The weather will see its own rendition of March Madness this weekend as Yet another surge of unpredictable weather conditions. is predicted to hit a significant part of the nation.
"Severe weather conditions threatening damage are expected from the Mississippi and Ohio River basins through the Southeast beginning this weekend, potentially bringing destructive winds, sizable hail, and tornadoes," stated Weather.com meteorologist Sara Tonks In an online prediction, wintry conditions are expected to affect parts of the northern region over the upcoming weekend, according to meteorologists.
So far this month, we've had three distinct severe weather events resulting in over 220 tornadoes along with almost 1,900 additional reports of incidents such as strong winds and hail. AccuWeather reported .
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Relative to what was recorded in March 2024, we're seeing roughly twice as many significant weather events, including almost quadruple the number of tornadoes," stated Alex Sosnowski, an AccuWeather senior meteorologist. "Just the single storm system from March 14-16 produced more tornadoes and general severe weather occurrences than were documented throughout the entirety of March 2024.
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The storms on Saturday will involve snow and ice.
Although the danger on Saturday will be low, some intense thunderstorms might develop over the Mississippi Valley region. Areas potentially affected by severe weather conditions on Saturday encompass St. Louis, Memphis, Louisville, and Nashville. AccuWeather said.
Sosnowski stated that further north, within the storm’s northerly sector—similar to numerous other such events this month—a band of snow and ice will form. Wintry precipitation could stretch from central Colorado and eastern Wyoming all the way to sections of the Dakotas, Minnesota, as well as the upper portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, and New England.
Multiple hours of freezing rain could result in an accumulation of ice from late Friday night through early Saturday across sections of northern Minnesota extending eastward into parts of Vermont and Massachusetts, he noted.
A significant severe weather event may occur on Sunday.
It seems probable that Sunday will see the peak activity for significant thunderstorms over this upcoming weekend. The hazardous weather could impact large sections of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee River valleys, according to Tonks. Dozens of states might face an elevated risk of severe conditions on Sunday, AccuWeather forecasts suggest.
On Sunday, all significant threats will come into play: "Early in the afternoon, intense and supercell thunderstorms are anticipated, along with the possibility of extremely large hail, destructive gusts, and a couple of twisters," the Storm Prediction Center said.
Places like Dallas, Indianapolis, and Columbus fall within the risk zone on Sunday.
Disorderly Monday predicted in weather outlook
On Monday, severe weather is expected to persist as it moves past the cold front across regions ranging from the Southeast to the middle Atlantic area. This could impact cities such as Atlanta; Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina; Jacksonville in Florida; Columbia in South Carolina; and Richmond in Virginia. Tonks said.
She mentioned that potential severe storms might bring wind damage, significant hail, and even some tornado risks.
Western storm approaches
In the meantime, another system ought to distribute rainfall across the Western region from the latter part of this weekend through early next week. This system will bring an area of rain along with high-altitude snow, which is expected to move into the West by Sunday-Monday. The affected areas may include parts of northern California stretching up towards the Pacific Northwest and possibly reaching as far as the northern Rocky Mountains early next week, according to forecasts. National Weather Service said.
The article initially appeared on USA TODAY: A massive storm is moving towards the eastern region this weekend, expected to unleash tornadoes, hail, and snow.