There are currently 13 states under flood watches from Georgia to Maine.
Two major storms are moving across the United States from west to east with blizzard conditions, flooding, tornadoes, strong winds and heavy snow.
Thirteen states are currently under flood watches from Georgia to Maine as the first storm approaches the East Coast with severe weather in the Carolinas, Florida and Georgia with tornadoes and flash flooding possible Tuesday.
A tornado hit the Panama City area early Tuesday, while a warning was issued in the Atlanta area due to the rotation indicated by radar, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy rain will hit the mid-Atlantic by noon Tuesday and will gradually move up the Interstate 95 corridor during the afternoon as heavy rain is expected to begin in Philadelphia and New York City with potential flooding.
Additionally, New England is expecting heavy rain Tuesday night into Wednesday with flooding possible. Two to four inches of rain are expected in the Northeast as well as snowmelt.
The heavy rain is expected to be accompanied by strong damaging winds, likely reaching 50 to 65 mph locally from the Virginia coast to Maine. Possible power outage in the northeastern regions of the country.
On the back side of this storm, heavy snow is expected from Missouri to Iowa and into Wisconsin and Michigan, where up to 10 inches of snow could locally fall.
Chicago will be on the line for rain and snow with only a few inches of snow likely in the city and up to 5 to 10 inches west and north of the city.
The second storm is moving west
The second storm is moving toward the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rocky Mountains, with more heavy snow, strong winds, and heavy rain on the coast.
A rare blizzard warning was issued in Oregon and Washington, just outside Seattle and Portland, where some areas haven't seen a blizzard warning in more than 10 years.
The storm will follow in the footsteps of the current storm and bring more severe weather to the South with tornado and flooding threats on Friday and more heavy snow in the Midwest and Great Lakes.
By Friday night into Saturday, the storm will move to the northeast with more heavy rain, strong winds and flooding.
