The United States National Weather Service (NWS) issued a report on the weather conditions expected for the coming days, in which heavy rains will predominate in the south-central part of the country, as well as the risk of fires in the southern Great Plains.
According to the information bulletin published by the NWS this April 27, below average temperatures are also expected in the northern US by next Tuesday.
The authorities reported on the passage of a trough that will move from the central plains toward the Great Lakes early Tuesday.
This system will push low pressure to the northwest, causing a cold front to spread from the upper Great Lakes to the southern Plains and the lower Mississippi Valley.
“Interacting with the unstable moisture of the Gulf, it could cause showers and thunderstorms in the Great Lakes and the Lower Mississippi Valley,” the NWS said.
The entity added that until Wednesday, April 29, there will be a high probability of heavy rain and thunderstorms in different areas of the middle and lower part of the Mississippi Valley, as well as in the upper Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley.
“Additional risk associated with the storm includes scattered large hail, flooding, strong, damaging winds and strong to intense tornadoes,” the Service states.
Forest fires
On the other hand, the NWS indicated that favorable conditions will persist in the southern Great Plains for forest fires in the area.
“This is because the dry air mass continues over the southwest and southern Great Plains,” the NWS states.
The main areas at risk of wildfires will be some areas of New Mexico and Texas.
“Much of North Texas and northeastern New Mexico have issued wildfire alerts for the remainder of Monday. and surveillance will be maintained until Tuesday,” the entity indicated.
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