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Weather Alert

...Gusty Thunderstorms with Small Hail and Cold Air Funnel Clouds
through Early Tonight...

Gusty thunderstorms capable of producing cold air funnel clouds
and small hail are forecast through early tonight. These cold air
funnels are developing underneath thunderstorms that are moving
across the area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of
air that look like tornadoes may continue to develop. These
funnels usually are very brief and rarely touch the ground. If
these funnels do touch down...they most likely will not cause
damage to life or property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Snow storm threatens blizzard conditions and power outages in Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

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Snow storm threatens blizzard conditions and power outages in Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

A skid steer clears a driveway in Pewaukee on Friday morning after a spring storm dumped snow across the area.

 Scott Ash/Milwaukee Jourrnal/USA Today via CNN Newsource

(CNN) � A significant in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest is expected to bring heavy snow and possible blizzard conditions through Tuesday morning, setting the stage for hazardous travel and power outages.

Back-to-back storms are sending some cities as much snow , and the latest storm is expected to have longer-lasting impacts than the last.

The “high-impact� storm is expected to produce strong, gusty winds and widespread heavy snow over parts of the regions through early next week, according to . The snow and wind will produce areas of blowing and drifting snow as well as possible blizzard conditions Sunday into Monday.

“Disruptions to daily life� are likely as a result of this storm, the Weather Prediction Center warned on Friday.

Blizzard warnings have been issued for parts of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota.

“Travel should be restricted to emergencies only,� the National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas, warned. “If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.�

Heavy snow will spread into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Sunday, continuing into Tuesday. At least 8 inches of snow could cover northern Nebraska and central South Dakota to central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

Minneapolis could see up to 12 inches in some areas by Tuesday, rivaling the 11 inches it received over the entirety of the winter season.

Earlier this week, another dropped several inches of snow from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes, beginning Thursday night and continuing into Friday morning. But the storm this weekend will usher in more widespread and troublesome.

More than 300,000 customers were already without power across three states early Sunday, including more than 190,000 in Maine, more than 74,000 in New Hampshire and more than 78,000 in New York, according to .

“We have more than 6,000 utility workers in the state working to restore power,� said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in a statement Saturday. “While the worst of the storm is over and snow and ice should taper off as the evening continues, we are closely tracking 80,000 power outages statewide.�

The weather service warned the storm over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest will bring strong winds and dump heavy, wet snow on trees and power lines.

Hazardous travel and road closures in the affected areas are expected into early next week. Wind gusts over 50 mph on Sunday could also result in difficult travel, property damage and power outages in the Central and Southern Plains, the weather service warned.

Heavy snow will continue through late Sunday morning over Northern New England. Meanwhile, flood watches on the East Coast are lingering over coastal New Jersey and Delaware.

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms that could also produce strong wind gusts, hail and a few tornadoes are forecast to develop Sunday from central Texas into Kansas. Severe thunderstorms will move into the Lower Mississippi Valley on Monday, according to the NWS.

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CNN’s Sara Smart and Mary Gilbert contributed to this report.