Extreme weather that has plagued much of the country is turning south Wednesday through Friday for the first time all winter.
Thursday is expected to be one of the more serious days for the South, with large hail, potentially destructive winds, flood-level amounts of rainfall, and life-threatening tornadoes, Fox News reported. The National Weather Service noted that two enormous weather systems are traversing the entire North American continent in coming days, and it’ll be hard to avoid being impacted, no matter your location.
You’ll be hard-pressed not to be impacted in one way or the other by two systems traversing the US over the next few days. Lots going on, on these maps – so, find and follow your local NWS forecast office for what to expect in your area: https://t.co/GWrG0hTRHN pic.twitter.com/Fo7r81P3C2
— National Weather Service (@NWS) February 28, 2023
The south-eastern states have managed to avoid much of the turmoil seen in the rest of the country after back-to-back extreme weather events since Christmas 2022. Many regions from North Carolina through Florida have experienced rare winter heatwaves. Raleigh, NC, broke records for high temperatures in February. Rain on Thursday and Friday may break this hot-streak, with storms anticipated. (RELATED: Extreme Winter Weather Rampages On Both Sides Of The US)
Weather systems across the West Coast will continue to bring unprecedented rainfall and snow to areas prone to massive flooding once the spring weather warms up and melts packs. Aside from future hazards, Santa Barbara, California and surrounding areas received an special warning early Wednesday morning that hail and landspouts may be possible. More snowstorms and atmospheric rivers are anticipated across the Golden state into March.