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The southern US will continue to be under the risk of severe weather and flooding for the next two days, with flooding already occurring in some states and heavy rain affecting travel; plus more of today’s weather news and forecast.
A soggy weather pattern will hover over the South through much of the week posing the risk of flooding in several states.
On Wednesday, the risk of flooding will be at its highest and widespread when a line of storms moves through the area ahead of a cold front, bringing severe weather and the possibility of isolated tornadoes.
There will also be a high risk of wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour. There is a low possibility of small hail.
Heavy rain is forecast for Wednesday throughout the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, affecting the eastern portions of Louisiana and Arkansas; eastern and southern Missouri, southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and then moving into West Virginia.
Severe weather is also forecast over much of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Georgia: Heavy rain is already causing flooding in northern Georgia and is expected to increase.
North Carolina: Heavy rains lead to two-hour delays for some schools, closure of others, amid the risk of severe weather today.
Tennessee and Kentucky: Strong to severe storms on Wednesday night.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch warning in North Dakota for the Red River Valley on Wednesday morning as powerful wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour could bring blizzard conditions.
Temperatures are expected to plummet below zero. However, the snow will be on the lighter side, between 1-2 inches, but visibility will be hampered by the strong winds.
The affected area spans along Interstate 29 from Langdon to the north, through Grand Forks to Fargo and beyond Wahpeton to the south; extending beyond Devils Lake and Carrington to the West, to thief River Falls to the east and over Interstate 94.
Temperatures in Florida on Tuesday will reach the mid-80s.
However, the warm-up will continue midweek, where highs are expected to reach the upper 80s, potentially setting records, while the heat indices could be in the low-90s.
By Friday, a cold front will move in bringing temperatures back down.
West: San Francisco 66, Los Angeles 73, Reno 53, Salt Lake City 37, Denver 35, Las Vegas 61.
Northwest & Northern Rockies: Seattle 48, Portland 56, Boise 42, Billings 35, Bismarck 37, Rapid City 43.
Southwest: Phoenix 59, Albuquerque 34, El Paso 50, San Antonio 50.
Central & Upper Midwest: Lubbock 33, Dallas 46, Oklahoma City 45, Kansas City 45, Minneapolis 28, Madison 29.
Ohio Valley: Chicago 34, Detroit 39, St. Louis 44, Cincinnati 44.
South: Houston 62, New Orleans 77, Memphis 45, Atlanta 67, Charlotte 68, Jacksonville 84, Tampa 83, Miami 80.
East: Norfolk 69, Washington, D.C. 55, Buffalo 33, New York 48, Boston 43, Bangor 31.
