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Thunderstorms, Wonk and Canal

Five Things You Need to Know Today: August 28, 2012

  1. National Weather Service predicts a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  2. Word of Day - wonk: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field
  3. Today is LE Jennifer Simckowitz's last day as Local Editor. Please email barnstable-hyannis@patch.com with any future requests or comments!
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  5. We still have quite a few days left in summer and September is always beautiful.

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