Big March storm system threatens U.S. with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire risk

A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.

Big March storm system threatens U.S. with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire risk
This satellite image from NOAA shows a March megastorm building across the United States on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.

(Image credit: AP)