He United States National Weather Service (NWSfor its acronym in English) issued in its forecast of the climate for this Wednesday October 2 and the next few days several weather alerts by excessive rains and possible flash floods in several southeastern states and around the Gulf Coast. In addition, the heat wave returned to California, Nevada y Arizona and warnings apply for potential critical fires in Wyoming.
The weather forecast map in the US for this Wednesday, October 2NWS
According to the agency, a front that extends from the lower Great Lakes to the central Appalachians and the central Gulf Coast is moving northeast and beginning to dissipate. However, until Wednesday night, the front will produce light rains in some areas of the lower Great Lakes, the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic, in states such as Pennsylvaniathe north of Vermont and of Mainemuch of New Yorkparts of Delaware y Marylandalmost everything Virginia, West Virginia y North Carolina and the north of South Carolina.
At the same time, showers and storms are expected in much of the state of Florida until Friday. In fact, the NWS issued a marginal risk alert (level 1/4) for Excessive rain and possible flash flooding for the central Gulf Coast this Thursday through Friday morning.
“Tropical moisture will begin to accumulate over the central and eastern Gulf Coast and Florida. Upper level energy over the western Gulf Coast and northern Gulf of Mexico will move into parts of the southeast and central Gulf Coast, producing moderate to heavy rain over parts of the central coast,” the entity anticipated.
The weather forecast map in the US for this Thursday, October 3NWS
Meanwhile, the federal agency announced that the Heavy rainfall will create localized areas of flash floodingand will primarily affect areas that experience rapid runoff with heavy rainfall. Additionally, light rain and showers will also develop over parts of the Southeast and southern Mid-Atlantic Thursday into Friday.
Although the northern summer ended in the United States, some areas of the southwest of the North American country remain under alert due to extreme heat. This is the case of parts of the north, center and south of Californiawhich remain under excessive heat alertlike the south of Nevada and the west of Arizonain cities like San Francisco, San Jose, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Kingman, Death Valley and the Las Vegas surroundings.
According to the NWS, high temperatures in these areas will range between 32 and 38°Calthough in some cases they will reach 46°C thermal sensation. Likewise, the Minimum thermal marks will be between 26.6 and 32°Cwhich means that the heat will not relieve during the night.
Excessive heat alerts (violet) and heat warnings (orange) in the US.NWS
Another large part of California, especially in its northern and central part of the state, but also in some southern areas, remains under heat warningin large metropolises such as Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Santa Ana. “Remember that heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon in the US. People who spend more time outdoors or in an uncooled building are at greater risk for related illnesses,” the NWS warned.
The agency also issued an alert for possible fires critics in the central High Plains and the central part of the Rocky Mountains by this Wednesday, in the southern state of Wyoming. “The downward flow over parts of the northern and central Rockies will create warm air over parts of the center of this mountain range, combined with strong gusts of wind and dry fuels, causing a Critical Risk for meteorological fires,” the entity detailed.
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