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BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- As if we didn't get enough rain this past weekend, it appears we're getting another blast of wet weather.

Drenching rains, snow and in some cases tornadoes, are along the front that extends from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. To the Northwest of the Baltimore metro area, we've watched snow showers mixed into the moisture. Near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Wisconsin, there has been heavy/wet snow falling for the better portion on the day.

We expect the warmer air filtering in from the south to dominate the forecast, keeping close to the average high of 50 or above, so the potential for any wintry mix would not occur until the back edge of this system is passing (that could be late Thursday or early Friday). The extreme southern tier of this front is causing severe weather concerns in the deep south and Gulf states.

Reports of tornadoes have been occuring since mid-morning in Alabama and Louisiana, with steady rain and storms riding along the leading edge. That rain will carry the warmer air into the Mid-Atlantic, and while we don't expect severe weather to overrun Maryland, we will have "Flood Watches" in effect from Wednesday night into Thursday evening.

In the short-term, rain will arrive Wednesday afternoon (from West to East), and could produce between 1" to 3" by the time it's over. Some isolated areas may see near 4", especially in flood prone areas and locations along the shore.  Also, expect breezy conditions as the front moves through and the upper level low pressure system to our North (which is pulling this front along), starts to pass by.

We could also see wet snow showers on the trailing edge of the storms on Friday morning. Temps stay in the 50s over the next few days and we dry out heading through the weekend. Look for overnight lows in the mid 30s to upper 20s by the end of the 5-day forecast. We'll keep you posted on the watches and warning throughout this wet and wild event.

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