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Rain, storms return Friday to southeast Wisconsin
WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedFriday morning a few showers and rumbles of thunder are expected to move through SE Wisconsin. By the afternoon and evening, scattered showers and storms will develop.
The headline splitWISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) frames it as "Rain, storms return Friday to southeast Wisconsin". WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) frames it as "The rain ends by dawn with partly sunny conditions on Friday!".
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CenterRain, storms return Friday to southeast Wisconsin
WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Friday morning a few showers and rumbles of thunder are expected to move through SE Wisconsin. By the afternoon and evening, scattered showers and storms will develop.
Friday starts with rain in southeastern Massachusetts before some afternoon sunshine develops. Saturday stays cloudy with rain arriving at night, followed by scattered showers and storms Su...
The rain ends by dawn with partly sunny conditions on Friday!
The heavy rain will quickly move off to the east by 5am Friday morning. Friday will be slow to clear, especially in the eastern part of the state where a sprinkle or shower will linger. Mor...
