A swath of the nation from Texas to Ohio and Tennessee was bracing Monday for days of treacherous travel conditions as an arctic cold front swept down into the southern Plains and Mid-South. See the forecast in your region.
A large winter storm will bring a large swath of accumulating, travel-snarling snow from Michigan to Maine.A three-day ice accumulation could exceed a half inch exists over parts of central Texas and Arkansas.Wind chill warnings and advisories have been issued from Oregon to Wisconsin.
"The interaction of an arctic air mass and moisture will set the stage for an expansive area of dangerous travel conditions early in the week," National Weather Service meteorologist Craig Snell said."Sleet and freezing rain accumulations are likely to create widespread hazardous travel conditions for several days in a row."►Total freezing rain amounts could become significant across parts of central Texas, southwest Oklahoma and central Arkansas.
►In addition to the potentially hazardous travel conditions, scattered tree damage and power outages are possible, the weather service warned.Heavy snow was forecast over parts of western Colorado mountains. Travel could be difficult at times for some of the highest mountain passes. Farther east, lake effect snow is likely downwind of the Great Lakes early this week, with the heaviest amounts of over 6 inch possible off Lake Superior and Lake Erie.
The low snow levels will likely cause travel problems today Highway 14 and other major thoroughfares in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the weather service said.Periods of light snow are possible throughout the Interior Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as a cold front pushes through by Tuesday. The region then faces several days of temperatures well below average: Washington, D.C.
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