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Thursday: Impact Day... More Rain

WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe heaviest rain will be Thursday morning south of Pittsburgh.
What changedWTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) frames it as "Thursday: Impact Day... More Rain". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Impact: Rounds of scattered showers, downpours, storms for Thursday".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 6 sources · 1 bucket

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63WORDING GAP

6 sources · 1 bias buckets · Low confidence

Still Watching. WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) frames it as "Thursday: Impact Day... More Rain". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Impact: Rounds of scattered showers, downpours, storms for Thursday".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 19, 10:34 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Aug 19, 11:13 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Aug 19, 11:26 PM: WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 19, 11:27 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.

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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)39m ago

Fair tonight with some showers and rain developing Thursday afternoon!

Rain and showers develop during Thursday afternoon and the rain continues into Thursday night. Friday will be slow to clear, especially in the eastern part of the state. More rain for Satur...

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)1h ago

Impact Day: Louisiana Summer Heat Wave Continues, Scattered Rain Chances Friday

Heat Index Values Approach 112 Thursday, Few Spotty Thunderstorms Possible

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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)1h ago

Impact day: Midweek cold front brings back chance for rain, storms

Another cold front moves through midweek, bringing midweek scattered rain/storms chances.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)46m ago

Near 100 for feels-like temperatures in NC on Thursday | Severe storm risk late day, heavy rain

Storm chances are ramping up late Thursday, with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms. Damaging wind gusts are possible on Thursday, and flash flooding may develop from scattered rain an...

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)1h ago

Impact: Rounds of scattered showers, downpours, storms for Thursday

There is low chance for localized heavy rain leading to flash flooding, isolated severe storms Thursday afternoon and evening.

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