He central, northern, and southeastern United States will be affected by an intense weekend that includes alerts of severe thunderstorm, excessive rainfall, possibility of tornadoeshail and flash floods, which will be accompanied by the extreme heat wave that continues to hit the south of the country, reported this Friday, June 28, the National Metereological Service (NWS).
The weather forecast anticipated widespread rains in states adjacent to the Great LakesIn addition to a severe storm system that will begin this Friday in the north of the country from the plains to the north of New England.
Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas will be the most affected states, in addition to the northeast of Colorado and the north of Missouri. The low pressure system will move along the border between United States and Canada and will extend into early Saturday morning, the NWS reported.
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“Storms that develop in the central Plains and Midwest are expected to take advantage of the buoyancy of the atmosphere and use the nearby frontal boundaries as a focus for organization,” the service added.
Alert for the possibility of tornadoes
The National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, for its acronym in English), remains on alert due to the probability of the presence of tornadoes of 5% in the states of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Flash flooding expected due to heavy rain
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The low pressure system that passes through the area of the Great Lakescombined with a cold front, could cause thunderstorms from the valley of Ohio to the interior northeast and northern mid-Atlantic.
“Damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are forecast to be the primary weather hazard, particularly for portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and western New York,” NOAA reported.
These storms could pose a risk of flash flooding in urban areas and regions with poor drainage in places such as New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
As for the south of USAwill continue to be affected by an extreme heat wave that hits southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texasin addition to the south of the Florida and New Mexico.
