NATIONAL TEMPERATURE/RAINFALL EXTREMES:

HIGH WED...110 AT DEATH VALLEY CA

LOW WED...28 AT REESE RIVER NV

24 HOUR RAIN THROUGH 8PM CDT: SPRINGFIELD MO 4.62 Inches

TROPICS: Hurricane Earl, with 145 mph winds (Cat 4), was located near 29.3n/74.7w at 5am EDT or about 410 miles south of Cape Hateras North Carolina.

The system is moving towards the north-northwest at 18 mph. Earl is expected to turn more towards the north later today and towards the north-northeast Friday.

The center of Earl will likely pass very close to or over the outer banks of North Carolina tonight and very near or ...