The National Weather Service and NOAA have issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for North and Central Georgia through the weekend.

A major storm sweeps across the U.S., bringing severe weather conditions such as blizzards, wildfires and tornadoes. Blizzard warnings are in effect for Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.

In some parts of the Plains region, the National Weather Service expects temperatures to reach as low as the negative 20s and 30s.

Every day through Feb. 7, two federal and state agencies will focus on a specific step you can take to prepare for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and more.

According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, below-normal temperatures are expected throughout the weekend, warming up by Monday, Jan. 13. Rain, snow, freezing rain and ice are expected across Georgia through Jan. 11, which could impact travel.

The National Weather Service still has a few sessions left this year for training citizens to help inform their communities during severe weather. 

Forecasters expect between 17 and 25 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean during the 2024 season, about half of which are likely to become hurricanes.

Iowa's Department of Public Safety says there could be many more people injured. Other severe weather events, such as floods and snowstorms, are expected in other parts of the country.

The tornado that struck Tuesday left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars. Officials did not immediately give details of other deaths or injuries.

Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.

Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.

A likely tornado touched down in metro Atlanta just before midnight Tuesday. As the sun rose, the cleanup in Rockdale County began. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland reports.

Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under tornado watches, while Wisconsin was experiencing a spring snowstorm.

Police across the Northeast reported hundreds of traffic accidents over the weekend. Meanwhile, a separate storm will continue Monday across much of the Rockies, Plains and upper Midwest.

Severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening produced huge chunks of hail in parts of Missouri and Kansas. "Gorilla hail" can create lots of damage and even has the potential to be fatal.