1.   An eastward moving cold front will trigger a broken band of strong thunderstorms from the western Great Lakes to the eastern Plains on Friday.

2.   An expansive storm system over the eastern states will produce a broken band of heavy snow from parts the Tennessee Valley to central New York state.

3.   Around midday, a jet-stream disturbance will support a broken band of showers as it sweeps east from the central Appalachians toward the coast.

4.   A broken band of clouds and light showers will precede a weakening cool front from northeastern Texas to the central and northern Mississippi Valley.

5.   A broken band of showers and a few strong thunderstorms will form in the warmer, more humid air near the western and central Gulf of Mexico coast.

6.   A broken band of showers and thunderstorms will develop from the Northeast to the South-Central Plains on Wednesday.

7.   A broken band of showers will accompany a front sweeping east through the Mississippi Valley.

8.   A broken band of snow will develop from eastern Montana to northern Minnesota as mild air glides over cold, dense air near the ground.

9.   A broken band of thunderstorms will erupt during the heat of the afternoon from the western Ohio Valley to central Oklahoma.

10.   A broken band of thunderstorms will precede a cold front Wednesday afternoon in interior sections.