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Showers back in the forecast Sunday

KTRK / ABC13 Houston and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedShowers back in the forecast Sunday.
What changedWBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Showers back in the forecast Sunday". KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) frames it as "Scattered showers on Sunday, pleasant temps ahead".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 8 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Showers back in the forecast Sunday". KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) frames it as "Scattered showers on Sunday, pleasant temps ahead".

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Oct 3, 8:08 PM: KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) joined the source map.

Oct 3, 10:16 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Oct 3, 10:31 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Oct 3, 10:40 PM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 8 sources · 1 bucket.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)15m ago

Chilly tonight with a few showers on Sunday

After a beautiful start to the weekend, temperatures fall back into the upper 40s and 50s tonight under mostly clear skies with a light breeze. Sunday starts off on the cooler side along wi...

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Center ·News report
WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)1h ago

Sunday forecast: Sunny, mild conditions continue across Chicagoland

Chicagoland is in for a mild and mostly sunny Sunday before a cold front brings cooler temperatures to the area.

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Center ·News report
KTRK / ABC13 Houston2h ago

Scattered showers and storms linger tonight, beginning to dry out Sunday

Scattered showers and storms will continue to swirl through Southeast Texas late Saturday night. Sunday will overall a drier day with the chance for a few light showers as a reinforcing fro...

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Center ·News report
WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)2h ago

Cooler Sunday with scattered showers for some

A storm system will pass to our south on Sunday and clip parts of the Susquehanna Valley, bringing showers mainly east of I-81.

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Center ·News report
WCVB Boston (Hearst)3h ago

Video: Sunday night showers, cooler air Tuesday

Sunday brings night showers to parts of the Boston area before skies begin to improve.

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Center ·News report
WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)3h ago

FORECAST: Wet, cool Sunday gives way to classic fall weather

A wet, cool Sunday gives way to drier fall weather next week, with sunshine returning and highs gradually warming into the 70s by late week.

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Center ·News report
KXAN (Nexstar, Austin)5h ago

Scattered showers on Sunday, pleasant temps ahead

Isolated to widely scattered showers continue through the evening and overnight hours in Central Texas. — Meteorologist Tommy House

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