• Overview: A significant winter storm is about to get underway in the Plains and can proceed to intensify by means of Friday night time because it spreads towards the mid-Mississippi Valley.
A mixture of winter storm alerts and excessive chilly alerts are in impact for almost each state east of the Rockies.
• Saturday: The storm’s path of snow and ice will probably stretch over 1,000 miles — from Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.
• Sunday: The Northeast will get slammed by snow, though freezing rain and sleet might combine in close to the mid-Atlantic coast.
• Threats: Ice construct up from freezing rain will trigger long-lasting energy outages and main tree injury in elements of the South.
• Heavy snow will pile up to a foot or extra from the Plains to the Ohio Valley and Northeast, making journey inconceivable.
• Confidence: There is excessive confidence {that a} important winter storm will impression a big portion of the nation, from the Plains to the East Coast this weekend. The storm’s monitor is much extra sure now, however small shifts might nonetheless trigger adjustments in native impacts, particularly the place the snow and ice zones meet.