21.   Heavy rains are being reported throughout the lower Mississippi River valley.

22.   Meanwhile, a few thunderstorms will blossom from the Deep South to the lower Mississippi valley as a disturbance lifts the sultry air mass.

23.   Meanwhile, abundant sunshine is expected across the middle and lower Mississippi valley.

24.   Once that commitment is subtracted, the remainder is available for use by irrigation districts in the lower Rio Grande valley, Rubinstein said.

25.   One benefit of the new hub is its proximity to the lower valley, which has been off-limits to visitors.

26.   Scattered severe storms with large hail and damaging winds are possible across southern Florida and from the Carolinas to the lower Ohio valley.

27.   The cluster will diminish early Friday afternoon upon reaching northeastern Texas and the lower Mississippi valley.

28.   The ingredients for heavy rain and severe thunderstorms will come together Wednesday over parts of the southern Plains, and the Tennessee, Ohio and lower Mississippi river valleys.

29.   The lower valley is being rapidly consumed by development, but the upper villages still evoke a feeling of mist-shrouded alpine mystery.

30.   The rapid urbanization of Puget Sound, lower Vancouver Island and the lower Fraser River valley has wiped out salmon streams on both sides of the border.