1987 - Thunderstorms produced more than seven inches of rain in Georgia. Four persons drowned, and two others suffered injury, as three couples attempted to cross Mills Stone Creek at Echols Mill in their automobile. Smoke from forest fires in California and Oregon spread across Utah into western Colorado.
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Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 7pm, then patchy fog and scattered rain showers between 7pm and 9pm, then patchy fog and scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 5am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
NEWPORT
(1.2 miles away)
Castle Hill
(3.1 miles away)
West Jamestown, Dutch Island Harbor
(3.9 miles away)
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km) south of Fall River, Massachusetts, 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston, and 180 miles (290 km) northeast of New York City. It is known as a New England summer resort and is famous for its historic mansions and its rich sailing history. The city has a population of about 25,000 residents.
Newport hosted the first U.S. Open tournaments in both tennis and golf, as well as every challenge to the America's Cup between 1930 and 1983. It is also the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport, which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and an important Navy training center. It was a major 18th-century port city and boasts many buildings from the colonial era.
Newport is the county seat of Newport County, which has no governmental functions other than court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries. It was known for being the location of the "Summer White Houses" during the administrations of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.
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