A severe summer storm system swept from Alabama to New York on Monday, leaving a trail of toppled trees, damaged buildings and transportation headaches in its wake.
Expect slightly warmer than normal temperatures again Tuesday with sunshine south and late day storms north. We also have another air quality alert for portions of central and northern Minnesota.
Tuesday will be very warm with highs in the mid to upper 80s south to low 80s north. Scattered storms develop through the afternoon and evening in northern Minnesota.
Thunderstorms — some of which may be severe — are in the forecast from Atlanta to Binghamton, N.Y. Meanwhile parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast are expected to see record heat.
Southern and southwest Minnesota saw the bulk of the weekend rainfall. We’ll have a couple more chances of rain this week with near-normal temperatures. Friday and Saturday will be cooler.
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