Heavy rain and thunderstorms developed in the Northeast as a low pressure system moved through New England and an associated cold front extended southwestward across the Upper Mid-Atlantic.

Rainfall totals of up to 2.85 inches were reported in the Northeast this afternoon, while lighter and more scattered precipitation developed in the Upper Mid-Atlantic. To the south, an area of low pressure located along the coast of the western Florida Panhandle kicked up rain near the northeastern Gulf Coast.

Meanwhile, in the Midwest, a progressive cold front and waves of low pressure pushed across the Midwest this afternoon and brought showers and thunderstorms to areas from the Upper Great Lakes through the Mid-Mississippi Valley and the Central Plains.

Additional rain and thunderstorms formed in areas of Illinois and Indiana as impulses reached across the Ohio Valley. Areas from the Great Lakes southward into parts of the Ohio, Mid-Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys remained at slight risk of severe thunderstorms with hail, severe wind, and possible tornadoes through this evening.

Thunderstorms with severe wind and hail development are also possible in areas of the Southern Plains through tonight due to energy ejecting out of Colorado. Elsewhere in the East, hot and humid conditions continued in the Deep South as daytime highs climbed into the triple digits and heat index values reached to 110 degrees.

In the West, fire weather conditions continued in areas of northern California, northwestern Nevada, southeastern Idaho, southern Wyoming and north-central Utah. Elsewhere, scattered monsoonal moisture led to areas of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Southwest.

WEDNESDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................104 Breckenridge, Texas

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................116 Millington, Tenn.

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..........................26 Stanley, Idaho

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................22 Pinedale, Wyo.

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................66 Quincy, Ill.

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................2.85 Bangor, Maine

ON THIS DATE....... On this date in 1975, Arizona suffered another disaster due to nature. Very strong winds caused dust to blow across portions of Interstate 10 which aided in a 22 car pileup. Two people were killed and fourteen were injured.

The Associated Press