Heavy Rains Continue To Pound The Northeast!

(Image courtesy of: NOAA/NWS) 

The same storm system that brought heavy rain, snow, and severe weather to the South has moved on to the Northeast bringing with it huge amounts of rainfall up and down Eastern third of the country.  There has almost continually been the threat for significant weather for the past three days with 37 tornado reports and nearly 150 high wind/wind damage reports in the last 72 hours.  This storm was geographically a giant, affecting an estimated 100 million people and counting.  Flooding will continue to be the primary threat in the Northeast with persistent rainfall totaling several inches in many areas.  This rain will fall on a fairly dense snow pack in many areas only further compounding the threat.  If you live in an area prone to flooding remember the TADD principal (see graphic above).  Meanwhile, fairly quiet weather will reside over the Central US as high pressure dominates the region. A smaller system will spread across the Canadian border on Friday bring chances of rain, snow, and mixed precipitation to North Dakota and Minnesota.  All indications are that the significant storm systems will remain quiet for the next week or so.  The next system could potentially affect the US by the end of next week so stay tuned for further details.