HIGH: 89
LOW: 69
* Severe thunderstorms, locally heavy downpours a good bet this afternoon and evening.
* Gusty early morning thunderstorms, then a sun-cloud mix. Breezy, quite warm and humid.
* New storms erupt late this afternoon or evening; some may be heavy with damaging winds and large hail. Heavy downpours also threaten flash flooding.
* Thunderstorms end late Friday night. Becoming partly cloudy, breezy, warm. Humidity slowly declines late.
JUNE 19 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 80(degrees)/59(degrees)
Record high: 102(degrees) (1953)
Record low: 43(degrees) (1980)
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