1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Flooding was reported in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Greenwood NY received 6.37 inches of rain. A dike along a creek at Prattsburg NY gave way and a two million dollar onion crop left on the ground to dry was washed away. The prolonged rains in the eastern U.S. finally came to an end late in the day as a cold front began to push the warm and humid airmass out to sea.
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Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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