At this rate, the United States may have to brace for a wintry summer. At least 23 states as far as New Mexico have seen snow over the last week, many with temperatures hovering in the 30s.
Windy, wet weather across the Northeast has left 27,000 customers without power from Virginia to New Hampshire. Snow fall in New York City - which lasted from Wednesday night into Thursday morning - even reached last night's New York Yankees - Detroit Tigers game in the Bronx. One Yankee compared a pitch to the chest to getting beaned by "a frozen snowball."
Strong winds forced delays in many New York area airports Wednesday, including a Newark-bound flight that made an unscheduled stop in Boston. Turbulence was so strong passengers had to be treated for nausea and minor injuries.
Conditions will slightly improve by Friday night. Rain showers will begin to dissipate Friday morning, though chilly temperatures will linger between 40 to 50 degrees. No precipitation is expected in New England either Saturday or Sunday. If it does rain in New York City, it will be limited to few hours Saturday night.
The same can't be said about mid-Atlantic and Southern states. Rain is forecast to spread along southern Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland throughout the weekend.
Scattered storms that drenched parts of Louisiana and Texas Thursday afternoon will make way for hail, severe thunderstorms, and the possibility of floods and isolated tornadoes.
High winds have already taken a toll in cities across the Lone Star State, downing power lines and damaging buildings in Nueces County.
"[Storms] still have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail, and there's still a chance for a tornado, because there's still pretty significant shear in the atmosphere," said Jesse Moore, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. "And of course there will be a lot of lightening and some locally heavy rain. Flooding ends up killing more people than tornadoes, because - at night, especially - they can't see and think they can drive through a flooded area."
The storm system - which could bring two inches or higher of hail - is expected to bring widespread thunderstorms in the Deep South, Lower Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and northern Gulf Coast.
The Storm Prediction Center has all of Mississippi, Alabama, and a majority of Georgia in the "slight risk" category for severe weather Saturday. The southern Plains - mainly Texas and Oklahoma - face similar dangers well into next week.