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WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER

Severe Weather Reports on Saturday:

-A tornado touched down near Racine, Mo., and killed 10 people. It
damaged and destroyed numerous buildings.

-Five people were killed by a tornado that touched down in Picher,
Okla., where structures were seriously damaged across 20 blocks.

-A tornado struck many residences between Seneca and Neosho, Mo.
Three fatalities and numerous injuries were reported. Highway 60 was
closed due to debris over the road.

-One person was killed by a tornado that touched down near Purdy,
Mo., and it damaged many homes, trailer homes, a church and
outbuildings.

-A tree landed on a trailer house near Carthage, Mo., killing one
person.

-A tornado damage path was about three quarters of a mile wide along
the Kansas and Oklahoma state line.

-Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 70 mph at Parsons Tri City Airport
in Kansas.

-Extensive structural damage was reported in Granby, Mo., including a
30 by 40 foot building that was destroyed.

-Baseball-sized hail pounded Joplin, Mo.

-Two houses were struck by lightning and caught on fire in
Battlefield, Mo., and near Lebanon, Mo.

-Downtown Little Rock, Avilla, Bentonville and Rogers, Ark., were all
hit by severe storms that dumped golf ball-sized hail.

-A possible tornado near Dublin, Ga., destroyed several homes; 1
person has been reported injured.

-Golf ball-sized hail hammered Gray, Ga.

24-Hour Rainfall ending at 2 a.m. EDT on Sunday (inches):

Columbus, GA 4.21

Eveleth, MN 3.69

Washington, IA 2.66

Fairfield, IA 2.54

Monticello, IA 2.50

Davenport, IA 2.47

Iowa City, IA 2.11

Dubuque, IA 2.10

Muscatine, IA 2.03

Quad City Arpt, IL 2.00

Galesburg, IL 1.94

Cedar Rapids, IA 1.84

Oskaloosa, IA 1.83

Birmingham, AL 1.53

Atlanta, GA 1.48

Columbia, SC 1.12

Record Highs set on Sat. (old/tied); new:

Myrtle Beach, NC (tied/2003) 87

San Antonio, TX (97/2006) 98

Jacksonville, FL (tied/2003) 93

Del Rio, TX (99/1995) 107

Daytona Beach, FL (93/1936) 94

Fort Lauderdale, FL (94/1967) 95

DAILY EXTREMES

National High yesterday 107 at Del Rio, Texas
National Low yesterday 14 at Stanley, Idaho

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