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17.05.02, 21:05
Cold Wave Sweeps from Central U.S. to East and South.
Thu May 16, 8:34 PM ET
James Wilson, Sr. Meteorologist
Forecast Summary, The Weather Channel
Midwest
One more night of heavy rain is in the cards for the Mid-Mississippi and lower
Ohio River basins. A disturbance moving out of Colorado will cause the cold
front to buckle and stall momentarily in the Mid-South on Friday. The heaviest
rain is forecasted to occur over the Boothill of Missouri and western sections
of Kentucky and Tenneesee. This is not good news for the saturated region. The
sun will be out on Saturday once the front pushes south. A large cold, dry,
Canadian airmass will dive south and set up shop for the weekend. Temperatures
are forecasted to be about 20 degrees below normal for most of the Midwest even
with partly cloudy skies. The Great Lakes, with overcast skies, will be the
coldest with temperatures in the 40s and 50s.
South
Severe thunderstorms will move into the Southeast on Friday out ahead of a
strong cold front plowing into the region. The heaviest rain will develop
behind the cold front from Arkansas to the central Appalachians. This
overrunning rain, could produce some localized flooding in the Bluegrass and
Volunteer states. Strong thunderstorms are forecasted to stretch from Texas
into Georgia and will push into the coastal sections of the Southeast from
Virginia to South Carolina during the late afternoon. Afternoon thunderstorms
are again possible in Florida. Temperatures will be warm and muggy one more day
in the south. Once the cold front pushes through and the cool, dry, Canadian
high takes over, afternoon highs will only be in the 60s and 70s with overnight
lows in the 40s and 50s all the way to the Gulf Coast.
Northeast
Rain will rush into and out of the Northeast overnight and early Friday making
it feel more like March then mid May. Showers will linger on the west side in
the cold air in the mountains and off the Great Lakes on Friday. Look out for
the rush of COLD air behind the front. Lows and Highs will drop significantly
for the weekend with frost and freeze possibilities during the overnight and
early mornings and chilly 20 degree below average highs during the days. Get
the logs to burn in the fire ready and stock up on hot tea and cocoa. You'll
need them.
West
June gloom in May? Low clouds and fog from the Catalina Eddy, will return to
the Los Angels basin on Friday. The marine layer has been between 2000 and 3000
feet deep and reached into the San Bernardino valley. Similar conditions can be
expected on Friday. Showers will move back into the Pacific Northwest, as weak
disturbance moves inland, during the morning hours. The rest of the West will
be partly cloudy and warm under a small ridge of high pressure. There is a
storm lurking in the Pacific that will move ashore by early next week.