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More Spring storminess for the Heartland
The National Weather Service has issued Freeze Warnings for Saturday morning in the Southeast as far south as central Georgia. Although early-March freezes are not unusual in this part of the Southeast, this year’s record-setting February warmth has left blooming fruit trees and other sensitive vegetation vulnerable to freeze injury. In addition, breezy conditions in some areas may hamper any freeze-protection efforts. In parts of the Southeast, sub-freezing overnight temperatures could occur again on Sunday morning. Farther north, sub-zero temperatures can be expected during the weekend across parts of the interior Northeast. Meanwhile, unusually warm weather will return to the nation’s mid-section as a Pacific storm system moves ashore in the Northwest. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 2 to 6 inches or more in northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Heavy precipitation will also develop in the western Gulf Coast region, where rainfall could total 1 to 4 inches. By early next week, the former Pacific storm could lead to snow accumulations in the north-central U.S. and widespread showers and thunderstorms from the Mississippi Valley eastward. Dry conditions will persist, however, across the central and southern Plains.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for colder-than-normal conditions in the Northwest. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation across the majority of the U.S. will contrast with drier-than-normal weather in parts of Florida and a broad area stretching from southern California into the western Corn Belt.
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