The winter storm heading into Texas is expected to have a significant impact – so much so that there are rumors that the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is heading south.

Dallas-Fort Worth radio station KRLD meteorologist Dan Brounoff shared his thoughts with Cantore on social media. Brounoff sent graphs showing the region’s historic snowfall, many of which may be surpassed by this week’s winter storm.

“Just in case I come to Dallas,” Cantore wrote back.

“If Cantore is in town, that means it’s time for everyone else to go.”

Jim Cantore, 60, is a well-known Weather Channel meteorologist and “one of the most respected and respected meteorologists in the country for more than 30 years,” according to his WeatherGroup profile.

“It’s his work in the midst of these storms that has made him the meteorologist his viewers hate to see coming – when Cantore is in town, that means it’s time for everyone else to go,” WeatherGroup added .

Cantore has been reporting for several days about Winter Storm Blair, which hit Kansas City over the weekend. A video of the meteorologist interrupting his news report to play with a puppy in the snow has gone viral.

During a live broadcast, the meteorologist’s team also recorded the sounds of thunderstorms – a phenomenon that Cantore said he had only captured six times before in his career. Thunderstorms are rare and occur when a thunderstorm produces snow instead of rain.

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Winter Storm Snow Forecast: North Texas now under winter storm warning

Unlike Winter Storm Blair, the approaching storm poses a much greater threat to parts of Texas.

The National Weather Service has added a winter storm warning in addition to the winter storm warning for parts of North Texas, starting Wednesday night and ending around noon Friday. The Dallas-Fort Worth area can expect snowfall of 2 to 5 inches on Thursday. Areas along and north of Interstate 20 could see snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches.

Untreated roads are likely to be slippery, especially those with light icing, the weather service warns. Residents are urged to reconsider travel later in the week and continue to monitor the forecast.

Severe weather conditions will likely cause school delays and morning traffic jams in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Thursday. Flight delays and cancellations are also to be expected.

Regardless of the amount of snow, extremely low temperatures Wednesday night and Thursday will result in ice across northeastern portions of the state.

What does a winter storm warning mean? Winter Storm Watch vs. Warning

The National Weather Service uses three categories to indicate the severity of weather. For wintry weather, this includes a winter storm warning, a winter storm warning and a winter weather warning. A winter weather advisory is the mildest, while a winter storm warning is the most severe.

Here’s how the weather service defines each:

• Note on winter weather: Winter weather is expected. Be careful. Light winter rainfall or scattered snow will result in slippery conditions and may affect travel if precautions are not taken.

• Winter Storm Watch: Snow, sleet and ice are possible! Be prepared. The likelihood that a winter storm could produce heavy snow, sleet, or freezing rain and have significant impacts is moderate.

• Winter storm warning: Snow, sleet and ice are to be expected! Get active! There is high confidence that a winter storm could produce heavy snow, sleet or freezing rain and have a significant impact. In some situations, traveling becomes difficult or impossible. Postpone your travel plans until conditions improve.

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This article originally appeared on the Austin American-Statesman: The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore may visit Texas to report a winter storm