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nnie was to bring periods of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous surf to the Gulf states.
Meanwhile, to the north, a ridge of high pressure sitting over the Southeastern U.S. was to allow for another sunny and hot day. Heat advisories remained in effect as highs were to remain in the mid-90s with high humidity allowing for heat indices to reach well over 100.
Farther north, a low-pressure system skirting across the Canadian and U.S. border was expected to continue pulling a cold front through the Midwest. This front was to bring more scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which may turn severe as it has a history of producing large hail, damaging winds, and even tornadoes.
Rainfall totals along this front were to vary around an inch, with up to 2 inches in areas of severe storm development, which would most likely be contained to the Great Lakes region.
In the West, another mild weather day was anticipated due to a dominant ridge of high pressure. However, moisture over the Southwest was expected to allow for monsoon storms to persist over Arizona and New Mexico. Expect rainfall totals to range around a half of an inch, as dry surface conditions were to evaporate the rain before it reached the ground.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Friday ranged from a low of 35 degrees at Stanley, Idaho to a high of 104 degrees at Needles, Calif.
