Severe weather hazards expected for Rockies, including risk of tornadoes

By Janice Dean

Published January 17, 2023

Fox News

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California finally gets a break over the next few days, but the rest of the country remains active.

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The threat of severe storms on Wednesday in the Four Corners (Credit: Fox News)

A storm coming out of the Rockies will bring all sorts of severe weather hazards including rain, snow, ice and the risk of tornadoes on Wednesday.

Ahead of this system, temperatures are way above normal, with record highs possible for the southern U.S.

Potential record high temperatures forecast across the southern U.S. (Credit: Fox News)

Meanwhile, heavy mountain snow will pile up from the Four Corners to the Midwest.

Snow still expected in the western U.S. through Wednesday (Credit: Fox News)

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Freezing rain and ice could also cause travel issues, power outages and dangerous road conditions.

Janice Dean joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in January 2004 and currently serves as senior meteorologist for the network. She is also the morning meteorologist for FNC’s signature morning show, FOX & Friends (weekdays 6-9AM/ET), and contributes to FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television ("FAST") weather service.

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