The latest round of severe weather comes following major flooding over the early weekend that saw dozens of people rescued by first responders and the California National Guard, according to The Associated Press.
One video showed a member of the Guard helping a driver out of a car trapped by water.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared emergencies in a string of counties over recent weeks, with the Biden administration also vowing continued federal support.
Meanwhile, a clipper system moving east through the lower Great Lakes was expected to bring light to moderate snowfall across the Great Lakes before reaching New England on Monday.
“Farther south, a wavy front is forecast to bring some severe thunderstorms across the Southeast through tonight,” the weather service said.
“This wave is forecast to interact with the clipper system moving across the Great Lakes and intensify rapidly into a potent nor’easter off the New England coast on Tuesday, bringing heavy wet snow inland and high winds with rain/snow near the coast.”
Heavy snow rates of up to 2 inches per hour are possible, while strong winds from the nor’easter could make travel “dangerous to near impossible,” the weather service warned. The severe weather conditions could also lead to outages and tree damage, it said.
Higher elevation areas across the interior Northeast could see more than 12 inches of snow, the weather service said. It further warned that some areas, including the Catskills in New York, Berkshires in western Massachusetts, and southern Green Mountains in Vermont, could see localized higher snowfall amounts.
“Widespread minor coastal flooding may be possible Monday Night through Wednesday as the low pressure deepens off the coast of New England with high winds most likely near Cape Cod later on Tuesday,” the weather service said.
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