Election Day weather could bring storms, flooding to parts of US as millions head to polls

THE TAKEAWAY

• The West and East coasts, arsenic good arsenic the Rockies and Great Plains, volition person large upwind for Election Day.
• Wet upwind volition interaction voting successful New England, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
• Portions of South and Central Florida volition besides acquisition showers and thunderstorms connected Tuesday.

Millions of Americans are expected to formed ballots astatine polling places Tuesday arsenic midterm elections instrumentality spot crossed the country, with upwind conditions varying by region.

Luckily for citizens connected the West and East coasts, arsenic good arsenic the Rockies and Great Plains, upwind conditions volition beryllium great.

The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions volition acquisition pleasant autumn temperatures, perfect for lasting successful enactment outside connected Tuesday.

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Temperatures are expected to tally somewhat beneath mean crossed the Southwest and High Plains aft storms bring a flash flood menace Sunday and Monday. Rain is expected to extremity earlier Election Day.

Meteorologists astatine the FOX Forecast Center expect rainfall and thunderstorms to impact some sides of the Mississippi River, with precipitation impacting Eastern Texas.

Portions of South and Central Florida will besides acquisition showers and thunderstorms connected Tuesday.

FOUR ADULTS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT ARIZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022: On a rainy Election Day Nevadans basal successful agelong lines to formed their votes astatine Centennial Center polling spot successful Las Vegas, Nevada Tuesday November 8, 2022. 

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Minor rainfall is expected to dampen South Central Alaska, but impacts volition beryllium constricted arsenic lone scattered showers linger.

MASSIVE CROSS-COUNTRY STORM TARGETS SOUTHWEST BEFORE UNLEASHING DANGEROUS WEATHER ACROSS 35 STATES

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 06: Virginia residents enactment up to ballot successful the pouring rainfall astatine Robious Middle School November 6, 2018 successful Midlothian, Virginia. The U.S. holds its midterm elections today, the archetypal clip the federation has voted since a divisive 2016 statesmanlike election.

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Similar rainy conditions volition hap passim New England, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, with airy rainfall imaginable connected Election Day.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, these periods of airy rainfall volition past lone 15 to 45 minutes astatine a clip earlier a little interruption successful the bedewed weather, which could supply a adust model for voters waiting successful enactment connected Tuesday.

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Overall, upwind impacts are expected to beryllium constricted Tuesday, with airy rainfall imaginable successful immoderate areas.

Stay with FOX Weather for everything you request to cognize earlier heading retired the doorway to ballot this Election Day.