1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Flooding was reported in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Greenwood NY received 6.37 inches of rain. A dike along a creek at Prattsburg NY gave way and a two million dollar onion crop left on the ground to dry was washed away. The prolonged rains in the eastern U.S. finally came to an end late in the day as a cold front began to push the warm and humid airmass out to sea.
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Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Hammond ( HAM-ənd) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Located along Lake Michigan, it is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the only city in Indiana to border Chicago. As of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in Indiana, with 77,879 residents. It was first settled in the mid-19th century and it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County.
From north to south, Hammond runs from Lake Michigan down to the Little Calumet River; from east to west along its southern border, it runs from the Illinois state line to Cline Avenue. The city is traversed by numerous railroads and expressways, including the South Shore Line, Borman Expressway, and Indiana Toll Road. Notable local landmarks include the parkland around Wolf Lake and the Horseshoe Hammond riverboat casino. Part of the Rust Belt, Hammond has been industrial almost from its inception but is also home to a campus of Purdue University and numerous historic districts.
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