The main weather feature in the country on Sunday will continue to be a storm that will roll through the western Plains and into the Tennessee Valley. Behind this, another storm will move through the Plains. All of this activity will translate to more thunderstorms with associated rain in the Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley. In the Plains, expect more rain in the Dakotas, potentially bad news for the flooded town of Minot, N.D. This excess rain will add water to the already raging Souris River. There is a slight chance of severe weather in the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Dakotas, meaning large hail and strong winds are possible. No strong tornades are anticipated from either of the aforementioned storms.

The Southern Plains will not receive any rain on Sunday, prolonging a devastating drought that has spread from Arizona through Louisiana.

In the West, a high pressure system will remain dominant for one more day before an unseasonably strong storm from the Pacific Ocean begins to weak the high pressure system to begin the workweek. Warm inland temperatures will give way to cool and cloudy conditions closer to the coast in California, while typical warm desert temperatures are expected in the Southwest.

The Northeast will rise into the 70s and 80s, while the Southeast will see temperatures in the 90s and 100s. The Southern Plains will continue to be warm with temperatures in the 90s and 100s, whiel the Southwest will see similar conditions. The Northwest will rise itno the 70s and some 80s.

SATURDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................113 Pecos, Texas

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................112 Laredo, Texas

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

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................22 Barter Island, Alaska

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................48 Lincoln, Neb.

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................2.59 Orlando, Fla

ON THIS DATE

Cameron, LA residents went to bed on this date in 1957 thinking that Hurricane Audrey would not come ashore until late in the next day. During the night, the hurricane's central pressure dropped 35 mb, its winds increased to 145 mph and its forward movement increased from 6 mph to 15 mph. The storm hit earlier than expected, killing 390 people and causing another 192 to be missing.