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Wild weekend weather may be in the wings
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Eyes to the skies could be wise this weekend as a storm is expected to develop in the middle of the country. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says high winds and perhaps tornadoes could be possible Saturday and that people in a broad area from Dallas to Minneapolis should pay attention. Locally, the Quad-Cities is forecast to have clear skies Friday with highs in the upper 50s. But rain chances enter the area Friday night pushed by south/southeast winds. Percipitation chances are pegged at 80 percent Friday night, with more than a quarter inch of rain possible. Wet skies are expected to continue Saturday with winds up to 20 miles per hour pushing temperatures toward 68 degrees. Rain chances remain at 80 percent Saturday night, with readings of 1.3 inches possible before rains taper off Sunday morning. Windy skies remain in the forecast Sunday, with a high around 60 degrees. Bill Bunting of the storm center's operations branch said the risk area for severe weather this weekend is large because of uncertainty on where storms may hit. Future forecasts will consider when a cold front and low-pressure system should cross the region, and whether humid air can surge into the upper Midwest. 
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Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St.
1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today.
1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.
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