A severe weather outbreak is expected to impact the southern Plains, spreading across the Mississippi Valley on Friday with the potential for large hail, damaging winds, flooding rainfall and tornadoes.  

The South's severe weather threat

The severe weather threat in the South (Credit: Fox News)

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Severe storm threats in the South on Friday

The threat of severe storms in the southern U.S. on Friday (Credit: Fox News)

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The Great Lakes, New England and Northeast forecast

The futuretrack in the Great Lakes, New England and Northeast (Credit: Fox News)

Meanwhile, on the northern edge of this system, it will be cold enough for wintry weather and accumulating snow from the upper Midwest, across the Great Lakes and into northern New England.  

Rainfall in the eastern U.S.

Rainfall forecast in the eastern U.S. through Saturday night (Credit: Fox News)

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Snow still to come in the West

Snow forecast in the western U.S. (Credit: Fox News)

Above-average temperatures over the South and Southeast will help fuel some of these strong storms while the West is still dealing with cold air and mountain snow this weekend.