Over 2,300 flights within, heading to, or departing from the United States are now grounded for Saturday, with Dallas’ airports experiencing the brunt of these disruptions due to an impending storm.
The storm is predicted to commence Friday afternoon, ushering in snow and ice across New Mexico and the Texas panhandle. By nightfall, Dallas is expected to witness a wintry blend of precipitation, while Oklahoma City could see snowfall.
Saturday is anticipated to be the most perilous day, with significant icing and substantial snow blanketing the southern regions.
As Saturday morning breaks, the storm’s reach will extend from Texas through Arkansas and into Tennessee, bringing with it snow and ice.
By the time Saturday afternoon rolls around, snow is forecasted to blanket areas from St. Louis to Indianapolis, stretching onward to Cincinnati and Charleston, West Virginia.
As the evening unfolds on Saturday, the storm’s icy grip will span a vast swath of the nation, from New Mexico all the way to the Carolinas.
Further south, a wintry mix or freezing rain will be hitting Dallas, Shreveport, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
The storm will move east early Sunday, bringing snow from Wichita, Kansas, to Cincinnati, to Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia.
Freezing rain will be likely by sunrise in Houston, Memphis, Atlanta and Raleigh.
By noon, the snow will reach New York City, while the snow in D.C. will warm to a wintry mix.
It’s not yet clear which parts of the Interstate 95 corridor will get a wintry mix and which will get all snow on Sunday afternoon. But most of New England and the interior Northeast will see all snow on Sunday and early Monday.
A wide swath of plowable snow — 3 to 6 inches — is forecast from New Mexico through the Ohio Valley and up to Maine.
The heaviest snow is expected to be from the Texas panhandle to southern Missouri, as well as from the Ohio Valley to the Appalachian Mountains and New England.
In the Northeast, a large swath of the region could see over 1 foot of snow, with 6 to 12 inches forecast closer to the coast, from Virginia to southern New England coast. New York City’s latest forecast shows 8 to 12 inches
Ice danger in the South
One of the biggest dangers from this storm is ice in the South.
The worse of the ice could hit Dallas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; north of the Atlanta area; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Roanoke, Virginia; and Washington, D.C.
Up to 1 inch of ice or even more is possible in some parts of Mississippi and western Tennessee, which could paralyze roads for days.
The ice could cause widespread power outages, leaving many without heat, and create very dangerous travel conditions. People should be very cautious about driving this weekend and through next week because the slippery conditions could last for days.
At least 16 states have declared a state of emergency as the storm nears: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Washington, D.C., has also declared a state of emergency.
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