Monday’s National Weather Forecast
On Monday, the storm system responsible for snow in the upper Midwest and severe weather in the Deep South Sunday will continue to move to the northeast, positioned over the Great Lakes region in the morning hours and moving into Canada throughout the day. This will continue to bring showers and thunderstorms across the eastern United States, with snow expected in the northern Great Lakes. A few of the storms along the Eastern Seaboard are expected to be severe, and strong wind gusts outside of the storms will be possible. Elsewhere, a system will bring some rain and snow across the Four Corners region.
The greatest potential of strong to severe storms Monday will be from Virginia into southeastern Georgia, where an Enhanced Risk of severe weather is in place. Tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail will be possible.
This system will also continue to produce strong winds in the eastern United States, especially in the Great Lakes and Northeast. In these areas, we have High Wind Warnings in place as we go into Monday. In these areas, wind gusts over 50-60 mph will be possible.
The heaviest rain from Sunday through Tuesday evening will fall in portions of the Deep South and Southeast, where rainfall tallies of 3-5″ are possible. Meanwhile, areas of the Northeast could see at least 1-2″ of rain on Monday. The heaviest snow will fall in the U.P. of Michigan, where some areas could see over two feet of snow. Out in Colorado, 1-1.5 feet of snow will be possible in portions of the Rockies.
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Catastrophe ‘a matter of time’: Spring brings more fears for Missouri River flooding
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Can the world’s most influential climate report carry on?
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