Heavy snow is possible at the higher elevations of the central Rockies. Unseasonable rains will bring some drought relief to the Florida peninsula, with a chance of significant relief elsewhere across the Southeast. Areas of the Northwest with low mountain snowpack are unlikely to experience much additional relief during the next two weeks. Some flooding is expected to continue in portions of New England. Some heavy rains are expected with possible local flooding and the chance of severe thunderstorms.
Heavy snow is possible at higher elevations of the central Rockies.
Flooding will linger in the Mississippi River basin and other parts of the upper Midwest, and runoff from the heavy rain in the Plains may ultimately add to the Mississippi River crest downstream from the confluence with the Missouri River. The threat of flooding in New England will continue. The recent beneficial late season precipitation over the drought region in the Northwest is expected to largely end. Rain should bring some drought relief to Florida, with totals of perhaps several inches in some places. As the storm system moves out of the Plains, heavy rain continues to be possible over portions of the middle Mississippi Valley on Monday May 7.