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A cold front moving across the US has sent temperatures plunging by as much as 50 degrees in some areas overnight, and the frigid air meeting the warm air is leading to severe weather in the south and east, while also dumping snow across the nation – here are today’s weather headlines, severe weather threats, watches and warnings, plus today’s forecast.
Alabama: Severe weather risk for most of the state, with a lower risk to the east and northeast; risk includes damaging winds, hail, tornadoes and up to 4 inches of rain.
Texas: A winter storm watch is in effect for northern Texas. Hazardous driving conditions due to winter weather, especially for northern Texas. Prepare for near freezing temperatures for the next 48 hours for the San Antonio area.
Tennessee: Flood concerns: Some parts of eastern Tennessee could receive a month’s worth of rainfall this week.
Colorado: The state is expected to receive 60 continuous hours of snowfall, and already, some areas woke up to over a foot of snow this morning.
Chicago: High waves along Lake Michigan and up to 6 inches of snow this week.
Florida: Severe weather possible Thursday, as a cold front moves in bringing damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and the potential of isolated tornadoes.
New Mexico: Hazardous driving conditions in northeast New Mexico due to winter weather conditions.
Michigan: Another round of snow for Metro Detroit.
West: San Francisco 57/mostly sunny, Reno 52/partly cloudy, Salt Lake City 28/snow, Denver 33/sunny, Las Vegas 56/sunny, Los Angeles 65/sunny.
Northwest & Northern Rockies: Seattle 49/rain, Portland 47/cloudy, Boise 34/snow, Billings 35/partly cloudy, Bismarck 35/mostly sunny, Rapid City 35/mostly sunny.
Southwest: Phoenix 57/mostly sunny, Albuquerque 35/mostly sunny, El Paso 44/snow, San Antonio 50/partly cloudy.
Central & Upper Midwest: Minneapolis 29/partly cloudy, Milwaukee 26/partly cloudy, Kansas City 30/snow, Oklahoma City 36/snow, Lubbock 35/snow, Dallas 40/rain.
South: Houston 53/thunderstorms, New Orleans 76/thunderstorms, Memphis 50/rain, Atlanta 67/rain, Charlotte 66/rain, Jacksonville 80/mostly cloudy, Tampa 81/cloudy, Miami 78/partly cloudy.
Ohio Valley: Chicago 31/cloudy, St. Louis 35/rain, Detroit 30/mostly cloudy, Cincinnati 41/rain.
East: Norfolk 63/rain, Washington, D.C. 51/rain, Buffalo 30/partly cloudy, New York 44/cloudy, Boston 41/partly cloudy, Bangor 18/mostly sunny.
