Weather Monday April 15 2024 Fair in the Northeast... Warm and nice in Atlanta to Miami, Snow over western Colorado and rain in the Pacific NW,

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.Intensifying storm system to bring the threat of severe weather over
the Plains on Monday followed by the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday.
.Well above average temperatures across the Central/Eastern U.S;
Critical Risk of Fire Weather for the Central/Southern High Plains
Monday..
A low pressure system responsible for producing heavy snow over the
mountains of California on Saturday will move into the Intermountain West
tonight and bring with it some scattered rain/snow showers. In the Ohio
Valley/Northeast, scattered showers and thunderstorms may turn severe
early this evening as a low pressure system moves across the region. The
Storm Prediction Center issued an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of Severe
Thunderstorms for eastern Ohio into western and northern Pennsylvania.
Severe storms storms will track southeastward across the region this
afternoon/evening with the potential for damaging winds being the main
threat. Severe hail and a couple of tornadoes are also possible tonight.
An emerging area of low pressure over the Front Range/High Plains on
Monday will quickly intensify into a significant mid-latitude cyclone by
that evening. Showers and thunderstorms will develop across the Great
Plains on Monday afternoon. The severe weather threat begins Monday night
when scattered to severe thunderstorms are likely to initiate across the
Southern to Central Great Plains, according to SPC. Thus, they have issued
an Enhanced Risk of severe storms in western Oklahoma and parts of
northwest Texas, due in part to the threat of large to very large hail,
damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. A broader Slight Risk (level 2/5)
is in effect across the Great Plains. Severe weather threats shift
eastward on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms expand into the Mississippi
Valley within the warm sector of the deep Great Plains storm. SPC issued
another Enhanced Risk area for portions of southern Iowa into northern
Missouri where scattered severe thunderstorms are likely Tuesday into
Tuesday night from the Corn Belt to the Ark-La-Tex. Significant severe
hail and tornadoes are forecast over the Enhanced Risk area.
Meanwhile, as the Plains storm intensifies on Monday, so will winds over
the Central/Southern High Plains. Dry air will work it's way into the
region accompanied by strong winds. These factors will contribute to a
Critical Risk of Fire weather over portions of eastern Colorado, western
Kansas, western Texas and eastern New Mexico. Dust storms are also
possible over portions of southern New Mexico where winds gusts will peak
around 55-65 mph on Monday. High Wind Warnings are also in effect for this
area. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for the Central/Southern High Plains
on Monday due to the fire threat. Strong southerly flow out ahead of the
Plains storm will promote well above average temperatures across the
Central and Eastern U.S. over the next couple of days, but tomorrow in
particular. High temperatures in the 80s in the Northern/Central Plains
will represent a 20-30 degree departure from normal on Monday.
Temperatures moderate a bit but remain above average in those areas on
Tuesday. Highs will be well below average over the Southwest and
Intermountain West on Monday.