Weather Tuesday March 26 2024 Atlanta rain and T-storms ...showers in Charlotte, dry California clouds in the NE

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Major Winter Storm through Tuesday over the Central Plains into the
Upper Mississippi Valley...
The major winter storm continues through Tuesday over the Central Plains
into the Upper Mississippi Valley. Snow and strong winds will continue
from the Central Plains to northern Minnesota through Monday night, along
with sleet and freezing rain in parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley.
In addition, hazardous impacts will be snow, icing, and wind. Blowing and
falling snow will significantly reduce visibility, and blizzard conditions
will persist into Tuesday across portions of the Plains and northern
Minnesota. Travel may be very difficult or impossible at times. Power
outages and tree damage are possible in some areas due to heavy snow,
icing, and strong winds. Also, plan on slippery roads.
Meanwhile, the front associated with the storm extends from the Middle
Mississippi Valley/Southern Plains and moves eastward to the lower Great
Lakes into the Central Gulf Coast by Wednesday evening.
The system will create showers and severe thunderstorms over the Lower
Mississippi Valley. Therefore, the SPC has issued an Enhanced Risk (level
3/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley
through Tuesday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms
are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few
tornadoes. Additionally, there is an increased threat of EF2 to EF5
tornados over the area.
In addition, the showers and thunderstorms will produce heavy rain over
parts of the Middle/Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Therefore,
the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over
parts of the Middle/Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys through
Tuesday morning. The associated heavy rain will create mainly localized
areas of flash flooding, with urban areas, roads, and small streams the
most vulnerable.
By Tuesday, the threat of severe thunderstorms decreases slightly to a
Marginal Risk over parts of the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley, with a Slight
Risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Central Gulf Coast.
Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe
thunderstorms over parts of the Central Gulf Coast from Tuesday through
Wednesday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are
frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, a few tornadoes, and a
minimal threat of hail.
Similarly, the showers and thunderstorms will create heavy rain over parts
of the Central/Eastern Gulf Coast. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight
Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Central/Eastern
Gulf Coast on Tuesday through Wednesday morning. The associated heavy rain
will create mainly localized areas of flash flooding, with urban areas,
roads, and small streams the most vulnerable.
On Wednesday, the threat of severe thunderstorms ends. However, the threat
of excessive rainfall continues over parts of the Eastern Gulf Coast and
Southeast. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of
excessive rainfall over parts of the Eastern Gulf Coast and Southeast on
Wednesday. The associated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of
flash flooding, with urban areas, roads, and small streams the most
vulnerable.
Elsewhere, from Tuesday evening into Wednesday, moisture from the Atlantic
will move onshore over New England, bringing warmer temperatures and
trapping cold air in the interior of Northern New England. The warm, moist
air will create rain/freezing rain over parts of Northern New England from
Tuesday evening into Wednesday.