Deadly bombings of tornadoes and dust storms are expected to sweep the East Coast on Sunday. The system killed at least 34 people and is expected to release storms that could cause tornadoes throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
The turbulent weather that caused widespread damage was part of a huge off-road system that dropped hail (some as big as a baseball) and caused tornadoes on Friday and Saturday, killing at least 21 people.
The system also caused the drive of hurricane winds, and the outbreak of a crash that caused at least 13 people in Panhandle, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
On Sunday, the threat of tornadoes and thunderstorms is expected to end in the south and will shift eastward, although its levels are much lower than Saturday. Forecasters say storms and tornados from North Florida to central Virginia could be at a slight risk.
“I don’t want coverage to be important, and storms will also be much in terms of overall severity,” said Rich Otto, a meteorologist at the National Weather Forecasting Center. “But there is still a risk of tornadoes, heavy hail and destructive winds.”
Mr Otto said Mississippi and Alabama had the highest risk of tornadoes on Saturday, and “should be a relatively quiet day on Sunday.”
A storm expected to cross Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Tennessee on Saturday will move into northern North Florida, Georgia, Georgia, South Carolina and part of North Carolina Sunday morning.
These storms are expected to kick strong winds, and the risk of tornadoes is small.
By late afternoon, these systems will affect parts of Virginia and central North Carolina while still entering northern Florida. The Central Atlantic Ocean from Virginia to New Jersey is likely to be strong, with only the marginal risk of tornadoes.
The biggest rainfall on Sunday is expected to be about one to two inches of rain, from South Carolina to the east coast of Massachusetts.
Some locations in the area may record up to five inches, especially in eastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina. New York City can record one to two inches of rain, depending on the direction of the thunderstorm.
The massive storm system is expected to move at sea on Monday.
Mr Otto said “at least a few to a few days” might take a break from extreme and violent weather, but the overall pattern suggests that more storms will shift around the country by the end of March.
“This may not be the last time we talk about the severe thunderstorm in the coming weeks,” he said.
Yan Zhuang and Nazaneen Ghaffar Contribution report.
