-- The US National Weather Service on Wednesday said areas across Texas to the southern Appalachians may experience severe thunderstorms, while the central Rockies may encounter a snowstorm.
Thunderstorms could bring winds of hazardous speeds, hail, tornadoes and flooding to the affected areas. A snowstorm, meanwhile, could down trees, disrupt travel and result in power outages.
The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Arkansas' Hot Springs and Arkadelphia. The state's main electricity providers are Entergy's (ETR) Arkansas unit and American Electric Power's (AEP) Southwestern Electric Power.
The agency posted a winter storm warning for parts of Colorado, including Fort Collins, Steamboat Springs, Granby, Boulder, Georgetown, Vail, Denver, Castle Rock, Fairplay, Woodland Park, Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Westcliffe, La Veta Pass, and San Luis. The primary service providers in the state are Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills' (BKH) Black Hills Energy.
In Wyoming, where PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power and Black Hills Energy are the main electric providers, cities under the same warning include Medicine Bow, Elk Mountain, Bosler, Laramie, Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne, Centennial, and Saratoga.
The weather service also placed some parts of the state under a freeze warning. These cities include Cody, Greybull, Worland, Buffalo, Thermopolis, Riverton, Lander, and Casper.
In Idaho, the agency posted a similar warning for Rexburg, Rigby, Arco, Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, and Pocatello, primarily served by Rocky Mountain Power and Idacorp (IDA) subsidiary Idaho Power.
Colorado cities under the same warning are Craig, Meeker, Rangely, Rifle, Grand Junction, Montrose, Cortez, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Julesburg, Sterling, Greeley, Fort Morgan, Akron, Deer Trail, Limon, Colorado Springs, Canon City, Pueblo, Ordway, Eads, Lamar, La Junta, Springfield, Kim, Trinidad, and La Veta Pass.
The NWS also issued a freeze warning for Utah's Logan and Duchesne, within the service zone of Rocky Mountain Power.
Texas' Dalhart, mainly served by Xcel Energy, and Oklahoma's Boise City, were under the same warning.
In Kansas, the agency posted a similar warning for St. Francis, Goodland, Tribune, and Ulysses. Evergy (EVRG) primarily serves the state.
The weather service issued the same warning for Nebraska's Oshkosh, Arthur, Tryon, Stapleton, North Platte, Ogallala, Grant, Imperial, Stockville, and Chappell.
In South Dakota, the NWS posted a freeze warning for Huron, Chamberlain, Mitchell, Brookings, and Sioux Falls, primarily served by Otter Tail's (OTTR) power unit, Xcel Energy, and NorthWestern Energy (NWE).
Minnesota cities under the same warning include Fergus Falls, Brainerd, Hinckley, St. Cloud, Morris, Willmar, Marshall, and Worthington. Otter Tail Power, Allette (ALE) subsidiary Minnesota Power, Xcel Energy, and Alliant Energy (LNT) are the main electricity providers in the state.
In Wisconsin, the agency posted a similar warning for Rice Lake, Eau Claire, Neillsville, Whitehall, La Crosse, Wisconsin Dells, and Marshfield. The state's primary service providers are Xcel Energy, Alliant Energy, MGE Energy's (MGEE) Madison Gas and Electric, and WEC Energy (WEC) subsidiaries, Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies.
In Michigan, the weather service issued the same warning for Rogers City, Petoskey, Gaylord, Alpena, Mio, Traverse City, Houghton Lake, Cadillac, Big Rapids, Clare, and Tawas City, within the service zone of CMS Energy (CMS) subsidiary Consumers Energy.
The NWS posted a flood warning for Arkansas's Searcy, Tennessee's Memphis, and areas near Washington's Winthrop, served by Puget Sound Energy.
In Illinois, places close to Canton, Havana, Jacksonville, Carlinville, and Olney, primarily served by Ameren's (AEE) Illinois unit, were under the same warning.
The agency issued a similar warning for some areas in Indiana, including Muncie, Seymour, and Vincennes, where Duke Energy (DUK) and CenterPoint Energy (CNP) are the main service providers.
The weather service also placed Michigan's Petoskey, Wisconsin's Janesville, and Minnesota's Ely under the same warning.
In Arkansas, the NWS issued a flash flood warning for Hot Springs and Little Rock.