Here is a preview of the weather you can expect this week across the country. It appears that some much needed rainfall will linger over the eastern U.S. from the middle to the latter part of this week as an anomalous upper-level low drops southward from the Great Lakes region into the Appalachians. The upper low could help form a coastal front and low pressure waves near the mid-Atlantic coast, spreading rain northward into New England Friday and Saturday. For further details, check the latest

The NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center anticipates potential severe weather from southern Texas to western New York today. The area of greatest concern covers much of the southern Great Lakes, Midwest, Tennessee River Valley and Mississippi River Valley. Using false-color imagery, this GOES composite animation captures the last three days over the continental Unites States. Video is from April 6-8, 2015. (http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/GOESEast.php) | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

Here is a live update on the severe weather chances from the Southern Plains into the Southeast today and tomorrow. More info: www.spc.noaa.gov | NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center

Turn your device into a powerful yet easy-to-use weather station | Clime

Turn your device into a powerful yet easy-to-use weather station | Clime

Amid questions over the emergency alerts issued as heavy rainfall inundated Texas hill country over the July 4 weekend, devices like the NOAA Weather Radio could help ease minds. The radio issues weather forecasts and emergency alerts, if severe weather is moving into your area. https://cbsn.ws/3IBkPRa | CBS Mornings