Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe weather targets millions over Easter weekend

Rounds of terrible storms looming implicit Texas Saturday

Millions of Americans are astatine hazard for terrible upwind this Easter weekend. Storms connected Saturday instrumentality purpose from Texas each the mode to Indiana, with the anticipation of tornadoes, beardown thunderstorms and hail. 

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Severe upwind menace covers 45 cardinal Saturday up of much daunting tempest forecast for Easter Sunday

A multi-day terrible upwind pattern that has already brought tornadoes and blistering hail to the Mississippi Valley implicit the past 2 days continues to endanger tens of millions into Easter Weekend, with possibly the astir unsafe time of thunderstorms inactive yet to travel connected Sunday.

Saturday volition spot the severe storm menace country displacement lone a spot arsenic the acold beforehand dilatory sinks to the southbound and east. Scattered terrible storms are imaginable on the beforehand from the Ohio Valley done the Mid-South into the Southern Plains connected Saturday day and evening, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

However, immoderate terrible upwind already got a caput commencement successful Arkansas aboriginal Saturday morning. A tornado-warned near a way of harm successful Springdale, with powerfulness lines knocked askew, immoderate damaged cars, and metallic streetlights bent successful half. 

Denver country pummeled by Easter play snowstorm

A significant late-season snowstorm is bringing precocious winds and arsenic overmuch arsenic 1-2 feet of snow to the Rockies done Saturday, including aggregate inches of snowfall astir the Denver area.

Estes Park, Colorado recorded 6 inches of snowfall earlier 9 a.m. section clip connected Friday. By Saturday morning, astir 2-4 inches fell astir overmuch of the Denver metro area, with immoderate spots getting arsenic overmuch arsenic 7 inches, according to FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell.

The strategy begins to determination into the Plains by Saturday afternoon, wherever snowfall volition driblet off. 

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