Spring is known for its volatile weather and that has been true so far this month. Emergency managers can go from dealing with severe storms one day to accumulating snow the next. Another strong spring storm will spread snow and severe storms from the central US to the East Coast Sunday into Monday:
Severe Weather Threat
We already had a busy week of severe weather this past week with multiple tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail reports:
Another widespread severe weather event will start on Sunday for many of the same locations that saw severe storms this past week:
The Storm Prediction Center has already upgraded Sunday’s threat to a level 3 out of 5. Right now, the big threat looks to be a widespread damaging wind event. That said, tornadoes will also be possible, both ahead of the main squall line and embedded within the line. By Monday, the threat will shift to the Mid Atlantic:
The squall line that forms Sunday will continue into the area highlighted above for Monday. Damaging winds with embedded tornados will be the threat along the line of storms. In addition, there is a possibility for storms to form ahead of the main line. These storms would bring a tornado threat to the Carolinas and Eastern Virginia.
Snow and Possible Blizzard Conditions
Heavy snow will spread from the Interior West into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest starting Saturday:
This snow will be accompanied by strong gusty winds up to 60 mph. Watch the strong winds sweep across the Central US:
In addition to the snow, ice is possible south of the heaviest snow.
Travel will be hazardous and nearly impossible at times across the region.
Another Shot of Cold Air
This past week saw a major drop in temperatures, especially across the eastern US. Behind this system will be no different. Watch the temperatures drop in the below animation from Sunday at 2pm EST to Tue at 8am EST
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