At least 8 million people remain under flood watches in swaths of the Northwest as 31 million people are under strong wind alerts across more than half thecountry.

Very strong winds Wednesday night combined with falling snow, will produce near-blizzard to blizzard conditions.

Michigan got off to a windy start to the week with 60 mph gusts in one location. See where winds were strongest.

DENVER — The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert for Wednesday due to the extreme fire risk. A storm system will bring strong winds to Colorado's Front Range on Wednesday, leading to elevated fire danger.

An updated wind advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 8:55 p.m. valid from Thursday 7 p.m. until Saturday 1 a.m. for Berkshire County.

Check out Colorado's strongest wind gusts from Wednesday. And get ready for back-to-back First Alert Weather Days on Thursday and Friday as more damaging wind gusts are possible before the weekend.

Strong winds will return tomorrow. When the gusts will start and how strong they will be in your Storm Team 8 forecast.