Long Range Forecast, Image: Unisys Weather

 

Flash flood warnings are in effect for portions of Northern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia this morning. The active weather pattern that settled down this past weekend is gearing up again for the workweek. The Southern states, which experienced a one-day cool down, are now expected to heat back up for the next few days.

 

The first map on your screen is a national forecast map from the National Weather Service. It not only has the fronts drawn in on the map of the United States, but it also shows area that may experience snow, rain, thunderstorms and flash flooding. You can see a red circle around Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Snow is expected for the Northern Plains again. I’m wondering how my cousin in Minneapolis is fairing. After having a cooler than average summer, winter is already trying to stake its claim on the northern tier states. Yesterday, I told you that an El Nino pattern actually calls for a warmer than average winter across the northern portion of the United States. We will see if that holds true this winter.

 

I saved a picture of the enhanced infrared satellite imagery this morning to show you the blow up of storms over the Mid-Atlantic.  The West Coast is also experiencing some cloud cover.

 

For the latest TV forecasts and severe weather warnings, go to my GET YOUR LOCAT TV FORECAST! on the bottom right side of your screen. (It’s a green tab on the right.)

 

For Southerners wondering when it’s going to feel like Fall… take a look at the last map I included. It’s a computer model forecast for this upcoming Thursday night. You can see cool air from Canada starts to slide into the south.

 

Fall is the time of year when you can expect an active weather pattern to start to develop. What does that mean? It means that warm air is still trying to make its way toward the United States from the tropics. But, cold air is starting to spread out from the Artic. It’s all due to the angle of the sun. We are out of the dog days of summer. Make your preps for severe weather season!

 

-Dawn Brown