Temperatures will largely stay on the mild side during the day Tuesday, with highs in the 40s north to mid to upper 50s in the far south. Southerly winds, pivoting to a southeasterly direction, will continue at 15 to 25 mph.

A mammoth and multifaceted storm is slamming the eastern half of the United States with powerful winds, blizzard conditions and severe thunderstorms for the second consecutive day.

Six people have been killed in two states in a powerful March storm, officials said, as the severe weather system that brought blizzards to the Great Plains and high winds to the South continued to move across the United States.

An organized line of thunderstorms was active during the morning hours east of the Appalachians, prompting severe thunderstorm warnings and even a few tornado warnings.