The northeast could face winds of 50 mph, strong enough to cut power

From Philadelphia to New York via Boston, the winds will be strong and could be dangerous. And the freezing temperatures that follow could be dangerous.

The cold front brings abundant rains from the deep south to New England, with the potential for flooding rains. The rain will end in the mid-Atlantic and northeast in the evening, but strong winds will follow.

Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston could all see winds of up to 30 to 40 mph Monday night, with gusts of up to 50 mph. It’s strong enough to cause power outages.

Windy conditions will start to strengthen in the northeast interior sections early Monday afternoon. At 4 p.m. ET, high winds will hit major cities in the northeast. Then the winds should slowly ease overnight.

“Due to the recent snowmelt and rains, some tree root systems may be somewhat compromised, which could lead to the uprooting of some trees,” said the National Weather Service office in New York, who was 26 inches tall. snow in February, leaving the ground very wet.

“A combination of heavy snowfall and increased precipitation along the East Coast has led to increased soil moisture, which will make falling trees a greater threat,” says CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller.

The front will also bring freezing temperatures to the region on Monday evening. The combination of cold temperatures and windy conditions will result in wind chill values ​​as low as 20 to 30 degrees below zero for much of New England. It could cause frostbite in less than 30 minutes.

Flooding is possible in the southeast

This same system brought heavy rains to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys over the weekend. “Widespread totals of 2 to 6 inches have fallen from Texas to West Virginia,” says CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen.

More than 5 million people are still under flood alert in these areas as rivers continue to rise above flood level.

“In the Southeast, Mid Atlantic and Lower Mississippi Valley, there are over 150 river gauges above the flood level. This number is expected to exceed 200 in the coming days, ”said CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar.

As this system slowly winds its way south, places such as Jackson, Mississippi could receive 4 inches of rain through Wednesday. More prevalent totals will vary from 2 to 4 inches.

And the threat of wind remains in the south as well, as those downpours spread, with a 44mph wind gust already recorded at the main airport in Birmingham, Alabama.

The south is expected to start drying out by the second half of the week.