combined to swell rivers.
In the East, a low pressure system moved up the Mid-Atlantic and into
the Northeast, bringing more moderate to heavy rain mainly to coastal
areas of the Mid-Atlantic and the interior of northern New England. The
Central Plains, Southern Plains, and Southwest remained quite warm as
temperatures rose into the 90s and 100s. The Northeast stayed cool with
afternoon temperatures in the 50s and 60s.
21st-27th...California experienced another day of showers Monday as a
Pacific cold front pushed through the Southwest. Moist southerly wind
streamed across the rest of the West, fueling spotty showers and
thunderstorms. Parts of Wyoming reported wind ranging from 60 to 85
mph. In the East, showers and isolated thunderstorms spread from the
mid-Atlantic and Southeast through the Tennessee and Mississippi
valleys. Hail fell in Mulvane, KS. The Northeast and Great Lakes were
chilly with temperatures in the 50s and 60s while temperatures in the
Central Plains and Deep South soared into the 80s and 90s. Parts of
west Texas saw triple-digit temperatures.
In the East, a stationary front draped over the Southeast sparked
scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Southeast and
Deep South on Wednesday. Hail up to an inch in diameter was reported in
Jesup, Georgia, while trees were downed due to wind gusts in
Gluckstadt, Mississippi. Rainfall amounts ranged from a trace to 0.30
inches in Marathon, Florida. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms
also developed in Michigan and Indiana during the afternoon ahead of a
warm front. A ridge of high pressure controlled the Northeast,
Mid-Atlantic, Deep South, and Tennessee Valley. In the central portion
of the country, a low pressure system centered over the northern Plains
brought showers and thunderstorms to the Midwest and northern Plains,
while a cold front sparked showers and strong to severe thunderstorms
over the central Mississippi Valley. A tornado touched down near Cooks
Mill, Illinois. Hail up to 3 inches in diameter was reported in St.
David, Illinois, while smaller hail and wind damage occurred in
Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri. Windy conditions developed in the
northern Plains, with gusts over 50 miles-per-hour in South Dakota.
Across the central and southern Plains, skies were partly cloudy to
mostly sunny with dry conditions. A few isolated showers and
thunderstorms developed in western Texas as well, but no severe weather
was reported. In the West, mostly cloudy skies and rain showers and
isolated thunderstorms developed over the Pacific Northwest. A large
ridge of high pressure allowed for partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies
and dry conditions across the Rockies, Great Basin, California, and the
Desert Southwest.
A low pressure system located in the Great Lakes sparked showers and
thunderstorms from the Northeast and Great Lakes southward to the
Southeast and Tennessee Valley on Friday. Severe thunderstorms brought
hail, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall to the region. Golfball
size hail fell in Hamburg, New Jersey, with a measured wind gust of 65
mph in New Bern, North Carolina. Skies were partly cloudy with dry
conditions in the Deep South. Across the central region, scattered
showers and thunderstorms along a stationary front in Kansas began to
dissipate during the afternoon, then redeveloped in Missouri and
Arkansas. A warm front brought scattered showers and a few
thunderstorms to the eastern Dakotas, otherwise skies were partly
cloudy across the northern Plains. Showers and thunderstorms developed
in the Nebraska Panhandle and western Kansas by late afternoon. A
tornado was observed in Mingo, Kansas. Clouds increased across the
Texas Panhandle and western Texas during the day, which led to
developing thunderstorms by evening. Across much of the southern
Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley, and Midwest, skies were partly cloudy
and dry. In the West, showers and thunderstorms developed along the
Front Range during the afternoon hours, with additional showers and
isolated thunderstorms over the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies.
Skies over the Great Basin, California, and Desert Southwest remained
partly cloudy to mostly sunny with dry conditions.
28th-31st...Showers and thunderstorms exploded over the Southeast, the
Tennessee Valley, and the lower Ohio Valley this Monday afternoon. Some
of these storms were severe, producing damaging winds, large hail,
frequent lightning and locally heavy downpours. In Demopolis, Alabama,
thunderstorms winds threw shopping carts into vehicles, while
quarter-sized hail fell in nearby Talladega, Alabama. Severe
thunderstorms were also observed over parts of the Northeast this
afternoon as well. Strong winds downed trees and power lines in Kings
County, New York, this afternoon. Otherwise, dry conditions were
reported across the remainder of the Eastern Seaboard. In the central
states, showers and thunderstorms persisted over the lower Mississippi
Valley and eastern Texas this morning into this afternoon. While the
storms produced little in the way of severe weather, they produced
copious amounts of lightning and locally heavy rainfall, causing flash
flooding in spots. A particularly heavy thunderstorm produced over 3
inches of rain in and around Houston, Texas, today. Meanwhile, a line
of severe thunderstorms pushed across Minnesota this afternoon,
producing large hail and damaging winds. A 76 mph wind gust was
measured at Lyle, Minnesota. Other storms pushed through the southern
Plains this afternoon as well. Topeka, Kansas reported over an 1.50
inches of rain as thunderstorms pushed through the area this afternoon,
while severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 66 mph and hail up to
the size of quarters across northwestern Oklahoma. Otherwise, dry
conditions were reported along most of the northern and central Plains
states. In the West, mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers were
reported across the Big Sky region of Montana, as well as the northern
Rockies and the interior Pacific Northwest. Rainfall amounts were
generally light. Otherwise, a surface high pressure system kept most of
the West under partly to mostly cloudy skies, with dry conditions.
Afternoon isolated showers and thunderstorms developed over the
Tennessee Valley, Appalachians, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic, otherwise
skies were partly cloudy on Wednesday. Golfball size hail fell in
Julian, West Virginia. A cold front produced scattered showers and
thunderstorms from the Northeast and Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley. A
few severe thunderstorms produced hail, gusty winds, isolated
tornadoes, and with locally heavy rainfall. Across the central region,
unsettled weather allowed for scattered showers and thunderstorms over
a large portion of the region. Scattered rain showers with embedded
thunderstorms developed over the Upper Midwest and northern Plains.
Hail fell in Rapid City, South Dakota, accumulating up to 2 inches deep
and stripping leaves off trees. A cold front pushing through the
Mid-Mississippi Valley and into the central and southern Plains
produced scattered showers and thunderstorms, which increased in
coverage during the afternoon. Additional showers and thunderstorms
developed in eastern Texas, with 3 inches of rainfall in Houston,
Texas. In the West, a large ridge of high pressure dominated much of
the region. Skies were partly cloudy with dry conditions across the
northern Rockies, Great Basin, Desert Southwest, and California.
Showers and thunderstorms developed along the Front Range, then moved
into western areas of the central Plains. Clouds increased over the
Pacific Northwest, and rain showers began as a disturbance moved toward
the shore.
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