Radar Update 12:40 PM: Rain bands continue to move northwest from the Cascades into Puget Sound. Still on track to see more widespread rain showers (with isolated thunderstorms mainly in the Cascades) this afternoon. Heavy rain is the main threat (lightning with storms). #wawx | US National Weather Service Seattle Washington

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)

Regional RADAR imagery over the Northeast between 7 AM March 1st until 2 PM March 2nd. Overlaid are observed precipitation types and RAP model analyses each hour of MSLP and 1000-500 mb thickness. We are still expecting another 12-24 hours of precipitation for southern New England | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center