The National Weather Service warned that snow and ice could cause power outages and unsafe travel conditions.
Winter storm warnings are in effect for portions of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Kentucky, and Missouri.
Wednesday’s NWS Weather Prediction Center stated that the storm could cause “significant ice accumulations” in Texas’ Red River Valley, and Missouri’s Ozarks, leading to dangerous conditions including power outages and tree destruction.
Due to the storm, Dallas Independent School District cancelled school on Thursday. The weather also affected local airports. According to the website of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, most inbound and outbound flights were either cancelled or delayed Wednesday.
As the winter storm moves towards the Northeast, it will bring dangerous weather conditions to the region. This could include ice in parts of Pennsylvania and western Maryland as well as heavy snow to parts New York and New England from Thursday to Friday. The NWS stated that snowfall rates up to one inch per hour are possible. New England is currently under winter storm watch.
“As the system moves to the Central Appalachians/Mid-Atlantic on Friday morning, heavy snow will develop over parts of the Northeast into Southern New England,” the NWS in College Park, Maryland, reported. Widespread snowfalls of 6-12 inches are expected.
According to Elise Finch of CBS New York, the storm will strike just days after New York experienced near-record temperatures. Temperatures reached 68 degrees on Wednesday, which is 24 degrees more than the average temperature for February and just 4 degrees below the 1874 record high.
Residents living in the path or a potential storm should take safety precautions, as the weather could be dangerous. People who don’t need to travel should stay at home as the ice could cause dangerous conditions on roads.
