Weather Map Unavailable Sunday Night Report
A weather map for Virginia was unavailable Sunday night. Reported data shows 2.77 inches speed and 27.04 inches readings with unclear station details.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1990
Page
8
A weather map for Virginia was unavailable Sunday night. Reported data shows 2.77 inches speed and 27.04 inches readings with unclear station details.
Gustav, a newly formed hurricane with 80 mph winds, moves toward the northeastern Caribbean with Tropical Storm Hortense tracking about a thousand miles east. Governments of Guadeloupe Antigua Barbuda Montserrat Nevis and St. Kitts issue warnings. A hurricane watch remains for Dominica Martinique St. Martin St. Maarten Anguilla and nearby islands as Gustav's center lies about 300 miles east-southeast of Guadeloupe.
Weather outlook shows mostly sunny hot and humid conditions in Bluefield and nearby areas. Highs reach mid to upper 80s with nightly lows around 60s to 70s and chances of showers and thunderstorms on several days through Friday.
Pressures mount as the U N Security Council authorizes force to back sanctions on Iraq and U S troops pour into the Gulf. Scowcroft says Saddam seeks a peaceful exit while U S mobilization expands to about 60 000 personnel with shortages of equipment at bases in Saudi Arabia and Jordan poised to host evacuees and hostages.
The proposal would fund a one time ten million dollar benefit this year, provide the first two thousand dollars of a promised five thousand dollar three year pay raise for teachers, and offer up to one thousand dollars for school service personnel and faculty. It also freezes homeowner property taxes for three years during revaluation. The bill creates a Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families and updates teacher evaluation and transfer considerations.
Thunderstorms brought high winds and heavy rain across the nation on Sunday. Hail the size of golf balls fell near Minnewaukan Minnesota and one inch hail hit Isabel South Carolina. Winds gusted to 100 mph near La Crosse Wisconsin and 60 mph at Mobridge South Dakota.
A West Virginia Senate bill would raise taxes by 65 million dollars annually and authorize a 100 million dollar borrowing plan to fund teacher raises of about two thousand dollars per teacher this year. It also reallocates treasurer duties to a new agency, protects homeowners from higher property taxes for three years, and accelerates tax collection from large retailers.
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