Storm moves to the East, another in West

Breakfast Brief
Storm moves to the East, another in West

The same storm that affected the Plains and Deep South will impact the Northeast. The Mid-Atlantic will be at risk of severe weather and a large wind field from the Ozarks through the East. The Breakfast Brief is published daily, Monday through Friday, at 5:00 a.m. Eastern time.

The same weather system that affected the Plains on Monday and the Southeast and Deep South on Tuesday will continue to move eastward. Parts of the Northeast will receive moderate to heavy showers in the morning. By noon, the rain showers will start to pick up across the Tri-State area. A little more south, the Mid-Atlantic will be dealing with many clouds, early showers, and thunderstorms that could affect the Washington, D.C. area, and they will continue through the early afternoon.

Severe weather is likely across eastern Virginia and eastern Carolinas.

An enhanced risk of severe storms extends from southern Virginia through eastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina. There’s a chance for damaging wind gusts, which could be strong and exceed 75 mph, as well as a few tornadoes. The threat of severe weather will diminish after 1 p.m.

The cold front affecting the mid-Atlantic through the Carolinas will also extend to Florida. For North Florida, there’s the risk of damaging wind gusts exceeding 58 mph. There could also be an isolated tornado or two. Across Central Florida, a few isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. This cold front will continue to push southward, but it will loosen its punch, and we expect only a few scattered downpours to affect South Florida in the afternoon through the early evening hours.

This system has a very large wind field, see it in our WindRadar. Strong winds will be from the Ozarks through the Great Lakes, the Northeast, and the Southeast. The strongest gust will be along the Ozarks in the morning, and then as the system continues to move eastward, the Appalachian could also register wind gusts above 60 mph. Florida will also be experiencing very strong dust that could exceed 45 mph at times.

Keep in mind that these winds will likely continue through Thursday across the Great Lakes through the Southeast, including the mid-Atlantic. The wind will be mainly from the north or north-northwest, which could increase the wildfire risk.

As cold air is pulled from the north this Wednesday, temperatures will remain cooler than average for this time of year, especially across the Midwest all the way south or North of Texas. Temperatures in Dallas will be in the upper 50s. Even Houston will experience temperatures in the afternoon around the mid-60s. Cities like Minneapolis and Sioux Falls will stay in the upper 20s, which, with the wind, will feel much colder.

Across the West, another storm system arrives and grows in strength as it moves inland. Rounds of heavy snow will impact the Sierra and Great Basin areas. The heaviest liquid precipitation will affect the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California between the morning and afternoon. This system will continue to spin over the Great Basin and Rockies on Thursday, and showers and snow will become more scattered but still be present.