The cross-country storm has several threats on weekends

A cross-country storm will sweep the west at the Midwest and to the south with a wide range of impactful times in the weekend, including rain, snow, strong winds and a few strong thunderstorms.

I here, the storm is knocking now

-The storm contributes to the rain and snow areas across the west, as seen in the instant radar below. Snow will also propagate to the east that certain parts of Nebraska, southern Dakota, Iowa and Northern Illinois on Thursday evening.

-The breathless winds will meet Thursday through the southwest in the Hautes Plains Sud. It will be a danger for travel, especially since the blowing of dust is possible, which could reduce visibility on certain highways. You will find below an overview of the latest wind speeds in the region.

I here, the storm is heading for the weekend

Fiday

-R Ain and higher elevation snow will continue to have an impact on the South West. Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, could both see the precipitation, and Flagstaff, Arizona, can expect additional necessary snowfall.

– A strip of snow, or rain mixed with the snow, will also extend from Nebraska to Iowa, north of Illinois, south of Michigan, north of Indiana and north of Ohio. This includes monks, Iowa and Chicago. This could slow travel on untreated roads in these areas, so be sure to be caution.

– Most of this storm will move to the south while we will start on weekends, and it will mainly be in the form of precipitation.

-The fall can alleviate the outdoor plans on Saturday and / or Saturday evening, from Dallas and Oklahoma City to New Orleans. Some isolated severe storms could produce a large hail in eastern Texas to a large part of Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwest of Alabama and western Panhandle Florida.

– Sunday and Sunday evening, the rain and a few thunderstorms will have an impact on the southeast and northern states and the center of Florida. This could interfere with the outdoor plans from Atlanta to Tampa and Charleston, in South Carolina.

There is a lot of snow, rain to expect

– The snowfall will be the heaviest in the upper elevations of the Rockies and the high plains of Wyoming in the north of Nebraska and south of southern Dakota. The totals of these areas will be 6 inches or more. Lighter snowfall are expected as far in the east as Chicago, where a thumb or two coating could accumulate.

– Precipitation in the South will be more a nuisance, therefore general and widespread totals are not expected. Most regions will be lower than an inch, but certain parts of the north of Florida and southern Georgia could exceed this brand.

Chris Dolce Was a senior digital meteorologist at Weather.com for almost 15 years after starting his career in the Weather channel in the early 2000s.