Arkansas tornadoes; NYC record heat, Weather officials say a second suspected tornado has touched down in Arkansas, injuring two people and damaging about 20 homes.
National Weather Service meteorologist David Cox, based in Jackson, Miss., says a twister touched down near Dermott, in the far southeastern corner of Arkansas.
Authorities earlier said that an apparent twister had touched down near the small town of Hughes, Ark., injuring three people and damaging three homes.
Forecasters are warning of possible tornadoes from southern Louisiana to southern Indiana.
And New York City, Philadelphia and Atlantic City, N.J., have broken temperature records during a brief December heat wave.
The National Weather Service says as of 8 p.m. Saturday, the temperature in Central Park is a record-setting 64 degrees. The previous record was 62, set in 2011 and 1923.
Philadelphia and Atlantic City, N.J., reached 67 degrees on Saturday afternoon. That broke Atlantic City's previous mark of 63 degrees, set in 2011, and bested Philadelphia's previous high of 66 degrees, set in 1895.
The temperature rose to 68 in Wilmington, Del., beating the previous mark of 65, set in 1895. And the 64 degrees recorded in Newark, N.J. broke the previous mark of 62, set in 2011.
Sunday is supposed to be even warmer in the region. Temperatures could top 70.
National Weather Service meteorologist David Cox, based in Jackson, Miss., says a twister touched down near Dermott, in the far southeastern corner of Arkansas.
Authorities earlier said that an apparent twister had touched down near the small town of Hughes, Ark., injuring three people and damaging three homes.
Forecasters are warning of possible tornadoes from southern Louisiana to southern Indiana.
And New York City, Philadelphia and Atlantic City, N.J., have broken temperature records during a brief December heat wave.
The National Weather Service says as of 8 p.m. Saturday, the temperature in Central Park is a record-setting 64 degrees. The previous record was 62, set in 2011 and 1923.
Philadelphia and Atlantic City, N.J., reached 67 degrees on Saturday afternoon. That broke Atlantic City's previous mark of 63 degrees, set in 2011, and bested Philadelphia's previous high of 66 degrees, set in 1895.
The temperature rose to 68 in Wilmington, Del., beating the previous mark of 65, set in 1895. And the 64 degrees recorded in Newark, N.J. broke the previous mark of 62, set in 2011.
Sunday is supposed to be even warmer in the region. Temperatures could top 70.
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