Regional Weather Summary Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
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AWUS83 KGID 151236
RWSGID
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
161236-
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
736 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY THANKS TO A COLD FRONT THAT
PASSED THROUGH THE REGION LAST EVENING. EXPECT AFTERNOON HIGHS IN
THE 80S...WHICH WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREE
HEAT THAT WE HAD ON TUESDAY. GRAND ISLAND SET A RECORD HIGH OF 102
DEGREES ON TUESDAY...WHICH WAS ALSO THE EARLIEST RECORDED 100 DEGREE
DAY FOR GRAND ISLAND...WITH THE PREVIOUS EARLIEST RECORDED 100
DEGREE DAY BEING MAY 20TH 1925. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S
THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON PRIMARILY ACROSS KANSAS WITH THE CHANCE OF STORMS
SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COUPLE OF MID-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...WHICH WILL BRING A DECENT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THURSDAY AND
AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SATURDAY
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF BECOMING SEVERE.
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