There were nearly two dozen reports of 100+ mph winds across South Dakota, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington state. Here's the latest.

A cross-country system will bring strong, possibly damaging winds across the Northeast beginning later Thursday and lasting into early Saturday morning. Winds could gust as strong as 60 mph in places like Philadelphia and New York City. Add in rain and snow and this system will make for travel concerns across the Northeast ahead of the Christmas holiday. Time it out here.

A pattern change will bring a big warmup across much of the country ahead of the Christmas holiday. The Northern Tier will see a brief cool down Thursday into the weekend before temperatures warm up again. The Southwest will see days of potential record-breaking temperatures that could last into Christmas week. See how warm it will get in this video.

We are tracking a cross-country front that will slam the Plains and Midwest with rain, snow and the potential for damaging winds Wednesday and Thursday. Wind gusts could exceed 60 mph at times, so power outages are likely. The snow will be confined to the northern tier, so most areas will see rain over snow this time. The cold snap will be brief as warmer weather moves in this weekend and continues into next week. Watch this video to see when the worst of the wind will impact you.

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