Winter Storm Warning: 50-Degree Crash Brings 9 Inches of Snow to I-70 as 60 MPH Winds and Tornado Risk Threaten Buffalo, Rochester and Western New York

The same storm system that buried Colorado’s mountain passes and sent Front Range temperatures crashing into the teens overnight is now driving a dangerous severe weather outbreak across the central and eastern United States. From the Plains to the Great Lakes and into western New York, today’s threat includes tornadoes, wind gusts up to 60 mph, large hail, and major river flooding — while Colorado begins a rapid recovery.Severe Weather: Where the Threat Is NowAccuWeather meteorologists have placed a high risk of severe weather from central Arkansas to southwestern Ontario today, including much of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and southwestern New York, with damaging wind gusts and hail the primary threats.Friday night was the most dangerous window, targeti …