The remnants of a tropical depression poured heavy rain on theSoutheast Sunday, causing flooding in North Carolina. Rain wasscattered from Arizona to New England.
Showers and thunderstorms ranged from southern Arizona intocentral Colorado. Storms also developed along a frontal systemmoving across the upper Midwest, with a storm in western North Dakotadropping large hail near Stanley, west of Minot.
In New England, scattered showers developed over Vermont and NewHampshire and moved across Massachusetts.
Sunday's temperature extremes around the lower 48 states rangedfrom a morning low of 28 at Meacham, Ore., to an early afternoonreading of 108 at New Iberia, La. Weather Quiz
In which of the following cities can hurricanes be most dangerous? A). New Orleans B). Tampa, Fla. C). Miami D). Chicago
Answer: (A). Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center inMiami generally regard New Orleans as the most threatened city. Itwould take as long as 36 hours to evacuate the city, most of which isbelow sea level. A major hurricane could flood the city under 20feet of water. The second riskiest is the Tampa area south to theEverglades, where high population density and a shallow ocean bottomcombine to increase the risk of devastating flooding. Weather Fact
The U.S. Weather Bureau, precursor of the National WeatherService, began naming hurricanes for women in 1953. In 1979, men'snames were added.
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