Overview
- Forecast centers outlined a multi-hazard storm for Wednesday through Friday as a developing Plains low tracks toward the Great Lakes with snow, ice, severe thunderstorms, and heavy rain.
- An Enhanced Risk of severe storms is in place Wednesday across the Central and Southern Plains, where forecasters expect supercells with damaging winds, hail larger than 2 inches, and tornadoes.
- Winter hazards increase from the Northern Plains into the Upper Midwest, with the Weather Prediction Center calling for 3 to 6 inches of snow and localized higher totals, plus a corridor of hazardous ice from southern Minnesota into Wisconsin and Michigan that could near a half inch in spots.
- NOAA projects widespread rainfall from Texas to the Great Lakes and central Appalachians totaling 1 to 4 inches with localized amounts up to 6 inches, and a slight risk for excessive rainfall that could trigger flash flooding in vulnerable areas.
- The Weather Prediction Center says nearly half the U.S. will see some winter impact through April 6, and local National Weather Service offices have issued winter storm watches urging people to delay travel or carry winter kits with chains, warm clothing, and supplies.