Monday, November 3, 2014

Election Day Forecast: Rain May Factor Into Turnout in Southern Plains

By , Expert Senior Meteorologist
November 3,2014; 8:04PM,EDT
 
 
While rain could deter voter turnout on Election Day in part of the Southern Plains and the Northwest, dry weather is in store in the East and the balance of the West.
Gubernatorial elections will be held on Nov. 4, 2014, in 36 states, along with elections for many other state and local government offices.

Unsettled Swath From Texas to Michigan

Rain is forecast to fall on areas from Texas to the Great Lakes on Election Day. While rainfall will be more sporadic around the Midwest, voters in some of the urban areas the South Central states may have make their way through and wait in line in the rain.

Some of the rain can be heavy enough to cause travel delays and perhaps bring incidents of urban flooding, especially from portions of Texas to Arkansas.
Drenching rain could affect the major cities of Dallas to Oklahoma City and St. Louis.
The bulk of the rain will hit Austin and San Antonio, Texas later in the day Tuesday. As a result people in these areas may want to vote early in the day. Heavy, steady rain should hold off in Houston until after the polls close Tuesday evening.
Rain should move out of Chicago during the morning hours. Rain should only take up part of the day in Detroit, Indianapolis and Little Rock.
Thunderstorms can accompany the rain from Texas to Missouri where some areas could receive between 2-4 inches of rain.

Rainy Conditions for Parts of the Northwest

While a major storm is not in the offing for the Northwest, clouds and some rain and drizzle are forecast in the coastal areas from southern Oregon to Washington state, northern Idaho and northwestern Montana.
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Cities that can be affected by rainy weather in the Northwest include Portland, Oregon, Seattle and Spokane, Washington.
Snow that fell on parts of Colorado and the central Rockies from Monday will have moved out of the region by Tuesday.

Dry Weather in Much of East, Southwest

Aside from very spotty showers in South Florida, dry weather is in store along the East Coast and in the Appalachians with at least partial sunshine on Election Day.
After a chilly start, temperatures will recover to near- or above-seasonable levels during the midday and afternoon hours from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.

However, there could be lingering sporadic power outages in the Northeast, after the strong winds and heavy snowfall in some areas from the past weekend.
Most locations from the northern Plains to Southern California can expect at least partial sunshine.
Dry and chilly conditions are in store for Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha, Nebraska, with spotty flurries possible near the Canada border in Minnesota and North Dakota.
A dry, seasonable day is forecast for Denver and Salt Lake City. Warm weather is projected for Phoenix,
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Keep checking in at AccuWeather.com for updates on the Election Day forecast.

On Social Media
Natalie Walters
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Soggy weather expected for Election Day! Central AR will stay quiet for the morning with rain in the afternoon. #arwx pic.twitter.com/Jr3lj5wqtO
NWS North Platte
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Best chance of rain for Monday over the panhandle and northwest Neb. - dry Election Day #NEwx pic.twitter.com/yCO7ppskZS
AccuWeather.com
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TERRY DAVID MILAS
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Election Day Forecast: Rain May Factor Into Turnout in Southern Plains accuweather.com/en/weather-new…
Skip Rutherford
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African American election day turnout critical for Democats in Arkansas. D's have to be concerned about & now planning for rain in forecast
Mark Anderson
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Weather forecast here in Oregon calls for rain through Election Day. Must be that front moving in, the one loaded with Hippies' tears
 

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