Northeast thunderstorms will bring a risk of flooding, while the eastern US will see unusually cold weather next week. Snow in Minnesota and a wintry mix for Great Lakes region. More weather news, alerts, and 3-day forecast.
First snow of season for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Great Lakes area
Parts of Wisconsin and much of Minnesota woke up to its first snow of the season on Friday morning, seemingly bypassing fall and going straight to winter. In Duluth, 1.8 inches of snow was recorded by the National Weather Service by 6 AM, KARE 11 reported. It’s much more common for Minnesota to receive snowfall in November. Overall, a wintry mix for the Great Lakes area, extending into Northern Michigan.
NWS weather alerts for Friday
Here are the latest weather alerts for Friday from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Flood warning: northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire, northwestern Maine.
Flood watch: northern Vermont, New Hampshire, western Maine, southeastern California, western and central Arizona.
Wind advisory: New Hampshire, Maine.
Freeze warning/frost advisory: Southeastern Idaho.
Red flag alert for portions of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
The 3-day forecast: Warming trend to be followed by unusual cold
Warming temperatures over the weekend for the West and Southern latitudes of the lower 48. However, next week unusually cold weather moves into the central US and particularly for the East, especially over the mid-South, Southeast, Eastern Ohio Valley, and mid-Atlantic, where temperatures will be significantly below normal, the Washington Post reported.
Here is the 3-day forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Friday: Thunderstorms and possible flooding, strong winds
Thunderstorms in the Northeast from eastern New York to Maine, as well as over Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Heavy rain will bring potential flooding over Eastern New Hampshire into southern, central, and eastern Maine (see alerts above). A wind advisory is in effect throughout Maine and New Hampshire.
Mixed precipitation over the upper Midwest over Northeastern North Dakota; northern, central, and southeastern Minnesota; northern and central Wisconsin; and into Northern Michigan, as well as spotty areas over Montana and Wyoming.
Scattered thunderstorms over southern California, Arizona, and southern Texas, as well as central and southern Florida. Flooding is possible in some areas of California and Arizona (see alerts above).
Heavy winds through the midsection of the US will prompt red flag alerts over numerous states (see alerts above).
Saturday: Potential Southwest flooding
Thunderstorms will stretch from California to Tennessee, bringing heavy rain to parts of southeastern California into central and southern Arizona, adding the risk of potential flash flooding.
Mixed precipitation over portions of Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota, as well as over Minnesota, Wisconsin, and northern Michigan, as light snow is a possibility.
Rain to the east over portions of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and Maine.
Scattered thunderstorms over central and southern Florida.
Sunday: Thunderstorms, possible Southwest flooding
Thunderstorms will stretch from California to the Atlantic across the southern corridor, bringing heavy rain to the southwest over Southeastern Arizona, and southern New Mexico into Western Texas. Thunderstorms will also stretch along the Gulf from Texas to Florida.
Mixed precipitation around the Great Lakes region over Minnesota, Wisconsin, and northern Michigan.
Rain for the mid-South and mid-Atlantic.
