2 major storms cause weather alerts across US
Weather alerts are posted across the country in over 30 states from coast to coast. There are 2 storms impacting the U.S. including one in the Northeast and one moving onshore on the West Coast. As we finish off the holiday weekend, conditions are unfavorable across many major U.S. highways and interstates This morning, a storm system located over the Midwest is bringing widespread impacts from the High Plains to the southern Gulf States. Strong storms caused severe weather on Saturday from Iowa to the southern Gulf States – severe weather was reported in 6 states including a brief tornado in Iowa and reports of wind & hail in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. On the south side of the storm system, heavy rain and wind continues to impact states from Louisiana to the southern Great Lakes. On the north side of the system, icy conditions are occurring in parts of the Great Lakes states and into the higher elevations of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Further...