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[May 14, 2010] (AP) Severe weather continued developing along a cold front over the eastern U.S. on Friday.

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A lo Insurance w pressure system in the north was forecast to continue tracking over the Great Lakes and into the Northeast and eastern Canada. A strong cold front would extend southward from the center of this system and stretch from the Northeast, down the Ohio and Tennessee Valley, and over the lower Mississippi River Valley. Due to ample moisture from the Gulf of Mexico feeding energy into this system, scattered showers and thunderstorms would develop along the front. This system has a history of turning severe, so periods of heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail and even tornado development were expected. The Northeast and New England would see highs in the 60s, while the Southeast would approach the 90s. Flooding problems were expected to persist in the mid- and lower Mississippi River valleys.

Behind this system in the Plains, a ridge of high pressure would build in from the Rockies and allow for mild weather with drier conditions. The northern Plains and upper Midwest would see sunny skies with a few patchy clouds and highs in the 60s. The Rockies, however, would remain cool as flow from the north persisted. Also, light residual moisture over the region, in addition to a weak trough of low pressure, would allow for light and scattered snow showers over the Great Basin and central Rockies. Meanwhile, the West Coast remained warm and dry under a ridge of high pressure.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Thursday ranged from a low of 17 degrees at Mount Washington, N.H., to a high of 95 degrees at Laredo, Texas.

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[Associated Press article from Weather Underground]