- A 3-day ice accumulation may exceed a half inch exists over components of central Texas and Arkansas.
Fifty million People have been underneath winter climate watches and advisories Monday amid warnings of a “extended and doubtlessly vital icing occasion” affecting no less than 15 states.
A swath of the nation from Texas to Ohio and Tennessee was bracing Monday for days of treacherous journey circumstances as an arctic chilly entrance swept down into the southern Plains and Mid-South..
“The interplay of an arctic air mass and moisture will set the stage for an expansive space of harmful journey circumstances early within the week,” Nationwide Climate Service meteorologist Craig Snell mentioned. “Sleet and freezing rain accumulations are more likely to create widespread hazardous journey circumstances for a number of days in a row.”
Icy developments:
►Complete freezing rain quantities may develop into vital throughout components of central Texas, southwest Oklahoma and central Arkansas.
►A 3-day ice accumulation may exceed a half inch over components of central Texas and Arkansas. Components of Tennessee may see greater than 1 / 4 inch of ice.
►Along with the possibly hazardous journey circumstances, scattered tree injury and energy outages are doable, the climate service warned.
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Dallas-Fort Value storm warning lasts into Wednesday
Within the Dallas-Fort Value space, a winter storm warning was put in place till 6 a.m. Wednesday. The climate service mentioned combined precipitation, primarily within the type of freezing rain and/or sleet was anticipated. “Important impacts” to journey could start as early as Monday afternoon and proceed by way of no less than Tuesday evening, the climate service mentioned. Elevated surfaces equivalent to bridges and overpasses will likely be the primary to develop into icy, slick and unsafe as temperatures hover round or under freezing.
“These in probably the most impacted areas ought to think about finishing final minute journey plans earlier than noon at the moment,” the climate service workplace in San Antonio mentioned. “Icy street circumstances could deteriorate quickly this afternoon.”
Bitter chilly blasts Midwest, Northwest
The chilly air answerable for the icy forecast within the Mid-South additionally introduced a frigid begin to the workweek all through the central U.S. and into some Western states, the climate service mentioned. Temperatures have been 20 to 30 levels under common in some areas dealing with single-digit excessive temperatures from the central Excessive Plains to the Higher Midwest at the moment.
“Gusty winds can even create harmful wind chills, as little as 55 under zero within the northern Plains this morning,” the climate service mentioned.
Wind chill warnings and advisories have been issued from Oregon to Wisconsin.
