After an active weekend in the Northeast, another major winter weather system is moving into the central and eastern United States, bringing the potential for snowstorms, severe weather, flooding, and widespread power outages.
The strong low pressure system is expected to start in the Southwest, move through the Central Plains, into the Midwest, and eventually move along the East Coast before breaking out by midweek.
Here are the latest impacts and timing of the winter weather system hitting the US workweek start:
A blizzard hits the central Midwest plains.
Winter has woken up, with blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings in effect from New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle northeastward into Illinois and Wisconsin. These warnings will continue to grow as the system moves from the Southwest into the Plains on Monday.
Strong winds will accompany the snow, reducing visibility. bIt's snowing.
As cold air wraps around this low pressure system, snow amounts will range from a few inches to a foot in places where snow bands form.
Bad weather, flooding hits the south
Severe weather is expected across the South on Monday and Tuesday as the system pulls in large amounts of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, increasing the chance of both strong thunderstorms and flash flooding.
Severe thunderstorms are possible from Texas to Florida from Monday evening into early Tuesday, providing favorable conditions for damaging winds, hail and even a few tornadoes.
In addition to the threat of severe weather, heavy rain increases the risk of flash flooding across the Southeast.
The storm will continue into Tuesday morning and continue into the evening as thunderstorms move into the Southeast.
Large-scale power outage, possibility of flooding in northeastern region
The system will continue to move east across the United States, and the storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
With the ground already saturated and several inches of snow accumulating across the interior after the weekend's nor'easter, the combination of heavy rain and strong winds could bring down trees and power lines and cause widespread power outages.
Strong winds will continue until Wednesday, when it moves out of the area.
