Storms rake southern Plains, Southeast again

Thunderstorms hit the southern Plains on Thursday, dumping more rain on already soaked Oklahoma. Scattered storms also moved across the Southeast, while clear skies and heat dominated the rest of the nation.

Strong storms moved across the Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi Valley, Texas and Oklahoma, packing hail, strong winds and heavy rain.

Tropical moisture also brought heavy rain to Florida and parts of Georgia.

The Northeast, Plains, Rockies and West were all baked by high temperatures on Thursday. High pressure was expected to remain over the Northeast into the weekend.

Only the Northwest saw moderate temperatures as a trough of low pressure brought cool weather and scattered showers. Widely scattered storms also hit the Great Lakes region.

Temperatures around the Lower 48 states Thursday ranged from a low of 32 degrees at South Lake Tahoe, California, to an early afternoon high of 94 in Yuma, Arizona