A major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, ice, and dangerous travel conditions to the Plains and Mid-Atlantic, including major cities like Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. Millions are under blizzard warnings, with 4 million facing the brunt of the storm in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Meanwhile, a cold Canadian air mass will plunge temperatures 10 to 30 degrees below average across a vast swathe of the country, from the Plains to the Northeast. Severe thunderstorms are also forecast for the South, with millions at risk for tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail.
from the Plains to the mid-Atlantic including Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and D.C. This includes 4 million who are under blizzard warnings through tonight in parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
Highs today will range 10 to 30 degrees below average across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast, with temperatures maxing out in the single digits to the 30s. This cold trend will persist through Friday across the central and eastern U.S., though no record lows are forecast at this time. A severe weather risk is in effect across the lower Mississippi Valley today, putting 7 million people at risk for tornadoes, damaging wind and hail in cities including Jackson, Mississippi; and Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
A band of 8 to 14 inches of snow will extend from Kansas through the Appalachians, with localized higher amounts of 18 inches possible in Kansas and Missouri. Expected snowfall amounts include:Significant icing and freezing rain will spread from central Kansas through the Appalachians leading to impossible travel conditions and potential power outages. Ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.5 inches will be common, with localized amounts up to 0.75 inches possible.As of 11 a.m.
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