One More Storm for Easter Weekend

A storm system continues to push up through the Midwest on Thursday afternoon. A large batch of mixed precipitation covers large portions of the northern and western Midwest. The trailing cold front will likely alight with additional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with potential for severe weather in and around Illinois and Michigan. Behind it, another storm is gathering strength in the Pacific Northwest. It will move through the Plains on Friday, and the Midwest on Saturday, sending its cold front through the East on Easter Sunday. This system, too, will create areas of severe weather and northern snow, some of which is likely to be heavy in the Dakotas and northern Minnesota.