1977 - Thunderstorms deluged the Kansas City area with torrential rains in the early morning hours, and then again that evening. Some places were deluged with more than six inches of rain twice that day, with up to 18 inches of rain reported at Independence MO. Flooding claimed the lives of 25 persons. The Country Club Plaza area was hardest hit. 2000 vehicles had to be towed following the storm, 150 of which had to be pulled out of Brush Creek, which runs through the Plaza area.
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Day: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Haze after 4pm. Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ and 3 Miles East-southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ and 3 Miles North-northeast Of Tempe, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
26 at Austin, NV