Snowy weather underway across Rockies as warm-up forecast for much of US
Strong-to-severe weather is expected across Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio valleys on Friday
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A big snowstorm is underway Thursday across the Rockies, bringing the most snow so far this season for the region.
SNOWY WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEST, IMPACTING TRAVEL
Western snow forecast (Credit: Fox News)
The cold front associated with this system is forecast to bring the risk of strong-to-severe weather, including tornadoes across the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys on Friday.
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Severe storm threat (Credit: Fox News)
Large hail, damaging winds, a few tornadoes and heavy rain will all be a potential threat into Friday night.
Friday night storms (Credit: Fox News)
Meanwhile, a wild warm-up for much of the country will continue into the weekend, with temperatures up to 30 degrees above average.
Record warmth in the South (Credit: Fox News)
Widespread record highs will be possible.
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Ninety-degree temperatures will also be possible in southern Texas.
Record warmth for the East (Credit: Fox News)
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The warm air will spread into the East on Saturday.