Prepare for the chance of severe storms impacting your Monday morning commute, including potential tornadoes. After a dry, balmy weekend, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of southeast Louisiana Monday through 11 a.m., including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houma and Mandeville.

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for Southwest Louisiana and a flood watch for Northeast Louisiana.

By Wednesday, an area encompassing 70 million people from Texas to Illinois and Ohio will be in the storm's crosshairs. Meanwhile, a late-season winter storm on Tuesday unloaded heavy snow and gusty winds across the northern Plains,

Millions in the Heartland are bracing for the storm, potentially bringing a combination of tornadoes and life-threatening flooding across several states.