The Nation's Weather

| August 26, 2020 2:03 AM

The Nation's Weather for Thursday, August 27, 2020

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Hurricane Laura will move inland and bring high winds and

torrential rain with flooding in eastern Texas, western and

central Louisiana and Arkansas tomorrow. Afternoon

thunderstorms with flash flooding and damaging winds are

expected in northern Pennsylvania, New York state, Vermont,

Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Elsewhere,

thunderstorms will rumble through the Dakotas, as well as

the Florida Peninsula. Afternoon thunderstorms will dot the

Rockies, but much of the West will be dry. Heat and humidity

will be the rule in the central and southern Plains. Hot and

humid conditions are also forecast in the Southeast and

along the mid-Atlantic coast. Searing heat and wildfires

will continue to plague portions of the West.

SPECIAL WEATHER

No new information for this time period.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

No new information for this time period.

DAILY EXTREMES

National High Wednesday 116 at Thermal, CA

National Low Wednesday 37 at Mammoth Lakes, CA

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