A daily risk of severe thunderstorms will shift from the Rocky Mountain states to the Appalachians in the coming days. The main threat will be from high wind gusts, AccuWeather meteorologists advise.

The severe weather setup through this weekend will be an example of occasional flare-ups that occur during the autumn. This time of the year sometimes brings significant severe weather due to more vigorous storm systems, a strengthening jet stream and increasing temperature contrasts with summerlike warmth clashing with winterlike chill.

A storm bringing heavy rain and mountain snow on Tuesday in California will transfer some of its energy eastward across the Rockies and onto the Plains for the middle and latter part of this week.

The first day of the severe weather activity will be Wednes

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