A large area of severe thunderstorms is forecast into Tuesday night and will overlap areas in the Ohio, Tennessee and middle Mississippi valleys that were hit by deadly and damaging storms, forecasters say.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for many in the United States, but it won’t feel like that in the East leading up to the holiday thanks in part to a rare May nor’easter.

Rhode Island and southern and eastern Massachusetts could get 2 inches of rain. Gusts over 40 mph are predicted in some areas. Higher elevations could get snow.