Thunderstorms Hit Great Lakes Florida and Plains
National weather bulletin notes thunderstorms in the Great Lakes region the southern part of Florida and the southern Plains. Elsewhere expect fair weather across the nation.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1978
Page
8
National weather bulletin notes thunderstorms in the Great Lakes region the southern part of Florida and the southern Plains. Elsewhere expect fair weather across the nation.
Hot humid and hazy conditions continue with scattered showers and thundershowers tonight. Lows 70 to 75. A little cooler Sunday with more showers and thundershowers, highs in the 80s.
The lake will see waves of 1 to 2 feet with water temperatures around 72 degrees off Cleveland. Scattered thundershowers are possible on Monday, otherwise fair conditions. Highs range from the upper 70s to lower 80s Monday, 80 to 85 Tuesday, and 85 to 90 Wednesday. Lows stay in the 60s throughout the period.
Rain moved across the northern Midwest while northern Texas and other areas remained hot and dry. Showers stretched from New Mexico to the upper Great Lakes with heavy rain in parts of Texas and Nebraska raising flood concerns. Drought worsened with crops and lawns wilting as a heat wave claimed 24 lives, and rain dances occurred in Fort Worth Waco and Killeen.
Columbia Gas of Ohio customers will pay more for gas after August 18 as a fuel adjustment increases by 5.61 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. An average user consuming 13,000 to 15,000 cubic feet monthly would see about a 75 cent rise, the company says, the third hike this year bringing total increases to 22.74 cents per 1,000 cubic feet.
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