US Weather Forecast: A massive, deadly storm that spawned tornadoes is moving east, bringing snow and hazardous travel conditions.

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A deadly storm system that destroyed homes in the South is threatening more storms, freezing rain, tricky commutes and power outages.

At least two people were killed in Louisiana on Tuesday as the system’s powerful winds ripped through communities from Oklahoma to Texas to Mississippi. Another woman was killed in a tornado in Kelowna on Wednesday, St. Charles Parish officials said, while eight others were injured. A tornado hit New Orleans Wednesday afternoon, causing damage, though the extent was not immediately known.

Now, more than 50 million people from Utah, Idaho, and Montana to New England are under winter weather or storm warnings in this massive, multi-dimensional storm. About 424,000 people in at least four states are under hurricane warnings as of Thursday morning.

Here’s what different parts of the country can expect:

• Down through the Gulf Coast, strong storms, damaging winds and large hail could affect cities including Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Wednesday. Biloxi and Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and east to Mobile, Alabama. The U.S. Hurricane Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m. CT and says it’s an “extremely dangerous situation.” That designation is used when more significant threats are expected, including strong and long-tracked storms.

• North Plains, widespread snow storms will continue Wednesday, sometimes white. With winds gusting to 55 miles per hour, blowing snow can make travel dangerous.

Already, 700 miles of Interstate 80 from Wyoming to Nebraska are closed, making road travel nearly impossible. Other major interstates — including I-90 and I-94 — may also be paralyzed.

• Upper Midwest and Northern Plains, 8 to 12 inches of snow could fall between Wednesday and Thursday. Cities in northeastern Minnesota could be buried under 2 feet of snow.

• Central Appalachians – including parts of the Panhandle of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland – between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of freezing rain is possible Wednesday through Thursday night. A blizzard warning has been posted for the area through Thursday night due to high snow accumulations.

• Parts of Pennsylvania It can be hit by a double wind: freezing rain And Snow Thursday and Friday.

• New York and New England interior A new wave created by the system is expected to develop into a nor’easter by the end of the week. It will move across the Mid-Atlantic through Thursday, spreading a mix of rain, snow and ice.

• Major Northeast coastal cities A nor’easter can expect 1 to 2 inches of heavy rain over the weekend, and “light but impactful freezing rain, sleet and snow could mix along the I-95 corridor during the Thursday morning commute,” the Weather Forecast Center warned.

Blizzard warnings are in effect for all parts of Nebraska where many roads are closed — including all roads from Nebraska to Colorado — the state Department of Transportation said.

The “storm in five years” that began Tuesday is expected to last through the weekend, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Taylor said.

Residents endure near-zero visibility, hazardous travel conditions and power outages.

There are also blizzard warnings in place for parts of Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming.