The midwest USA continues to have a record heatwave .. forecast temps of about 105F / 41C for the next several days..
Up north.. a low pressure system is fully developed ---- currently sitting with a center just northwest of Calgary Canada ... SNOW AND SLEET detected at higher elevations inside the center of this storm !
It looks like this system in Canada may pull east (slightly southeast).... already it has an arm which extends south through Montana and Wyoming... tapping into the "steam" to the southwest (which extends into mexico).
This canadian low pressure system , as it pulls eastward.. if it comes ANY further southeast... will pull this arm / line of storms over Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Montana... further eastward... and southeastward ... into the western midwest and northern states of the US...
In the south, there is a large buildup of tropical moisture which extends southeast of Hawaii back east across mexico and central america. This flow to the south may pull up over the gulf of mexico in the next few days. Will have to watch and see if this occurs.
The Northeast, and Southeast USA --- new england south through north and south carolina / into florida --- strong cell thunderstorms still persist, w/ hail and damaging winds.
use the links here to monitor severe weather nationally and internationally:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/2122012-weather-monitoring-links-s...
