There are icy temperatures in the south, it will snow from today

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Parts of 19 states in the South and Midwest are under a winter storm and weather watch on Thursday as Winter Storm Cora threatens to bring up to 8 inches of snow from Oklahoma to North Carolina, with sleet, freezing rain and ice accumulations across the Southeast.

Heavy snow covers Washington DC on January 6, 2025.

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Important facts

The National Weather Service says more winter weather is on the way for parts of Texas in the lower Mississippi Valley and the Mid-South, bringing severe storms Thursday through Friday.

More than a dozen states in the Southeast and Midwest are under at least partial winter weather watches and warnings, including the Dallas/Fort Worth region, Nashville, St. Louis, Missouri, Louisville, Kentucky and Little Rock, Arkansas.

Texas has the highest forecast for slow overall weather, with 8 to 10 inches in the northeast and north-central parts of the state, and parts of Arkansas, including Little Rock, could see up to 9 inches.

The storm is expected to hit the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian region Friday morning, bringing between 3 and 6 inches of snow to eastern Tennessee (including Nashville), southwest Virginia, southern Kentucky and northern Georgia during the day and overnight brings what are potentially dangerous road conditions.

Another 4 to 6 inches of snow could fall in eastern Arkansas, northern Mississippi, southeast Missouri and western Tennessee, and light snow and ice accumulation is expected in eastern and southern Oklahoma.

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Meanwhile, Joey (left) and Chandler, Boston Terriers, play in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, DC … (+) a snowstorm on Monday, January 6, 2025.

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How much snow will there be in Texas?

Some areas could see record snowfall. If even 6 inches of snow fell in North Texas, it would be one of the five snowiest days in Dallas history. On average, the area receives 1.6 inches of snow in a year, and Winter Storm Cora could bring triple that amount in a matter of hours between Thursday and Friday. The last major winter storm in Texas in February 2021 caused days of power outages as the freeze overwhelmed the state’s power grid. The storm killed more than 240 people.

Which states are under winter storm warnings?

Winter storm warnings are active in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippiand winter storm watches extend to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. Winter weather advisories have been issued New Mexicoin most of Texas and Oklahoma, as well as parts of Kansas, Missouri, IllinoisOhio, Iowa, West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Freeze warnings are in effect for parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Important background

Winter Storm Blair hit the Midwest last weekend, breaking snow records in major cities including Kansas City, where more than a foot of snow fell in 24 hours, and Cincinnati, which broke its single-day snow record on Jan. 5 with 5 inches erupting Snow. The storm then moved east to Washington, D.C., where the nation’s capital was hit with 5 to 10 inches of snow and federal offices were closed Monday and Tuesday. Several vehicle-related deaths were attributed to the storm, which made travel by car, plane and train difficult across the region. Power had been restored to tens of thousands of affected customers by Thursday morning, according to poweroutage.us.

How many flights were canceled?

About 6,689 U.S. flights were canceled and another 30,083 were delayed this week, according to FlightAware. Most of the canceled flights came from airports in regions affected by Winter Storm Blair, including Reagan National in D.C., St. Louis, Chicago O’Hare and Dallas-Forth Worth.

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