Traffic backed up for more than 15 miles on a westbound stretch of Interstate 40 between Flagstaff, Arizona, and Williams, Arizona on Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
ATLANTA (AP) — A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States, where it could spawn tornadoes in the South and dump heavy snow across the parts of the Great Plains and Upper Midwest, creating blizzard conditions.