A major storm will be impacting people who live in the East over the nextfew days. Severe storms, flooding, and a windswept rain will be unleashed bythe storm.The storm responsible for the widespread dreary and even threatening weather isgathering more strength in the Gulf of Mexico today. It will push into theSouth late tonight into tomorrow. By Wednesday and Thursday it will movenortheastward to the west of the Appalachians and toward the eastern GreatLakes.
The greatest threat for severe storms and flooding will threaten lives andproperty in the Southeast to the southern mid-Atlantic coast. Northeasternerswill deal with a dreary windswept rain that could create slow travel onroadways and airport delays. As colder air filters in behind the storm, rainwill change to snow.
Places from Oklahoma City and Chicago will have rain change over to lightlyaccumulating snow. Detroit could end up having bigger travel disruptions from amoderate snowfall, but that will depend on how much cold air is in place.
A slight change in the track could mean the difference between heavy rain or acouple inches of snow with this storm. Keep checking back with AccuWeather.comfor the latest on the storm and its impacts.
Story By AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans.
