The Nation's Weather 05.07.09

By WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of them severe, were expected across the eastern U.S. on Thursday.

In the East, numerous bands of precipitation were expected across New England, while scattered showers and thunderstorms stretched across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Severe weather was possible.

Light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were expected to develop across the Great Lakes through the mid-Mississippi Valley. Large hail and damaging winds were possible with the stronger thunderstorms.

In the West, precipitation over the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Rockies was to continue. Snowfall was to drop only in the highest elevations. Pleasant weather was expected over California and the Great Basin.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Wednesday ranged from a low of 29 degrees at Yellowstone Lake, Wyo., to a high of 107 degrees at Laredo, Texas.