NATIONAL SUMMARY                   
 
Saturday felt nothing like the start of the Memorial Day weekend 
across the Northeast due to rain, high-elevation snow and brisk 
winds. The wet and chilly weather will gradually diminish from south 
to north through Sunday, leading to a nice Memorial Day. Meanwhile, 
the main weather news on Saturday was a cluster of drenching 
thunderstorms that continued to stream across San Antonio, leading to 
severe flooding. A flash flood emergency was declared as runoff from 
the rain inundated and forced officials to close roads, while some 
residents were forced from their homes. KSAT-TV from San Antonio 
reported that the flooding has claimed at least one life. The 
heaviest rain has departed San Antonio as the flooding downpour 
danger shifts northeastward toward the Arklatex through tonight. 
Severe thunderstorms will also continue to erupt through the evening 
hours across the High Plains with another round of violent 
thunderstorms to plague this region on Sunday. Showers were also 
pushing into western Washington Saturday afternoon. Rain will expand 
across more of the Northwest through Sunday.
 
 
SPECIAL WEATHER                    
 
Second All-Time Wettest Day for San Antonio
--This Memorial Day weekend started with severe flooding in San 
Antonio after drenching thunderstorms unleashed nearly 10 inches of 
rain, as of 1 p.m. CDT. May 25 is now the city's second wettest day 
of all-time since records began in 1886. July 1, 2002, originally 
held that distinction with 9.52 inches, while October 17, 1998, and 
its 11.26 inches remains at the top of the list. The torrential rain 
caused the level of the San Antonio River at Loop 410 to surge from 
4.54 feet to a record 34.21 feet in less than four hours.
 
 
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER 
 
Record Lows Set Saturday Morning (Old Record):
--Wheeling, W. Va.: 31 degrees (41 degrees from 1949)
--New Philadelphia, Ohio: 32 degrees (33 degrees from 1992)
--Morgantown, W. Va.: 32 degrees (37 degrees from 1956)
--Zanesville, Ohio: 31 degrees (37 degrees from 1956)
--Huntington, W. Va.: 39 degrees tied the record from 1941.
--Parkersburg, W. Va.: 33 degrees (37 degrees from 1925)
--Beckley, W. Va.: 36 degrees (40 degrees from 1983)
--Bristol, Tenn.: 40 degrees (42 degrees from 1942)
--Elizabeth City, N.C.: 43 degrees (47 degrees from 1976)
--Pittsburgh, Pa.: 33 degrees tied the record from 1925.
--Piedmont Triad International Airport, N.C.: 43 degrees tied the 
record from 1956.                  
--About 130 people had to be rescued from their cars or homes due to 
rising flood waters in San Antonio, Texas this morning. Water levels 
rose to 4 feet high in some homes. One woman was killed during a 
water rescue as she was swept from the roof of her car by the water. 
Today's rain makes it the second wettest calendar day on record at 
San Antonio at 9.87 inches. The wettest on record was October 17, 
1998 with 11.26 inches. The San Antonio River, Bexar County, Texas 
has set a new record-high level at 32.87 feet.
 
24-Hour Rainfall Totals (In Inches), Ending at 7 p.m. EDT Saturday:                          
 
San Antonio, Texas                 9.87                                     
Kelly Air Force Base, Texas        8.42                                     
Boerne Stage Field, Texas.         3.17                                     
Grand Island, Neb.                 3.09                                     
Aurora, Neb.                       2.75                                     
Newton, Iowa                       2.55                                     
Killeen, Texas                     2.33                                     
Chester, Ct.                       2.14                                     
New Braunfels, Texas               2.00                                     
Ottumwa, Iowa                      1.94                                     
Hastings, Neb.                     1.85                                     
Pella, Iowa                        1.73                                     
Kearney, Neb.                      1.62                                     
Victoria, Texas                    1.60                                     
Hettinger, N.D.                    1.56                                     
Ames, Iowa                         1.53                                     
Oskaloosa, Iowa                    1.52                                    
Burnet, Texas                      1.46                                     
Houlton, Maine                     1.42                                    
Burlington, Vt.                    1.40                                     
McKinney, Texas                    1.36                                     
York, Neb.                         1.34                                     
Knoxville, Iowa                    1.30                                    
Lexington, Neb.                    1.26                                    
 
 
DAILY EXTREMES                     
 
National High Today (through 9 p.m.) 99 at Lamar, Colorado
National Low Today (through 9 p.m.) 15 at Bodie State Park, California
 
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