Active weather will continue into next week, as multiple weather systems cross the country.  A cold front currently approaching the Mississippi Valley will drift eastward and weaken, reaching the Atlantic Coast States during the weekend.  A secondary cold front will follow, eventually merging with the initial front.  Finally, a potent spring storm will arrive along the Pacific Coast on Saturday before pushing eastward toward the northern Plains by early next week.  The threat of widespread severe thunderstorms will diminish during the weekend, only to return across the Plains by Monday. 

…