The storm that drenched California, dropped snow by the foot across the Sierra Nevada and knocked out power to thousands is drifting east, threatening to bring tornadoes to some areas of the U.S. later this week.
Snow and ice will drop across at least 15 western states from the border with Canada down to Mexico with blizzard warnings lingering across the upper Great Plains through the middle of the week, according to the National Weather Service. In addition to the snow, parts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas could be raked by tornadoes Tuesday. Central Florida faces a severe risk of the dangerous storms Thursday.
“This storm is affecting a large part of the country over the next few days,” said Tom Kines, a meteorologist with commercial-forecaster AccuWeather Inc.
