The Nation - News from April 28, 1986

Thunderstorms battered some parts of the Midwest while other parts of the nation’s midsection had record-high temperatures. Rain extended from Texas across western Oklahoma, Kansas, northwest Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Heavy rain and wind gusts up to 45 m.p.h. were reported from Omaha to Nebraska City. Record-high temperatures were reported in Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. In Tennessee, last week’s record-breaking cold gave way to record-breaking heat, as Chattanooga reached 91, shattering the old record of 88 degrees set in 1957. Lexington, Ky., had a record high of 86, breaking the 1938 record of 85, and Chicago broke a 1962 record of 86 when the mercury reached 87.