The forecast comes days after an expansive storm similarly trekked across the U.S. last week, unloading snow in the northern Plains and bringing tornadoes and wildfires to the South. At least five storm-related deaths in Nebraska and Mississippi were tied to that storm.

Much of the United States is set for rough weather this week, with blizzards, tornadoes and flooding all in the forecast as a large system moves across the country. But, according to the National Weather Service, Connecticut seems to be in the clear.

The National Weather Service predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the country with a population exceeding 100 million people.

Megastorm May Bring Blizzards, Tornadoes, Flooding and Even Fires Across Much of US More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires,

A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry, gusty conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a high risk of wildfires.