Weather Summary for Bluefield Yesterday and Records
Bluefield temperatures yesterday reached a high of 75 and a low of 66 degrees. The record high for August 30 is 95 degrees set in 1953, and the record low is 42 degrees from 1926. Precipitation readings show 2.78 inches on a certain date, with a total of 27.84 inches overall.
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Partly Sunny Outlook With Weekend Warmth
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the upper 50s, and Friday through Sunday show fair weather with highs near 80 and lows around 60.
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National Weather Forecast for Monday
A chance of showers is forecast with a high around 80 and a low near 60. The outlook calls for unsettled conditions, and temperatures remain warm across the region into the evening.
The Virginias Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy Thursday with highs in the upper 70s to 80s and partly cloudy Friday with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. West regions mostly sunny while southeast areas see scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday, then mostly cloudy Friday. Lows Thursday night mid 50s to lower 60s, with Thursday night lows around mid 60s.
Highs and Lows Across Western States
The report lists extreme temperatures in Borrego Springs and Needles California with a high of 109 degrees and a low of 37 degrees. Also notes a cold region at West Yellowstone Montana.
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Warning Not Issued On Tornado toll Tops 24 Dead
Survivors of northern Illinois deadly storm say it struck suddenly and a weather forecaster notes warnings often come after a tornado is sighted. National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Dickey says warning lead times are short and chances of early notice are not high. Multiple tornadoes Tuesday killed at least 24 and injured more than 300.
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National Weather Service
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Pension Merger Debate Delays State and City Funds
Senate debates a plan to merge city and state retirement funds and cut payments. Whitlow opposes the merger citing concerns about teachers' funds and future consolidations. Petition signatures from Mercer County and opposition from Bluefield Princeton municipal workers cited as reasons to keep funds separate.
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NTSB investigates crash that killed three Cedar Bluff residents
An NTSB crew arrived in Hickory to study the Richlands crash that killed Fred Mutter 51, his son Michael Paul Mutter 14, and Clayton Potter 48 of Marx Aviation. The light plane went down near Richlands Airport around 2 am. Wreckage spread about 170 feet, state police reported.
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Brown film crew tours Hinton site on New River raft trip
The Brown television crew and about 30 Hinton friends rafted from Hinton toward Brooks Falls along the New River with Cantrell's River Adventures. Local officials Mayor James Leslie and senator candidate Leonard Anderson joined the trip, ending with a city key presentation and a picnic.
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Record heat sweeps plains to Atlantic coast exceeding norms
A heat wave across the southern Plains to the Atlantic coast pushes record highs in Jonesboro Arkansas Macon Georgia Tupelo Mississippi all at 102 degrees with Augusta Cape Hatteras and Jacksonville tying or near 100. Heat index near 110 in Jacksonville. Alabama issues a heat alert as farmers fear drought impacts on cotton and peanuts. In Arkansas’s Washington County record heat kills thousands of chickens and Tyson Foods reports 25,000 birds lost.
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