A massive early spring storm will dominate the weather for more than half ofthe nation at early week. The storm center will gather over the mid-Atlanticduring the day on Monday before swinging northward into eastern Canada onTuesday.The storm's heavy rain will pelt much of the Northeast on Monday intoTuesday with rainfall of 1-2 inches. Gales will rake the New England coast.
Severe thunderstorms will be possible farther south, between the Delmarvaand northeastern Florida. Damaging winds and hail could hit the southern I-95corridor.
Farther west, a blast of sharp cold winds will sweep southeastward over theMississippi Valley to the Appalachians, lending a feel of winter for millionsof people. This cold outbreak will set up late-season frost and freeze over themid-South and the Southeast.
Showers of snow and rain will spread widely over the Midwest to theAppalachians. An area of Michigan, northern Ohio, western New York and westernPennsylvania will have some accumulating snow.
Story by AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.
