Tropical Rainstorm Karen remains over the open waters of the Atlantic and will not impose any immediate threat to the U.S, while Melissa dissipated Sunday evening and is no longer a tropical entity. However, strong storms will roll through the MIdwest into Sunday night.

With the strong wind shear overhead, Karen has lost its status as a tropical cyclone and has degenerated into a broad low pressure system with just a few bands of thunderstorms. AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists will continue to monitor the possibility of Karen regenerating early next week, which could occur if the storm turns more westward towards the United States. Also, Melissa has dissipated into a remnant low and regeneration is not expected at this time.
While the tropics do not pose a threat to the United States this weekend, severe thunderstorms do. The Severe Weather Center states that potent thunderstorms that developed in the Midwest Sunday will continue into Sunday night.

A storm system will ride along the jet stream and move to the northeast into the Midwest. A cool rain will replace the severe storms that rumbled through the central Plains on Saturday night, while strong storms will fire along a brim of warmth from Wisconsin to Missouri.

Strong winds plagued the central Plains once again on Sunday, along the back edge of this powerful system. Strong and damaging winds could also accompany the storms in the Midwest. Very heavy rain could fall from Minnesota and Wisconsin southward to Missouri, especially locally with slow-moving, heavy storms. Hail will add to the disruptive weather in the strongest of storms. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out with the energy of the jet stream in place over the region.

The story reports heavy rain fell on Saturday in the Plains with storms that formed well ahead of the disturbance. The following is a list of 24-hour rainfall totals ending 2 a.m. EDT on Sunday:

Yankton, S.D.: 1.29"
Owattonna, Minn.: 1.28"
Eveleth, Minn.: 0.99"
North Platte, Neb.: 0.85"

Severe Weather Center

Meanwhile, much of the balance of the East remained dry Sunday as a large area of high pressure made its way into New England. The Northeast will have another splendid fall day on Monday with a cool start and a seasonable afternoon. The Southeast will be warmer, but mostly dry. Some storms will be sparked in Florida, while a strong onshore flow continues to cause dangerously high tides and coastal flooding from South Carolina to Florida.

The South Regional News reports on the rip currents and coastal flooding, while also focusing on an area east of Florida that will have to be watched for tropical development.

City	Normal	Mon.	Tue.	City	Normal	Mon.	Tue.
Chicago	69	73	84	Cincinnati	74	76	84
Atlanta	78	80	83	Raleigh	77	80	82
Washington D.C.	75	78	79	Philadelphia	72	76	74
New York City	70	73	73	Boston	68	66	68