More than 94 million people across the East Coast are under severe weather alerts as meteorologists expect potent thunderstorms.

Severe weather watches, warnings and alerts blanketed the middle of the country as forecasters warned of blizzard-like conditions and thunderstorms.

Successive punches of snow, wind and severe weather are "going to impact the eastern half of the United States," said AccuWeather's Tyler Roys.

More than 94 million people across the East Coast are under severe weather alerts as meteorologists expect potent thunderstorms.

A mix of snow, thunderstorms, and high winds are expected to hit swaths of the eastern US on Monday, while the west coast faces extreme heat warnings.

Forecasters said mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C., were at greatest risk for high winds and tornadoes.