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Storm and critical fire risk, classified “Multi-Hazard”, expected nationwide: NPR

This graphic of the National Weather Service shows forecast weather conditions for Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in the USA.

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A spring storm that brings storms has an impact on the USA until the week.

The “Multi-Hazard Sturm” will probably go over the central levels from Monday evening and through the middle west towards the Great Lakes region, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

“Thunderstorms should rise in the late evening and connect in parts of the southern and central level to a squall line in parts of the southern and central level. Several tornados that are scattered into numerous heavy gusts of wind, and big hail is possible” NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Strong snow and strong winds will generate “dangerous travel conditions” in the region, including Nebraska, and parts of the middle west by Tuesday. The forecast warns that the blowing of snow “can significantly reduce visibility, whereby localized whiteout conditions are possible”.

A strong cold front will also lead to parts of the south in parts of the south, including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, which extend from Tuesday to Wednesday to eastern states such as Virginia. The NWS says that there will be “concerns about very strong harmful winds, tornados and at least some areas with a large hail” on the central golf coast. On Wednesday, thunderstorms and heavy rain could lead to “harmful winds and possibly a few tornadoes”.

Fire risk in Southern Plains and Carolinas

For parts of Texas, parts of New Mexico and parts of Oklahoma will come into force for parts by Tuesday evening. A Red flag warning Shows an increased risk of fire due to a combination of very low humidity, warm temperatures and strong wind.

Wind consultants will also be forecast for eastern parts of Texas from Tuesday evening and extend over the south to East Georgia by Wednesday evening. In some places, after the NWS winds of 20 to 35 miles per hour, it can experience gusts of up to 55 miles per hour. These strong winds can “make driving difficult,” says the NWS.

There is also an increased risk of fire for parts of the Carolinas, including Upper South Carolina and Western North Carolina, which have already been sunk by forest fires that have been driven by strong winds, low humidity and dry conditions since the weekend.

“Although the relative humidity will be higher during the day on Tuesday, the temperatures get warmer and the winds get stronger in the afternoon” said on Monday. “The likelihood of a precipitation remains near zero until Tuesday evening, so that the fuel moistures remain dry.”

Central North Carolina is also exposed to an increased risk of fire. By Tuesday, wind gusts awaited from 20 to 25 miles per hour in the region, according to the NWS office in Raleigh.

From Monday evening more than 193 fires burn in North Carolina, so that Carolina is spread in North. The North Carolina Forest Service. In addition, according to the more than 4,300 acres in very South Carolina were burned South Carolina Forestry Commission.