Rain, snow, tropical storm-force winds, and tornadoes are also possible in the next 24 hours.
A cold front and a relative low pressure system that originates in the Pacific Northwest Friday is moving over the Great Lakes above and finally north-east on Sunday.
Rainfall in the Great Lakes area from the Central Plains on Saturday was a more widespread concern, and the likelihood of snowfall was limited to parts of the Upper Midwest, including UP in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
By Sunday, the second half of the main situation was in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington Washington D.C. Will become a stable situation.
Chicago was alive until its “Windies City” title on Saturday. About 60 million people were in the wind warning, including Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Santa Fe and Denver. In general, continuous winds of 50 to 65 mph are forecast from Gusts in most areas of the Midwest and Central Plains.
The strong winds caused severe fires in parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Elevated and critical fire weather levels are in effect for all those states. The severe hazard of moisture caused by these strong wind gusts is mixed with the humidity level and is reduced to less than 20%, making it easier to spread the fire.
The next storm on the way
It is located in the western U.S. Sounds like a “snow-wember” for many areas. Mount. Washington took 38 inches of snow on the Baker Ski area in Washington. Just south of there, both Stevens Pass and Snkulmi Pass made it as fast as about 20 inches, and are still going strong.
The overall snowfall accumulation will be highest near the elev altitude of the Cascade and Rocky Mountains where extra feet of snow are possible over the weekend.
There will be rain along the coasts of Washington and Oregon where 2 to 3 inches are forecast for this weekend. However, 1 to 2 inches of rain will be seen in the West Coast and other areas of the Mountain West.
Keep in mind that any area that receives that amount of rain can also see local flashing, especially in numerous fire burn stain areas.
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