Severe storms possible this holiday weekend

The principle threats embrace remoted tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and frequent lightning.

Extreme storms are additionally doubtless on Sunday from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Tallahassee, Florida.

Whereas many of the showers and thunderstorms are anticipated to deliver lower than 2 complete inches of rain, some stronger storms might produce heavy downpours, dropping 3 to five inches.

It is all because of a entrance that basically stalls over many Southern states, bringing extended intervals of rain.

Whereas this weekend will not be a washout for everybody, there’s an opportunity of rain all the best way from the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas area by way of the Carolinas.

For some cities — together with Columbia, South Carolina, and Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina — the rain is predicted totally on Saturday, permitting for drier situations Sunday and an opportunity to slot in some out of doors actions with out getting soaked.

Solar and rain for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Very similar to within the Carolinas, many areas of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast must take care of the rain for half of the weekend.

New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia all have rain forecast for Saturday, with a drier second half of the weekend.

After the system strikes by way of, although, temperatures will drop a bit Sunday.

Boston, for instance, will go from a forecast excessive Saturday within the mid-60s to a excessive Sunday within the low-50s. Equally, Philadelphia goes from a forecast excessive Saturday of 70 levels all the way down to the mid-50s on Sunday.

Winter returns to the Midwest

Throughout the Midwest, weekend snow showers and temperatures 10 to twenty levels beneath regular can have people questioning whether it is actually spring.

Minneapolis usually sees a excessive temperature of round 57 levels, however this weekend it is going to be hovering round 40 levels, making it really feel extra like early March. Bismarck, North Dakota, which usually sees highs within the mid-50s at this level in April, is anticipating a excessive Saturday of 26 levels — the traditional excessive temperature for mid-February.

Each cities might additionally get snow Sunday, so Easter egg hunts could also be a bit tougher this 12 months.

Snow accumulations will probably be highest within the Dakotas, the place greater than 6 inches might fall int two days. Elsewhere throughout the Midwest, 1 to three inches of recent snow is predicted this weekend.

New system arrives for the West Coast

A brand new system pushing into the West Coast will deliver further rain — and snow to increased elevations — from Seattle by way of San Francisco.

The system begins in Northern California earlier than shifting north and eastward by way of the weekend.

The heaviest rain will probably be over Northern California, the place 1 to three inches is predicted.

For increased elevations of the Cascades, Sierra and Olympic ranges, snow can also be forecast starting early Saturday morning. By Saturday evening, that moisture pushes into the Intermountain West and brings some mild snow throughout the Rockies.