Severe storms pummel parts of US with snow and high winds and raise tornado threat

A severe weather front sweeping across much of the eastern half of the U.S. has dumped heavy snow around the Upper Midwest, spawned thunderstorms in the South and is threatening several mid-Atlantic states with heavy rain and possible tornadoes

March 16, 2026Updated: March 16, 2026

By SOPHIA TAREEN, GARY D. ROBERTSON and MATTHEW BROWN