Bad weather in Wisconsin and Michigan...the possibility of an impact on voter turnout

Bad weather with showers is forecast for key contenders Wisconsin and Michigan on the day of the U.S. presidential election, potentially affecting turnout, local media reported.According to the

U.S. Meteorological Department, a strong cold front north of the continental United States is expected to descend on the Midwest on the 5th local time, causing bad weather in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan on the Great Lakes coast.

In particular, widespread showers, thunderstorms, light tornadoes, or gusts of 97 km/h were observed in Wisconsin.

Rain and thunderstorms are also predicted in Michigan, and precipitation is expected to be about 130 millimeters, especially in the northwest of Wisconsin.

It is also predicted that there will be showers in western North Carolina, and rain could fall later that evening in southwestern Georgia.

CNN said the wet weather in previous elections contributed to slightly lower turnout.

Among the seven competing states, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona were expected to have relatively mild weather.