Idaho
The likely word is blizzard, a snowstorm.
A blizzard is more likely to be mainly a heavy snowfall whipped up by a strong wind.
Winter
It would be impossible for a blizzard to hit Ohio in August. A blizzard is a winter event, and for Ohio, August is well into the summer.
Not in the blizzard itself, no. In some cases the same storm system can produce tornadoes in one area blizzard conditions in another, but these areas will remain separate from one another. For a northern hemisphere system, blizzard conditions are most likely to occur in the northwestern part of the storm while tornadoes and thunderstorms will more likely occur in the southeastern portion.
The southern part of Mississippi is most likely to be hit as it borders the Gulf of Mexico, and hurricanes form over the ocean.
30% likely because Mississippi doesn't get much rain and with that being said the Yazoo river doesn't flood very often.
The Mississippi River is very famous and lives in Mississippi the state so it is most likely a landmark. I know there are more but what I know, That is it.
A direct hit is almost impossible. Some wind and rain is a possibility but less likely. It is more likely Earl will pass far enough east to leave Connecticut unaffected.
The likely word is the proper noun, a US state, Connecticut.
snow blizzard