-- The US National Weather Service warned of the risk of strong to severe thunderstorms that could result in large hail and widespread damaging wind, potentially tornadoes, across parts of Texas and the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.
A freeze warning was in force for Utah's Delta, Milford, Cedar City and Duchesne. The main power provider here is Rocky Mountain Power.
In Idaho, the same warning applied to Shoshone, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rigby and Rexbury. The principal power providers there are Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power.
In Colorado, it applied to northwest, including Baggs, Craig, Rangely and Meeker. The main power providers there are Black Hills (BKH) utility Black Hills Energy and Xcel Energy (XEL).
There was a winter storm watch in a limited area of northern Alberquerque, New Mexico affecting Raton and Taos. The main power provider to the area is Arizona Public Service Company.
In Michigan, there were flood advisories affecting Ely, Grand Marais and Petroskey and the same applied to Appleton in Wisconsin. Power providers in that northern area include Upper Peninsula Power, Xcel Energy and WEC Energy Group (WEC) unit We Energies.