A high-impact winter storm will spread snow and ice across more than two dozen states from Texas through the Carolinas and Massachusetts from Friday through the weekend. The amount and extent of snow and ice could cut power and disrupt travel for days, increasing the risk to lives and property. | AccuWeather

A storm will rapidly intensify along the Atlantic Coast of the United States this weekend and is forecast to bring accumulating snow to parts of the Southeast and a close call with heavy snow along the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts. | AccuWeather

Severe storms with damaging winds, hail, and even a few tornadoes are possible from the Plains to the Mississippi Valley and Appalachians. AccuWeather's Melissa Constanzer has a look at the areas we're watching. | AccuWeather