Winter weather slams Plains, Midwest as Nicole impacts Southeast
Tropical Storm Nicole is moving up East Coast, bringing rain and strong winds
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nicole will continue to impact Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday.
The system made landfall as a hurricane south of Vero Beach on the state's east coast.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rain still to come for Florida through Friday (Credit: Fox News)
This storm is very large, and impacts will be felt all across Florida and into the Southeast.
The threat of tornadoes in the Southeast on Thursday (Credit: Fox News)
Tropical-storm-force winds, heavy rain, storm surge, tornadoes and power outages are imminent in the path of this system.
Rain forecast on the East Coast through Sunday (Credit: Fox News)
On Friday and through Saturday, the remnants of Nicole will move up the East Coast, bringing very heavy rain and potential flooding for millions of people along the I-95 corridor.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Snow forecast in the Plains and Midwest through Friday (Credit: Fox News)
Meanwhile, a blizzard is unfolding across the northern Plains and through the upper Midwest, with a very strong storm and cold front ushering in arctic air.
Winter weather alerts through Friday afternoon in the Plains and Midwest (Credit: Fox News)
Heavy snow and whipping winds will make travel difficult — if not impossible — with snowfall rates of up to 2 inches of snow per hour.
Blizzard warnings, ice storm warnings and winter storm warnings are in effect from Montana through the Dakotas and into Minnesota.
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Temperatures behind the system will drop into the single digits, with wind chills even colder than that.