Components of Wyoming and Nebraska are underneath blizzard warnings whereas there are Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories in impact for different elements of the area, CNN meteorologist Tyler Mauldin mentioned.
The system will convey heavy rains of round 4 inches throughout the Midwest over a 72-hour interval earlier than it slowly strikes to the East Coast subsequent week, bringing moist days with it.
Blizzard situations
Snow by central parts of the US is anticipated to ramp up Saturday, however doubtless will not attain its peak till Sunday, Mauldin mentioned.
Denver may see as much as 2 ft of snow, with the Entrance Vary Mountains and Foothills presumably seeing as much as 4 ft. The best elevations of southeast Wyoming may see greater than 4 ft of snow.
This space isn’t any stranger to March snowfalls. In truth, March is definitely the snowiest month of the 12 months for parts of Colorado and Wyoming. In Denver, every of the highest 10 March snowstorms totals over a foot of snow. This 12 months might be added to that checklist.
On Sunday, the extreme storms will push east into Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.
Rain threatens flooding
Flood alerts are additionally an enormous concern for this method within the Midwest.
With some rivers nearing flood stage, the anticipated heavy rain may take the rivers to harmful ranges.
Flooding can be a menace on Sunday, notably throughout parts of Missouri, Kansas and Illinois.
Different states — comparable to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Indiana — additionally may see flooding, particularly if a number of storms cross over the identical places, in accordance with forecasts.
Widespread rainfall totals by Sunday are anticipated to be within the 2- to 4-inch vary, however some remoted spots may exceed 6 inches.