National weather forecast for Friday, September 25: Rain hangs around Southeast and Northwest while the Great Lakes through New England stay dry. VPC
Friday will see quiet weather for most of the country, with the one exception being the soggy Southeast.
Southeast: Heavy rain will drench the Carolinas on Friday, easing drought conditions but potentially leading to some flooding. Wind-driven waves will pound the coast. Lighter rain will soak Tennessse, Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia. Thunderstorms will also rattle portions of Florida.
West: Most of the western third of the nation will see clear skies, other than western Washington, where a few sprinkles are likely. Temperatures will be very warm, with highs soaring into the 80s and 90s in many spots.
Plains: Clear skies will rule most of the central U.S. A couple of showers could dampen eastern portions of Nebraska and Kansas along with far southern Texas.
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Weather history for Sept. 25: In 1816, (the "year without a summer"), water froze 1/2 inch thick in Baltimore. In 1939, a rare West Coast hurricane hit south of Los Angeles, bringing unprecedented rains to the southern coast of California. Flooding killed 45 people.
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