Tens of millions of people across the central and southern US are at risk Tuesday of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes and fire weather on the storm’s warm side and blizzard conditions on its cold side.

In 2004, actor Carmine Caridi became the first Academy member to be expelled from the organization An unusually powerful March storm is trekking across the country with a wide range of hazards, from strong winds that could set off blizzard conditions and dust storms to severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes.

DALLAS — North Texans woke up to high winds and severe storms moving through the Metroplex early Tuesday morning. The severe weather prompted a WFAA Weather Alert Day, and a tornado watch was issued for most of North Texas until 11 a.m.

The storm, part of a system stretching from Iowa to Texas, was expected to intensify, bringing the threat of blizzards, tornadoes and damaging winds across the central and southern United States.

A First Alert Weather Day was in effect on Tuesday due to strong to severe storms that produced large hail and damaging winds, causing widespread damage across North Texas. As the severe weather moved through the metroplex,