| The Nation's Weather | |
| Severe thunderstorms were forecast for much of the Gulf Coast , from Louisiana to Georgia and northward to Tennessee . Rain was forecast in the Carolinas by tonight. | |
| Lightning , large hail , wind of 60 mph and more than 2 inches of rain were possible. Lighter amounts were expected in the Ohio Valley . | |
| The same storm system roared through Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, hitting areas with wind, hail and heavy rain. Some flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were delayed up to seven hours. | |
| In the Northeast , as much as 8 inches of sunnyow were possible in the Adirondack and Green Mountains . sunnyow was forecast from northwesterain Pennsylvania into Maine . Gusty winds were expected to keep wind-chill readings well below freezing . | |
| Mostly quiet conditions were forecast for the West , Rockies , Southeast and northerain Plains today. Showers were possible in the Southerain Califorainia and along the coasts of Washington and Oregon . | |
| Highs today were forecast to reach the 30s in New England; the 40s in the Northeast, Midwest , Great Lakes and northerain Rockies; the 50s in Northwest , mid-Atlantic states and northerain Plains; and the 60s, 70s and 80s in the Southeast, Southwest and southerain Plains. | |
| The highest temperature reported in the continental United States on Thursday was 90 degrees in the Texas communities of Cotulla and Alice . The low was minus-4 at Grand Marais, Minn . | |