The deadly bombing of heavy storms, which caused tornadoes and dust storms in the Midwest and south, sweeps across the east coast on Sunday. The system that killed at least 34 people is expected to release storms that could generate tornadoes in the middle of the Atlantic and the southeast.
The turbulent weather that caused extensive destruction is part of a huge cross-country system that has abandoned hail-somewhat as large as baseballs-and produced tornadoes on Friday and Saturday that killed at least 21 people.
The system also caused fires driven by the winds of hurricane and dust storms that led to a crash that killed at least 13 people in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle.
On Sunday, the threat of tornadoes and storms is expected to be over the south and move to the east, although at a level much lower than Saturday. Prognostics said they would be A slight risk Heavy storms and tornadoes from North Florida to Central Virginia.
“I do not expect the coverage to be so significant and the storms will be as numerous in terms of overall seriousness,” said Rich Otto, a meteorologist at the National National Weather Service. “But there is still a risk for tornadoes, large hail and harmful winds.”
Mr. Otto said Mississippi and Alabama, who had experienced the highest level of risk of tornadoes on Saturday, “he should have a relatively calm day on Sunday”.
It was expected that the storm complex, which was over Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Tennessee on Saturday, will move to North Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and part of North Carolina on Sunday morning.
These storms are expected to kick strong winds with a low risk of tornadoes.
By late afternoon, these systems will affect parts of Virginia and Central North Carolina, still reaching northern Florida. The central Atlantic, from Virginia to New Jersey, will most likely get high winds, with tornadoes only with a marginal risk.
The hardest precipitation on Sunday is expected along the east coast from South Carolina to Massachusetts, with about one to two inches of rain.
Several places in this area could record up to five inches, especially in East Virginia and Eastern North Carolina. New York City could record one to two inches of rain, depending on where the thunderstorms are oriented.
This large storm system is expected to move to sea on Monday.
Mr. Otto said that there would probably be a break from extreme and turbulent weather to “at least a few days”, but the overall formula suggests that there are more storms by the end of March to the end across the country.
“This is probably not the last time we talk about serious storms in the next few weeks,” he said.
Yan zhuang and GHAFFAR GHAFFAR The report contributed.
