12/11/2024 - 12 PM EST The latest NWS national radar mosaic shows a large swath of rain that stretches from Maine to Florida along and out ahead of a potent cold front. Embedded strong thunderstorms and heavy downpours can lead to localized flooding concerns this afternoon. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

1-5 PM RADAR LOOP: There is widespread rain from the Oklahoma panhandle to Wisconsin with developing strong to severe storms from Kansas City to the Gulf Coast, follow weather.gov for the latest forecast, watches and warnings this evening. | U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)

Here's a simulated radar evolution through the storm. Precipitation really fills in this afternoon. Watch for rapidly changing conditions! | US National Weather Service Gray ME

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Did you know? Meteorologists use multiple types of radar to distinguish what is occurring in the atmosphere. For example, we can tell this is NOT lake effect snow based off the radar on the bottom called “correlation coefficient”. The blue shows non-meteorological phenomena in the area, while the surrounding red is uniform meteorological phenomena (rain or snow). Given how narrow this band is, along with its behavior originating from one spot, and the blues on CC radar, we can determine that thi