一场导致美国西南部出现历史性洪水、疏散和救援行动的风暴，目前正推进至美国中部，将在周二的选举日给该地区带来潮湿天气。
A storm causing historic flooding, evacuations and rescues in the Southwest is now pushing into the central United States, where it will bring soggy weather on Election Day on Tuesday.
选举日的天气状况将轻微得多，但仍可能影响全国中部关键选战的投票率。多项研究发现，恶劣天气往往会抑制选民投票率，而晴朗天气则效果相反。
The conditions will be much less serious on Election Day but could still affect turnout in key races across the nation’s midsection. Active weather tends to suppress voter turnout while sunshine has the opposite effect, multiple studies have found.
在风暴倾泻了数月降雨量、导致河道决堤、迫使亚利桑那州、科罗拉多州和新墨西哥州部分地区至少十几个县撤离后，西南部的降雨终于有所减弱。
Rain is finally easing up in the Southwest after the storm dropped multiple months’ worth of it, causing waterways to burst their banks and forcing evacuations in a least a dozen counties across parts of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
亚利桑那州的搜救队伍仍在弗拉格斯塔夫搜寻一名落入湍急洪水中失踪的男子，并在塞多纳周边实施了屋顶救援。
Crews in Arizona are still searching for a missing man who fell into fast-moving floodwater in Flagstaff and have conducted rooftop rescues around Sedona.
亚利桑那州和科罗拉多州西南部现有超过10条河流、溪流和干洪道水位突破特大洪水水位——即最高级别——其中几条创下了新的历史最高水位纪录。部分河道暴涨引发的洪水可能至少持续到周二。
Over 10 rivers, creeks and washes in Arizona and southwest Colorado have now surged past major flood stage — the highest level — and a few have set new record crests. Flooding of some swollen waterways could last through at least Tuesday.
亚利桑那州温斯洛附近的小科罗拉多河和所罗门附近的希拉河正发生创纪录洪水。根据国家气象局数据，希拉河水位比足以淹没所罗门、萨福德和撒切尔北侧多户民宅和商铺的洪水水位还要高出2英尺以上。
Record flooding is unfolding along the Little Colorado River near Winslow, Arizona, and the Gila River near Solomon, Arizona. The Gila River is more than 2 feet higher than the level capable of flooding several homes and businesses on the north sides of Solomon, Safford and Thatcher, Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.
在科罗拉多州，帕戈萨斯普林斯的圣胡安河水位在约10天内第二次突破特大洪水水位，当地已下令沿岸撤离。周日晚间的最高水位比10月23日那场破坏性洪水的峰值高出近2英尺。该风暴如今正携阵风和浸透性降雨推进至大平原和中西部地区。
In Colorado, evacuations have been ordered along the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, which has surged past major flood stage for the second time in about 10 days. Sunday evening’s crest there was nearly 2 feet higher than the destructive flooding on October 23. The storm is now pushing into the Plains and Midwest with gusty winds and soaking rain.
周一下午至夜间，美国中部和南部平原地区（包括达拉斯-沃斯堡、俄克拉荷马城和堪萨斯州威奇托）可能出现强雷暴。主要威胁是破坏性大风，但也可能出现少数龙卷风。
Severe thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon into the night across the central and southern Plains, including in Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas. Damaging winds are the primary threat, but a few tornadoes are also possible.
到了选举日，风暴强度将有所减弱，但降雨将影响从大平原和上中西部，向南经密西西比河谷延伸至墨西哥湾西部沿岸的选民。爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、得克萨斯州东部和密歇根州北部的关键选战将面临潮湿天气。
The storm will lose some of its strength on Election Day, but rain will impact voters from the Great Plains and Upper Midwest south through the Mississippi Valley to the western Gulf Coast. Key races in Iowa, Kansas, eastern Texas and northern Michigan will deal with wet conditions.
从得克萨斯州东部到下游和中游密西西比河谷，可能出现孤立的强风暴。暴雨引发洪水的威胁较低，但前往投票站的选民可能会遇到道路积水。
Isolated severe storms are possible from eastern Texas to the lower and middle Mississippi Valley. The threat of flooding rain is low, but voters traveling to the polls could encounter ponding on roads.
风暴两侧，美国东海岸大部和西部地区将维持干燥天气。只有佛罗里达州、新英格兰北部和加利福尼亚州北部可能出现零星阵雨。
Dry weather will sandwich the storm along much of the East Coast and in the West. Some showers in Florida, northern New England and Northern California are the only exceptions.
全美大部分地区，选民外出投票无需穿厚衣物。美国东部大部地区的最高气温预计将比常年同期高出5至20华氏度。西南部和大平原部分地区气温将略低于常年平均水平。
Across much of the country, there will be little need to bundle up to go vote. High temperatures in most of the nation’s eastern half are forecast to be 5 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above average. Some portions of the Southwest and Plains will lean a bit cooler than average.