The focus for severe storms will move into the Ohio Valley and resume over New York state on Wednesday.
So far this year California has seen 1,569 wildfires, 85 percent more than in an average year.
The Memorial Day weekend will begin cool, windy and rainy in New England and part of the mid-Atlantic.
GOES-East failed again late Tuesday. It is one of the main satellites meteorologists use for the eastern part of the United States and the tropical Atlantic.
Severe storms are shifting eastward Wednesday afternoon delivering strong wind, heavy rain and hail.
On the two-year anniversary of the EF-5 tornado that leveled Joplin, Mo., the town has deployed assistance to Moore, Okla.
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Southwestern & Central OK (1996)
Sinking air from dying thunderstorms cause
unusual late night rise in temperature. Many
places rose from upper 80s at 11:00PM to near
100 degrees by 3:00AM.
Atlantic City, NJ (1991)
Record high of 89 degrees after a record low
of 38 degrees. Record lows were also set
May 19,20, & 21st.
Liberal, KS (1933)
A powerful F4 tornado (winds 207-260 mph)
hidden in a dust storm devastates the business
district. 4 people were killed and 150 were
injured. Tornado estimated to be 600 yards
wide at times.
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