Eastern US Weather Update: Gusty Winds To Continue Due To Storm That Flooded Southern Portion

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Weather experts warned that gusty winds could bring stormy weather and delay travels in the eastern portion of the United States due to the huge storm that brought floods in the southern US.

Power Outage, Travel Delays

They warned that the wind could be strong enough to damage trees, trigger sporadic power outages and can also lead to travel delays in some situations into Saturday.

Showers and locally gusty thundershowers will also persist into Saturday as the storm itself lifts northward into Canada.

Further, the winds will be generated by the difference in pressure from the intense storm and its low pressure traveling across the Great Lakes region as well as the high pressure extending from the central Rockies to the Gulf Coast.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said that a deep low pressure system churning over southeast Ontario, Canada during the afternoon has been responsible for widespread shower activity extending from the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley to New England.

Meanwhile, additional heavy rain is possible through tonight across New England and parts of Upstate New York. Isolated instances of flash flooding are also possible, especially where recent snowmelt has led to elevated river levels and saturated soil.

Due to the weather condition, flood watches and warnings are in effect for parts of northern New Hampshire and western/central Maine. Moreover, a few thunderstorms are possible and could turn severe over eastern New York and western New England.

A tight pressure gradient is also producing gusty winds surrounding the storm system.

Wind Advisories have also been in effect for parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Appalachians due to the potential for wind gusts up to 50 mph.

As the system exits deeper into Canada on Saturday, rain could also change to snow over parts of northern Pennsylvania and New York, with winds gradually waning.

For the West Coast, an approaching storm system is expected to spread lower elevation rain and high elevation snow to California beginning in the evening,

Rain could also be heavy enough at times along the central and southern coastal ranges to produce isolated flooding concerns. The Sierra Nevada and northern California mountain ranges could see upwards of six to 12 inches of snowfall.

Wind Warnings, Advisories

Meanwhile, gusty winds are forecast to develop over the high desert regions of eastern California and Nevada on Saturday, where High Wind Warnings, Watches, and Wind Advisories are in effect.

Meteorologists noted that as the system weakens and pushes inland across the Intermountain West on Sunday, showers and thunderstorms are possible across the northern Great Basin.

Outside of areas experiencing rain showers (West Coast and Northeast) early this weekend, well above average temperatures are forecast to dominate the second weekend of April.

High temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above average are anticipated across much of the Plains and Upper Midwest, with the highest anomalies centered over the north-central United States.

This equates to widespread afternoon highs into the upper 70s and 80s. Low 90s could also be felt throughout parts of the central and southern Plains by Sunday.