A strong cold front is moving across the eastern half of the United States on Monday, bringing back millions of dangerously strong winds.
The cold front brings rain from the Deep South to New England on Monday, with the possibility of flooding. The rain will end in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by noon, but strong winds will follow.
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston could see winds of 30 to 40 km / h on Monday night, and the gusts could reach 50 km / h. It is strong enough to cause power outages.
The windy conditions will begin to intensify in the interior of Northeast early Monday afternoon. By 16:00 ET strong winds will start in the big cities in the northeast. Then the wind should drop slowly during the night.
“Due to snowmelt and recent rainfall, some tree root systems could be damaged, possibly leading to uprooted trees,” said the New York City National Weather Service, which had 26 inches of snow in February and left a lot of ground. damp.
“A combination of abundant snowfall and increased rainfall along the East Coast has led to increased soil moisture, which will make fall trees a greater threat,” said CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller.
The front will also bring icy temperatures in the region on Monday night. The combination of cold temperatures and windy conditions will cause the cooling of the wind to move as low as 20 to 30 degrees below much of New England. It can cause freezing in as little as 30 minutes.
Floods are possible across the Southeast
The same system brought heavy rain in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys over the weekend. “Widespread totals of 2 to 6 inches fell from Texas to West Virginia,” said CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen.
More than 5 million people are still under flood warnings in these areas as rivers continue to rise above the flood stage.
“In the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and lower Mississippi valleys, there are more than 150 river meters above the flood stage. It is expected to be the highest 200 in the next few days,” CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar said.
As this system slowly winds south, places like Jackson, Mississippi, could pick up 4 inches of rain on Wednesday. More widespread totals will range from 2 to 4 inches.
And the wind threat also remains in the South, while these moods are pushing through, with a gust of 44 km / h already recorded at the main airport in Birmingham, Alabama.
The South should start drying out by the second half of the week.