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Storm forming in Texas could be severe; magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits Buffalo area: Monday weather updates

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Parts of the West and Rockies will likely see snow while potentially severe thunderstorms will begin to form in Texas Monday, days after the state was hit by a brutal ice storm that froze roads and resulted in the deaths of at least seven people.

A majority of the U.S. is beginning to warm up from the polar vortex that brought freezing, and in some cases, record-breaking temperatures across the country. Now, the East expects to see temperatures above average for early February, will some regions seeing temperatures 20-30 degrees above average, according to the National Weather Service.

"For the majority nation, we're looking at at least seasonable or even warmer than average conditions," AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert told USA TODAY.

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Meanwhile, residents in the Buffalo, New York, area were woken up Monday morning by a magnitude 3.8 earthquake.

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Here's what you need to know about the national weather forecast for Monday:

Potentially severe thunderstorms forming in Texas; flood warnings in South AccuWeather senior meteorologist Adam Douty said a storm will strengthen in Texas late Monday into Tuesday, "bringing the next round of wet weather and severe thunderstorms to the region."

Thunderstorms could begin Tuesday morning in the eastern part of the state and are expected to turn into severe thunderstorms by Tuesday midday. The following cities and regions are at risk of severe weather through Tuesday night:

Austin Houston San Antonio Tyler Waco "In addition to dangerous lightning, the risk of severe thunderstorms will also bring threats of damaging wind gusts of 50-60 miles per hour, AccuWeather said. "Additionally, it's not out of the question that there could be a few isolated tornadoes in the region."