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Early Monday blizzard hit the Upper Midwest, it happened just after a historic snowfall which has buried much of the Northeast. Thus the latest blizzard, which we are talking about here, brought 8 to 15 inches of snow across parts of seven states. According to the words of the National Weather Service, most of its fury the blizzard saved for Dakotas and Minnesota. On Monday, February 11, snow showers and blowing snow were expected in the area. The weekend was really difficult for the residents of the Northeast, 1,000 miles away. They spent those days digging out from a storm which has brought several feet of snow. When on Sunday afternoon at least 15 tornadoes visited the Southeast. The tornados occurred in the result of the situation that a cold front moved in. Mississippi and Alabama became the epicenter. Hattiesburg, Mississippi suffered from a tornado the most badly. The damage hasn't been appraised yet, but the Mobile, Alabama, National Weather Service Office was already to begin conducting damage surveys. As Storm Prediction Center reports, about 70 people were injured in the result of Sunday's storms, and at least 61 of those are residents of Hattiesburg. he Boston Globe reported concerning the issue informing that all recovery efforts were in motion. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency sent eight rapid assessment teams. Those had to look at conditions in all coastal communities. According to the paper, thousands of National Guard soldiers are assisting in the situation. It can be said that North begins recovery. On Sunday around 200 people in southeastern Connecticut were in shelters according to the words of Gov. Dannel Malloy. But more than that number had opportunity to find refuge in schools on the South Shore of Massachusetts. There just dozens of National Guard soldiers were assisting local authorities and residents. It was a real challenge to deal with flooding and storm damage. In turn the South takes hit. And it was not only about storms but also about other aspects of the extreme weather. Heavy rains just soaked much of the region; they were all over across the Southeast. Because of rain around the slow-moving cold front flood watches and warnings are prompted from southeastern Louisiana to central Georgia. They are expected to happen through Tuesday afternoon, February 12. And according to meteorological forecast of CNN the states could get three to five inches of rain. In addition to all these on Monday daytime temperature was expected to rise till the 40s in such places as southern Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Rain is also forecasted. It is getting warmer, which would help melt snow. But it also can be dangerous as when staring to melt snow gets heavier, the risk of roof collapse increases. Boston, for example, is still remaining to be pretty difficult to commute into. Monday morning was pretty messy because of melting snow. Schools in the city are remaining closed, when the snow clean-up effort continues. It is necessary to mention that some flights at Boston's Logan Airport and Amtrak were resumed with limited service on Sunday.
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