Severe weekend storm set to slam much of U.S.: forecasts

A severe storm will slam the eastern U.S. with rain, thunder, wind, snow and possibly a tornado, weekend predictions show.

Rough weather will span across 1,200 miles, from the Gulf Coast to Canada, bringing with it the threat of power outages and tree damage, forecasts from CNN and the Weather Channel show.

Severe thunderstorms will hit late Saturday morning in the South, which could see hail, strong winds or a tornado, CNN reports.

The region bordered by eastern Texas, western Tennessee and northern Alabama could see storms strengthen by Saturday afternoon, the report shows.

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Up north, snow is possible Saturday in Wisconsin and Michigan, but the Midwest should expect mostly rain.

Sunday is when the storm will pick up speed in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with downpours and winds up to 60 mph possible in New Jersey, New York and New England.

The region from the Florida Panhandle to Virginia is most likely to see damaging storms and, once again, a tornado is possible, according to the CNN forecast.

West Virginia, Pennsylvania and upstate New York could get smatterings of wet snow Sunday night.

The Weather Channel notes this will mean a soggy NFL Sunday with the L.A. Rams coming to Baltimore to take on the Ravens and the Houston Texans battling the Jets in New Jersey.

Monday, according to the forecast, will bring the cold.

Freezing rain is predicted for much of New England with more wet snow Monday night spanning Vermont to Maine.

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