"Severe Weather Threatens 70 Million in Massive Winter Storm"

A massive winter storm is expected to affect nearly 70 million people across the Gulf Coast and Southeast with severe weather, including tornadoes, damaging wind, and flooding rain. The storm is forecasted to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and potential tornadoes as it moves from the Southwest to the Northeast through midweek. Widespread snowfall accumulations of at least 6 inches are expected across more than a half a dozen states, with concerns for flooding, damaging winds, and power outages. The storm is also likely to cause significant river and flash flooding from the central Gulf Coast through much of the Eastern U.S. early in the week, with another storm potentially following a similar path later in the week and into the weekend.