While California assesses the damage from the impact of a winter storm with an active atmospheric river, the system will move eastward, bringing heavy rainfall to the midwest, mid-Atlantic and northeast.
WEST OF THE USA SELLING HISTORICAL RAIN AND SNOW WHILE RISKS OF FLOOD AND MUD APPEAR
While rains and snow-like conditions continue in the Golden State – resulting in continued danger of flooding and debris flows over burn scars – the National Weather Service reported on Friday that the front will migrate to the Ohio Valley on Sunday .
The storm will first hit the southwest and the Colorado Rockies, before moving to the southern plains.
Eric Rose collects debris from a tree that hit his neighbor’s house and fell in his yard during a storm in Sacramento, California, Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Strong winds and rain hit the region causing damage throughout the area . (AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli)
In addition, light snow will dust the plains and the Upper Mississippi valley on Friday.
At the same time, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will move north over the plains and into the Mississippi valley, leading to storms and rain over the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on Saturday night.
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Snow and freezing rain will also affect parts of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley on Saturday, before moving quickly eastward.
The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic are also expected to hit Sunday night and temperatures will remain low.
Meanwhile, as the snow hits the Northeast next week, another front will move to the already battered Pacific Northwest.
In Oregon, healthcare workers trapped in a snowstorm on the way back from a COVID-19 vaccination event on Thursday went to drivers injecting car-to-car before several of their doses expired. As of Friday, areas of Washington state were reportedly enveloped by freezing fog.