Here is the current NWS watch/warning map with the color key: Orange = blizzard warning.  Note: I expect the blizzard warning to be expanded.  Pink = winter storm warning  Bright green = flood warning  Gold = high wind warning  Magenta = "Red Flag Warning" (high wildfire danger forecast) Burnt orange = extreme heat warning  Brown = high wind watch  Purple = winter weather advisory  Sand = wind advisory  Incredible amounts of snow are forecast in the Great Lakes Region accompanied by wind gusts up to 60 mph! Power outages will result and some areas will be cut-off from the rest of the world for days or even a week.  Reminder: I provide additional storm coverage @usweatherexpert on Twitter/X. Snowfall Forecast Peak Wind Gust Forecast  In addition, there is a serious risk of damaging thunderstorm winds and accompanying tornadoes.  Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Forecast The red and, especially, the purple areas have a serious ris...

For the one below, you have to watch the video to get the full effect. I think my favorite [sarc on] part is when he proclaims, "I love this product!" rather than "I love this burger." [sarc off] Whoever came up with this, even if it was the CEO, needs to be fired. 

Lots going on across the northern half of the contiguous United States. Here are the color codes: Orange = blizzard warning Pink = winter storm warning  Gold = high wind warning  Magenta = "Red Flag Warning" (high wildfire potential)  Green = flash flood watch  Bright blue = avalanche warning  Purple = winter weather advisory  Brown = high wind watch  9am Sunday, the forecast radar should look something like this: Magenta is sleet and orange is freezing rain. East of the L  there are thunderstorms depicted.  Tremendous amounts of snow -- driven by gusts to 50 mph -- will close roads and cause power outages.  Please factor this forecast into your plans.  I will update the forecast tomorrow. 

Blizzard conditions will likely develop from the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes region this weekend and into the first of the week. Below are preliminary snowfall amounts. I will have updates this evening.

If a tornado and a solar farm combine in space and time, who wins? Yes, your guess is correct.  This was a solar farm in Indiana. AccuWeather has the video. It was truck Tuesday night and its location was (ironically) Wheatfield, Indiana. All nuclear plants are tornado-proof and many/most natural gas and coal plants are tornado-resistant. The tragedy here isn't just the damage to "green" energy -- it is the pollution from this damage leaching into the soil -- making it unsuitable for agriculture.  It is worth pointing out again that until 2023, the United States was self-sufficient in food starting in 1776. We no longer are. Which would you rather have: food or solar energy?? 

The brown areas have a significant risk of a tornado and, according to the NWS Storm Prediction Center, if a tornado occurs it could be strong.  Please pay attention to the weather in these areas today.