Weather:
As of Sunday, 91 people had died from weather-related causes last week as cold weather swept the country over the weekend.
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed 25 weather-related deaths in Tennessee, also reported 16 deaths in Oregon.
Also information about deaths:
Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Mississippi
Moisture will move north, “bringing heavy rain/freezing rain to portions of the Southern Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley Sunday night into Monday night,” the National Weather Service said.
Happy Sunday everyone!
Freezing rain is expected to develop over parts of the Southern Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley this evening. Meanwhile, rain and mountain snow ❄continue for parts of the West Coast.
Here's a look at what' s going on currently🧐⬇ pic.twitter.com/4SUzsgQT0y
— National Weather Service (@NWS) January 21, 2024
In what UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain has called “climate whiplash,” dramatic warming is expected across the continental United States next week. Forecasters say temperatures will remain above average across the country, with highs in the 60s or 70s in some southern locations.
The National Weather Service said there will be no additional influx of Arctic air from Canada, so “steady warming” will begin Sunday in the center of the country.
“With more (pressure) receding eastward and (warm air movement) intensifying during this period, warm air will eventually gain and cause a P-type transition to plains rainfall, possibly but as far north as Indiana and as far away as Ohio, the weather service said Sunday.
Forecasters said the heat would also bring the possibility of flooding due to rain and snowmelt.
Contributed by: Isabel