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Warm weather fans across the Midwest and Northeast won’t have much to celebrate as the new month brings in colder temperatures.
The last Day of April brought heavy rain across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and warmer weather across the West. But the start of May will bring below-average temperatures across the country.
On Sunday, a tornado was confirmed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which landed about three hours after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area, It followed a day after a F2 tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that resulted in damaged homes, flipped vehicles, and snapped trees.
Early damage reports included downed trees in the Great Neck area, including trees falling on a house and a vehicle, Virginia Beach city officials tweeted. The city’s fire department also tweeted that crews were responding to “multiple calls” of major storm damage and “reports of multiple homes with gas leaks.”
Here’s what to know about the national weather forecast for Monday.
Colder temperatures across the Midwest, East Coast
A storm over the Great Lakes will lead to below-average temperatures and rain from the Midwest to the East Coast, the National Weather Service said.
“This pattern will consistently keep high temperatures 5 to 20 degrees below the historical average in places such as Detroit, Chicago, and Pittsburgh,” AccuWeather Meteorologist La Troy Thornton said.
Strong winds as high as 45 mph are possible on Monday across the Upper Midwest from Minnesota to western Illinois, the weather service said.
The cool weather may last until the end of the week.
Cooler weather in the West Coast
After record-breaking temperatures along the West Coast in April, cooler weather and rain will return.
Temperatures in Seattle and Portland will be in the lower 60s after reaching the 80s last week. And San Francisco and Fresno could see rain and thunderstorms Tuesday.
“As the storm dives southward across the California coast, thunderstorms may accompany the showers in Central California. Storms may even produce small hail,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.
Scattered showers, thunderstorms, and high-elevation snow will also be possible across the West and northern/central Rockies during the start of May, the NWS said.
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Contributing: Terry Collins, USA TODAY
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