Another significant moisture-maker ahead of the Plains, Corn Belt

Showers and a few thunderstorms associated with a cold front will shift eastward across the Appalachians, reaching the Atlantic Seaboard later Tuesday and Tuesday night. 

In the front’s wake, frost and freezes could threaten temperature-sensitive crops—including blooming fruits and emerged corn—as far south as the middle Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley, and the middle Atlantic States.  

Meanwhile, a new storm system will cross the Northwest before reaching the nation’s mid-section late in the week. 

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