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Rounds of rain, thunderstorms to pester northeastern US into end of April

Kristina Pydynowski # weather
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Frequent storms will prevent the northeastern United States from enjoying an extended stretch of dry weather into the start of May.

"The Northeast will be the target of multiple rounds of storms through next week,"
according to Meteorologist Brett Edwards.

While there will be dry periods in between, a storm may cross the Northeast with some rain about every other day through at least the end of April.

Thunderstorms can also rumble in parts of the Northeast with each storm, but a repeat of the widespread severe weather from Palm Sunday and then again last Friday in the southern mid-Atlantic is not anticipated.



Regardless, anyone outdoors when a thunderstorm approaches is reminded to seek shelter. A rumble of thunder indicates that you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Temperatures can also fluctuate ahead of and behind the storms. Enough cold air can even filter across northern New England for wintry weather to make a comeback at times.

The combination of recent rain and snowmelt has brought many rivers out of their banks across northern New England. The Connecticut River at Dalton, New Hampshire, rose above its moderate flood stage of 22 feet on Monday.

The upcoming rain can lead to additional rises or delay when the Connecticut River and others in the region fall below flood stage.

On the other hand, the bouts of rain will help to quell the fire danger that typically unfolds in the spring.

The unsettled weather pattern will mean that residents should keep rain gear handy, prepare for potential disruptions to some outdoor activities and take full advantage of the dry days between each storm.

Delays or postponements could spoil plans to attend baseball games on the days the storms will pester the Northeast.



After rain spreads from New Jersey to New England into Monday night, the next storm will sweep across the Northeast Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.

Warmth surging across the mid-Atlantic and into New York state ahead of the storm may help to fuel gusty thunderstorms from Syracuse, New York, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday afternoon.

A shower or two from this storm may reach the I-95 corridor from Philadelphia to New York City and Boston on Tuesday night. Showers may linger across New England on Wednesday as dry air filters back into the mid-Atlantic but only for a brief time.



"This unsettled pattern just will not quit,"
Edwards said.
"Another storm will push into Pittsburgh with showers on Thursday before continuing to New York City, Boston and Philadelphia for Friday."

Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday may be the better day for outdoor plans.

"Yet another storm will push through the Northeast on Sunday,"
Edwards stated.

Meteorologist Paul Pastelok does not anticipate a change to the weather when the calendar flips ahead to May.

"The Northeast will continue to have showery weather and some thunderstorm activity for the start of May,"
according to Pastelok.