 Welcome back to America in the Morning. Rain and thunderstorms again in store today for portions of the nation's midsection. Here's AccuWeather.com meteorologist Matt Rindy. A cold front moving eastward through the Great Lakes and southward into the Ohio Valley and central plains will spark more gusty thunderstorms today from western New York into Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri, especially during the afternoon hours. This front has already had a history of producing severe thunderstorms and there remains a risk for damaging winds, hail and