Bad Weather predicted for those Red states tomorrow!

Wet Election Day in much of South, Northeast
1:38 P.M. ET 11/1/2004
Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel


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South
Dry weather is expected to linger over most of the Carolinas, southern and central Georgia, Florida and a small portion of southwest Texas tomorrow, while the most of the remainder of the South endures a wet Election Day. As a storm system slides slowly eastward out of Texas toward the lower Mississippi Valley, rain will be widespread. Locally heavy rain—and the possibility of flooding—is a good bet over eastern Texas, western and northern Louisiana, southern and eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee. Farther west, accumulating snow is likely in the Texas Panhandle and parts of West Texas underneath a cut-off upper-air low. High temperatures will span a broad spectrum ranging from the 40s in West Texas to the 80s in the Southeast.

Northeast
Rain will spread through much of the Northeast tomorrow, although areas from extreme southern New England southward through New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and Virginia should remain dry. A mix of rain and snow showers is likely in northern Maine. The culprit in the foul weather: a low pressure center and attendant front moving eastward from Ohio. Temperatures, similar to the South, are expected to show a broad range with highs ranging from the 40s in much of eastern New York and New England to the low 80s near the Virginia-North Carolina border.

West
A Pacific front moving inland tomorrow will bring rain and mountain snow to the Northwest, with the precipitation extending inland from the coast to northwest Montana. Only southeast Oregon and the southern half of Idaho are expected to stay dry. Heavy snow is possible in Idaho's Clearwater Mountains. Snow levels in the Washington Cascades will drop to 3000 to 4000 feet by afternoon, although snowfall will be diminishing by then. High winds (gusts to 65 mph) are expected to howl over Montana just east of the continental divide. Farther south, rain and snow showers will linger over east-central and southeast New Mexico. Northerly and northeasterly winds will push temperatures into the 60s and 70s in much of California and southern Arizona, but the majority of the West will have highs only in the 40s and 50s (30s in the Rockies).

Midwest
A cold front sliding eastward through the Ohio Valley (Louisville, Cincinnati) tomorrow will keep much of the lower Midwest damp, although by late in the day, the precipitation should be confined to the Ohio Valley and extreme southern Missouri. Sunny skies are expected over the Plains and Upper Midwest. Overall, high temperatures should be close to seasonal means with readings mostly in the 40s and 50s, the 60s in the Ohio Valley.

Bottom line: It looks like a good day to fire Bush in the Dem areas of Ohio and Florida, as well as the remainder of the "battleground" states. That's good news.

more votes=better for us, everywhere.

They'll brave Hell itself - what's a little rain?

This time, I think bad weather benefits the most pissed off.