Flooding Expected News Today

Severe weather battered the United States Tuesday, spinning off tornadoes and reportedly killing three people in the South as high winds and blizzards buffeted the North and hundreds of thousands lost power. Read more here.

The Southern US is expected to experience rainy and stormy weather in January, with the rain set to help alleviate drought conditions, but also presenting a risk of local flooding

Millions of East Coast residents were on flood watch and over 700,000 were without power earlier on Monday. Lingering until Tuesday, the storm is expected to endanger holiday travel.

Millions of Americans across the eastern half of the U.S. could be in for a messy weekend as computer models start to come into agreement that a developing storm system could produce heavy snow, severe weather and heavy rain in a matter of days.

Clouds increase today with a few showers, even a rumble of thunder Thursday, as temperatures rise into the 60s. A huge storm stalling over Michigan will keep windblown rain showers in the forecast this weekend, but dreary highs in the 40s give way to 50s and 60s next week. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

More sunshine today and Wednesday helps us green up a little faster, with showers returning by Thursday. This weekend a massive, full-latitude storm will stall over the Great Lakes, pulling rain and wet snow out of Canada into Minnesota and Wisconsin. A few inches for the Arrowhead? Maybe a little MSP slush Monday morning. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

A cold storm sparks scrappy clouds today and sprinkles tomorrow, but it will start to feel like spring later this week, with highs poking into the 50s. A storm stalls over the Upper Midwest next weekend, keeping us cooler and wetter than normal. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

Expect rain today with a few T-storms and wet roads locally. Rain ends as a little slush in the metro late Thursday, but models print out plowable (5-8"+) amounts of snow for Mille Lacs, Brainerd, Walker and Bemidji by Friday. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

Itll be milder today with less wind, but another storm system rolls into town tomorrow with a few rumbles of thunder possible in the morning. Rain and snow lingers through Friday. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

Slushy snow accumulations and wind gusts up to 40mph wont be for the faint of heart today. Unsettled weather continues into next week with more rain and snow possible. Check the blog for more updates. -Todd Nelson