NOAA - NWS Issues Warning for Cold Front in the Pacific Northwest, Thunderstorms in the Midwest

The Pacific Northwest is facing a cold front and the Midwest is subject to severe thunderstorms, as per the latest US weather forecast.

There is a risk of torrential rain, snowfall, damaging winds, and tornadoes in the next 48 hours.

The latest weather advisory comes as the country is about to reach the end of the spring season and several days after thunderstorms wreak havoc in the Central US recently.

Over recent weeks, the country has experienced a rollercoaster of severe weather, coupled with fire weather conditions and fluctuating temperatures.

NOAA - NWS Weather Forecast

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - National Weather Service (NWS) on Monday, April 25, issued its latest weather forecast from Tuesday to Thursday, April 26 to April 28, highlighting the winter-like weather conditions in the Pacific Northwest and the severe weather in the Midwest.

However, the forecast also revealed that adjacent areas to the mentioned regions will also be impacted.

Heavy snow, strong winds, and isolated tornadoes are expected in the affected areas.

Due to these potential weather hazards, disruption to air and land travel is possible. Damage to power lines may result in power outages. Flash floods may also pose security risks to both residential and commercial areas.

The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) of the US weather agency issued the latest short-range forecast discussion several days after severe weather battered the Central US, which was forecasted by meteorologists from AccuWeather last week.

The recent thunderstorms resulted in the formation of tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds in some central states during the weekend from Friday, April 22, resulting in reported power outages but with no casualties.

Cold Front

The NOAA - NWS weather advisory tackles the cold air over the Pacific Northwest, predicting that it will move inland into the Northern Rockies or the Great Basin by Wednesday afternoon, April 27.

The weather system will generate rain and snow in high-altitude areas of the Northwest and its surrounding region, affecting the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Meanwhile, a separate front from the Lower Great Lakes moving to the Gulf Coast will eventually traverse toward the East Coast by Wednesday.

This may affect Florida and other states such as New York, Delaware, Rhode Island, Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Maine.

Thunderstorms

The NOAA - NWS states the storm system will bring showers and thunderstorms, which include heavy rain associated with the massive cold front from Monday evening, stating there is a risk for localized flash flooding, especially in low-lying and vulnerable areas that experience a rapid runoff during rainfall.

In addition, the NOAA's Strom Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a separate "Marginal Risk" for severe thunderstorms over the southern Mid-Atlantic region, which has been forecasted to later on move toward the Central Gulf Coast.

Furthermore, the SPC has also issued a Marginal Risk of severe weather for some parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and southeastern Texas until Tuesday morning.