Forecast for Heavy Snowfall and Flooding across the Mississippi River Valley and Mid-Atlantic Regions in Light of the Mississippi Flux-Seeking Superstorms

Though the storm is walloping some areas with severe weather, it’s forecast to track across drought-stricken areas, bringing much needed relief – including to the Mississippi River Valley area, where excessive rainfall is possible Wednesday.

The snow will fall in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin on Wednesday. By Thursday, blizzard conditions could hit the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

Northern California in particular was inundated with heavy snowfall and deadly flooding over the weekend, prompting evacuation orders and water rescues. It also raised questions over how much the precipitation would put a dent in California’s drought conditions.

There will be strong winds in California with gusts of up to 40 mph in the valleys, 50 mph in coastal areas, and possibly even higher gusts on exposed coastal headlands.

There will be 4-7 inches of snow in the northern Plains and the Midwest, and some locations could get a foot or more by Friday of next week.

“Low visibility will create even more dangerous travel conditions on top of snow covered roadways,” the NWS says. “Additionally, the strong winds could lead to potential power outages from the Midwest to the Northeast.”

“While tornadoes in December are relatively uncommon when compared to the springtime, they are often more likely across portions of the Southeast and Lower Mississippi Valley, where there is often a secondary peak in the fall and winter,” Matthew Elliott, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center, told CNN.

There will likely be storms in the Gulf Coast region Tuesday night. Many people don’t know they need to be looking for a safe location when there are nocturnal tornadoes.

“The details regarding the areas most at risk from tornadoes will become clearer as the event approaches and smaller-scale trends become more evident,” Elliott said.

First Snowfall in Soda Springs, California, During the December 1st Snowfall and Winter Storms of December 31st

Sixty inches of snow fell over 48 hours in Soda Springs, a mountain located in the northern part of the state, which was devastated by the storm.

Winter storm warnings were in place overnight for the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, where an additional foot of snow could fall in the highest elevations before 4 a.m.

A 200-mile (322-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 90 across western South Dakota was closed Tuesday morning due to “freezing rain, heavy snow, and high winds,” the state’s Department of Transportation said. The department said that the interstate would likely close and that the secondary highways would likely becomepassable.

The first snow survey of the season shows that the Sierra Nevada Mountains is ahead of average for this time of year, according to the California Department of Water Resources.

“It looks a lot like Christmas out here,” Deutschendorf said. “It didn’t come with a lot of wind, and it stuck to everything. It is like a picture postcard.

He said that while the snow totals are impressive, he is cautiously optimistic that the precipitation will help break the state’s dry spell.

The ski resort shared photos on Sunday of thick snow covering the ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

“This is definitely a storm to remember. We’ve now received 7.5 feet of snow since December 1st. We received over 35 inches of snow in 24 hours, the 6th largest snowfall on record.

The Anchorage, Tennessee, tornadoes and other historic weather storms are forecasted for the next few days, with the National Weather Service estimating at least 140 mph winds

The travel through the area will be near impossible Tuesday and Wednesday and possibly even Thursday according to the National Weather Service.

38 million people from Texas and Oklahoma to as far east as Kentucky and West Virginia are all under winter weather warnings, which include warnings of ice dangers that may make roads a nightmare.

“The snowstorms that have hit Anchorage over the last week are historic in nature, bringing anywhere between 30-45 inches of snow to our city,” said Hans Rodvik, a spokesperson for the Anchorage mayor’s office, said in a statement to CNN Monday.

The areas need the water and have seen some relief from the heat this past week. Tennessee went from 98% of the state to 42% this week.

No one was hurt when a confirmed tornado knocked out power and damaged homes and buildings early Tuesday in Wayne, Oklahoma.

Another tornado in northern Louisiana traveled through the town of Farmerville was rated an EF-3, with 140 mph winds, according to the National Weather Service. There were at least 20 people injured during the tornado that destroyed an apartment complex and a mobile home park in Farmerville.

The tornado reports included six in Illinois on Tuesday and an EF-1 in Jessieville, Arkansas, on Monday. Other tornadoes were reported from Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Georgia.

The Minnesota Highway Patrol reports a tornado-driven by a young boy missing in Keithville, Louisiana, and assembling a mobile home

“There’s essentially no one traveling right now,” said Justin McCallum, a manager at the Flying J truck stop at Ogallala, Nebraska. He would not be able to get back to his home on Tuesday because the roads were closed. “I can see to the first poles outside the doors, but I can’t see the rest of the lot right outside. I’ll probably get a motel room tonight.

This is a “we are not kidding” kind of storm according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. People were urged to stock up on essentials and stay home.

“This is a busy week for the weather service with the system moving across the country,” said Chenard.

In northern Utah, a tour bus crashed Monday morning as snow and frigid temperatures blanketed the region. The bus flipped onto its side in Tremonton after the driver lost control while switching lanes, the state’s Highway Patrol said in a statement. Some passengers were seriously injured according to the Highway Patrol.

The storm inflicted a slew of tornadoes in the South and blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest, leaving about 100,000 homes and businesses in the dark across Minnesota, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Virginia as well as Pennsylvania of early Friday, according to Poweroutage.us.

In Louisiana, a child who was missing after a tornado touched down in Keithville Tuesday was found dead, and a search for the young boy’s mother is ongoing, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

About 100 miles away in the small Union Parish town of Farmerville, Louisiana, at least 20 people were injured after a tornado struck Tuesday night, according to Farmerville Police Detective Cade Nolan.

“It’s the worst damage I’ve seen in 17 years,” Nolan told CNN, describing seeing mobile homes lifted from their axles and frames and in some cases carried a quarter of a mile away.

Multiple injured in tornadoes and blizzards caused by the last week’s severe weather storm that blew through the US on Tuesday

Several people were injured while traveling and first responders searched for them in the early hours of Wednesday.

The winter storm that blew through the US over the last week left a trail of destruction, from raging floods to icy cold temperatures and a quarter million people without power.

More than 3 million people across parts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas were under tornado watches early Wednesday. The main threats continue to include possible tornadoes, hail and gusts up to 75 mph.

Videos show homes destroyed in Blue Ridge, Texas, and Decatur, Texas, as well as the downed power lines, after the storm hit.

In Wise County, homes and businesses were damaged in Tuesday morning’s storms. One person was hurt when wind overturned their vehicle, and the other – also in a vehicle – was hurt by flying debris, officials said.

Tiyia Stringfellow told CNN that she was in her apartment when the tornado hit. She said she and her boyfriend and two children all survived without injury.

The storm that came through Nebraska Tuesday was expected to linger through the end of the week, according to Bill Taylor of the NWS.

The weather service office in Lincoln, Illinois, warned of slick roads, sidewalks and parking lots as the freezing rain began to fall. “Use caution if heading out tonight,” forecasters said.

More than 400 flights were canceled out of Texas airports and several school districts in the area were closed because of the storm. Multiple roadways in Texas have been shut down due to ice accumulation, according to the state’s transportation department.

A possible tornado blew the roof off the city’s service center — a municipal facility — and left pieces of the roof hanging from powerlines, said Trent Kelley, deputy director of Grapevine Parks and Recreation.

All of the roads in Colorado’s northeastern region were closed. Cattle could be at risk from the severe weather. Extreme winds can push livestock through fences as they follow the gale’s direction, said Jim Santomaso, a northeast representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.

In parts of central Minnesota, several inches of fluffy snow are expected Wednesday, followed by high winds, creating the potential for blizzard conditions. A storm with winds at least 35 mph along with falling or blowing snow reduces visibility to less than one mile for at least three hours.

The monstrous storm that walloped much of the US this week has now brought nor’easter conditions as it moves across New York and New England ahead of the weekend.

In response to the massive storm system, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned residents of the hazardous road conditions the storm is threatening to bring as millions across in the Northeast are under winter weather alerts Friday.

“We urge everyone in the impacted regions to avoid unnecessary travel tonight and tomorrow,” Hochul said in a Thursday statement. “Work from home if possible, stay off the roads, and make sure you and your loved ones remain vigilant.”

In anticipation of what will be a week of travel nightmares, United, American, Delta, Southwest and Jet Blue have issued travel waivers for dozens of airports across the country from the South to the Northeast, because in addition to snow covering roadways, low visibility could make air travel dangerous.

There are areas in the Midwest where heavy snow fell last week that are at risk for power lines being knocked out by strong winds. Millions will find a way to stay warm as temperatures plummet.

A quarter inch of ice was reported in the mountains of West Virginia and Maryland on Thursday morning and around a tenth of an inch was reported in parts of Virginia.

Thousands of people were without power in the Upper Midwest because of strong winds and cold which knocked down power lines.

The New South Carolina High Pressure System (High-Temperature Winds and Blow-Up Showers), a Weather Service Alert, and the Loss of a 6-Year-old Son

Meanwhile in Louisiana, Yoshiko A. Smith, 30, and her 8-year-old son, Nikolus Little, were killed Tuesday when a tornado struck Caddo Parish and destroyed their home, local officials said.

The season’s lowest temperatures could be reached by Friday. On Christmas Eve, Jacksonville and Tallahassee can expect a chill of as low as 20 F.

The advisories are in effect for the states of South Dakota and North Dakota. The wind chill, which indicates the temperature of the wind, will be around 40 degrees below zero.

The NWS says braving the cold carries a risk of frostbite. The sub-zero temperatures this week could cause skin damage in as little as 10 minutes.

The mountains in Washington state are likely to get the most snow on Tuesday but lowlands in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming could see a foot of snow, according to the NWS. On Thursday, there will be another blast of snow and ice.

There will be no shortage of places where holiday travel will be difficult due to the storm moving east this week.

Chicago is forecast to be one of the hardest hit cities, where a winter storm watch is in effect starting Thursday night through Friday evening. With blizzard conditions likely, holiday travel could grind to a halt for many seeking to celebrate with family and loved ones.

In the Texas area, ice and slick roads are expected on Tuesday, according to the weather service. Drivers were asked to watch out for black ice and slippery roads.

The weather service said water pipes are at risk of bursting. A wind chill watch for Amarillo, Texas, is in effect from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon.

The weather service says that pipes will be at risk because of the cold weather and windy conditions. It’s important to cover pipes and let the water flow.

The latest bulletin from the National Weather Service (NWS) names the cause as a “strong arctic high pressure system,” which swept down from Canada on Tuesday and appears poised to march towards the Southeast on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving a wake of life-threatening weather systems across 17 states.

The cold front has moved so quickly that it has caused record low temperatures in the Rockies. On Wednesday night in Wyoming, there was a temperature drop of more than 30 degrees in nine minutes.

The Power Outage.us Study of the U.S. Central Airport System during the First Day of the Super-Cascade Rainstorm and Forecast for the Deep South

Thousands of flights were canceled Friday and Saturday due to the brutally cold weather, while more than 1,000 flights were canceled for Christmas Day.

Across the US, 275,856 homes and businesses in the US had no electricity service as of 1 a.m. ET, many of them in Maine and New York, according to PowerOutage.us. Since the start of the storm the number of outages has at times exceeded a million customers.

Those venturing outside should cover their skin with layers and then change into dry clothing. But, experts agree that the best prevention is to stay indoors.

By sunrise, the temperature is expected to be 10 degrees below zero and the wind chill will be around minus 25. The high-temperature tomorrow will likely not make it above zero degrees.

The cold temperatures combined with dangerous wind chills will create a potentially life-threatening hazard for travelers who become stranded, people who work outside, livestock and pets, according to the National Weather Service.

“Overall, concern continues to increase in the quick development of dangerous conditions Thursday afternoon with potentially significant impacts to the evening peak travel window,” warned the weather service office in Chicago.

Snow could fall as far south as Jackson, Mississippi, Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee on Thursday. The southern cities are not expected to see much of a snow dump, but Nashville may get an inch of snow.

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia declares a state of emergency due to the upcoming historic low temperatures in the Great Lakes and high winds on Saturday

Thursday: The storm is expected to become a bomb cyclone Friday. A bomb cyclone is when the storm increases in intensity and drops atmospheric pressure within 24 hours.

The storm is expected to reach the pressure equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane as it reaches the Great Lakes, with the weather service describing the strength of the low a “once-in-a-generation” event.

“This is a case in which snow totals may not tell the whole story. Poor visibility and slick spots can be caused by snow and wind combined with frigid temperatures. The sudden arrival of these conditions can cause danger.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday declared a state of emergency due to the upcoming “historic low temperatures” across the state, with near zero or negative digit wind chills by midday on Friday.

The declaration will help “ensure that essential supplies, especially propane can be delivered for both commercial and residential needs,” the governor told reporters.

Kentucky’s governor declared a state of emergency with wind gusts expected to reach 40 to 50 mph on Friday and minus 10 to minus 26 degrees on Saturday. People were asked to stay off the roads and have a backup heat source.

Jackson and Birmingham will both spend more than 80 hours below freezing between Friday and Monday. Between Thursday and Saturday Houston can sit below freezing for 46 hours.

Winter Storms in Denver: Where are you going? What’s going on? How many flights are you doing? The Denver airport’s streetcar says it’s closed

President Biden spoke to the reporters Thursday morning in front of a map of wind chill forecasts. It’s not like a snow day when you were younger. This is serious stuff.”

Peter Lake, chairman of the public utility commission, said that the grid was ready in a Wednesday news conference. “We expect to have sufficient generation to meet demand throughout this entire winter weather event.”

No airport canceled more than Denver International Airport, where the recorded temperature of minus 24 degrees was the coldest recorded since 1990. At DIA, well over 500 flights — more than a quarter of all flights in or out of the airport — had so far been canceled Thursday. More than 480 people were delayed.

City officials stressed that crews were working around the clock to keep flights moving at the city’s major airports, O’Hare and Midway, both of which serve as hubs for major airlines.

“These hard-working individuals will have at their disposal more than 350 pieces of snow removal equipment, more than 400,000 gallons of liquid deicer for runways and taxiways, and more than 5,000 tons of salt,” said Andrew Velasquez, the city’s deputy aviation commissioner.

Many area shelters added beds this week, but still reported being close to capacity. Instead, some people sought shelter on the city’s streetcar, which was operating Thursday after crews had worked from 4 a.m. to clear the route and platforms.

“The library is closed. So it’s only this or the bus, or you go into a parking garage, but you’ll probably get kicked out,” said Pete, who said he did not have a permanent place to live and declined to give his last name to KCUR. There isn’t a lot of you can do.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1144970060/winter-storm-holiday-travel

The New York City Christmas Eve Weather Service and the National Guard inspected the damaged water mains in Jackson, Maryland, and Washington, D.C

“We’re very hardy here,” said Lisa Carter, who operates a snowmobile rental business in West Yellowstone. “We deal with cold like this all the time. We’re used to it and we’re not doing anything different. We just don’t go outside.”

Hank Willemsma, a rancher near Dillon, where Thursday’s high temperature was expected to reach minus 13 degrees, said he’d be working through the cold to keep hay out for his cattle.

Additional reporting by NPR’s David Hoffer in Chicago, Montana Public Radio’s John Hooks in Butte, KCUR’ss Sara Bautes in Kansas City, and Ivy Winfrey in Washington, D.C.

New York City saw record cold temperatures on Christmas Eve at several locations, including its JFK and LaGuardia airports. The National Weather Service says the temperature at Central Park on December 24 was -15 degrees, which is the second-coldest since at least 150 years.

At least 22 deaths have been attributed to dangerous weather conditions since Wednesday, and some residents in the Northeast are spending the holiday without sufficient heat or hot water as extremely cold temperatures persist.

The operator of the power grids for at least thirteen states in the eastern half of the country asked customers to conserve power and set thermostat lower than usual because they were using too much power.

PJM Interconnection serves around 65 million people in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

The US Department of Energy declared an emergency in Texas on Friday, because of a shortage of electricity.

In Jackson, Mississippi cold weather is making repairing a water main break hard, causing a loss of water pressure for residents.

On Christmas Eve, crews are braving cold temperatures while working to restore pressure to residents. Their sacrifice is appreciated not only by this administration, but also by the residents who are affected.

In New York’s Erie County, about 500 drivers were stranded in their cars because of a driving ban put into place during the storm.

The National Guards were called in to Rescue people that are stuck in vehicles, and to give rides to medical workers who had been working for more than a day, said Poloncarz.

Highway collisions with storm-related deaths in Erie County, Colorado, two deaths occurred Saturday afternoon after a tractor-trailer crashed onto interstate 75

Cars sliding on the icy roads and bumping into each other as people walk on the sidewalks was documented in online videos in Seattle, Washington.

“I’ll be asking the federal government for a declaration of emergency that’ll allow us to seek reimbursements for the extraordinary expenses of all the overtime and the fact that we brought in mutual aid from other parts of the state,” Hochul said to reporters Saturday. “We’ve deployed individuals – the utility crews have come but also making sure that we have all the vehicles we need.”

In Erie County, there were three storm-related deaths. Two died in separate incidents Friday night when emergency medical personnel could not get to their homes in time for medical emergencies, Poloncarz said Saturday morning. Details about the third death, confirmed by a county spokesperson Saturday afternoon, weren’t immediately available.

“The loss of two lives in Buffalo – storm related – because people were not able to get to medical attention, is again a crisis situation that unfolds before your eyes and you realize that lifesaving ambulances and emergency medical personnel cannot get to people during a blizzard situation,” Hochul added.

• Colorado: Police in Colorado Springs, Colorado, reported two deaths related to the cold since Thursday, with one man found near a power transformer of a building possibly looking for warmth, and another in a camp in an alleyway.

Four people died in a weekend crash on interstate 75 when a tractor-trailer crossed the median into oncoming traffic, hitting an SUV and a pickup.

The storm system is forecast to gradually weaken as it lifts into southeastern Canada, moving slowly during the next couple of days and pulling arctic air from Canada down into much of the eastern side of the country.

The Arctic blast being felt across the eastern two-thirds of the nation will slowly moderate into Monday, but dangerous conditions will persist Christmas Day.

As the frigid air continues to blast the warm waters of the Great Lakes, lake-effect snows and blizzard conditions are expected to continue, but slowly become less intense.

By Christmas night into Monday, another low pressure system coming from the Pacific will deliver the next surge of moisture toward the Pacific Northwest and then into northern California, according to the Weather Service.

Superstorm Typhoids: Memphis and Jackson Breaking Records with Record-Breaking Rain in Memphis, New Jersey, and the Garland County Sheriff’s Office

Some cities such as Tallahassee, Albany, Charlotte, Virginia Beach and Atlanta could be hit by tornadoes. Heavy rain could also produce flash flooding in parts of Mississippi.

After battering California with deadly floods, a multi-hazard storm that has already triggered at least 120 storm reports over the past two days has moved to the South and Southeast where it has left a trail of destruction.

Much of the South has seen between two and four inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Some areas across the Mississippi and Ohio River Valley received up to 6 inches, and isolated areas across eastern Arkansas received 10 inches.

Memphis and Jackson got record-breaking rain on Tuesday. Memphis received 3.84 inches, shattering the previous daily record of 2.13 inches. Jackson beat a previous daily record of 1.69 inches by getting 2.18 inches on Tuesday.

An extremely warm and moist air mass over the East Coast and Southeast helped fuel the severe weather outbreak. Over 35 daily high temperature records were broken across the Eastern US on Tuesday, with the thermometer hitting 81 degrees in Baton Rouge, 77 degrees in Wilmington and 69 degrees in Washington D.C.

Damage was also reported in Jessieville, Arkansas, where multiple buildings of a school sustained damage as trees and powerlines toppled, alogn with several homes in the area, according to the Garland County Sheriff’s Office.

The students have been accounted for and no injury has been reported, the Sheriff’s Office said in a release.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/weather/severe-storm-tornado-threat-south-wednesday/index.html

The Weather Service and National Guard warned of the heavy snowfall in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, on Monday afternoon, and into Monday evening ice and rain in Memphis, Arkansas,

My husband and I are alive, the best thing is that. Sylvia Hester told the station that material things can be replaced, but their lives cannot, and they thank God that they are here.

In Jackson Parish, Louisiana, residents were told to stay off the roads Monday as the severe weather toppled trees and powerlines, and covered roadways with water.

The state received a lot of rain that caused soils to be saturated and prone to flooding, the Weather Service said.

Dangerously bitter cold air also settled in behind the arctic front as it slowly moved through the West over the weekend, with more than 15 million people under wind chill warnings Monday morning.

An ice storm warning goes into effect Monday evening for Memphis and surrounding areas in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. The warning is expected to last through Wednesday afternoon and travel could be “nearly impossible,” the warning states

In Austin, freezing rain could begin as early as Monday morning. Late night and early morning will be when icing will be possible. The Dallas area is expected to see icing from 1 to a quarter of an inch.

Sleet, freezing rain and ice had also moved north into southern Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, where hazardous road conditions were making driving dangerous and at least one accident was reported. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she activated winter weather support teams from the Arkansas National Guard.

While the exact cause of the collision it is not known, excessive blowing snow and winds kept visibility down when it happened – even at times when no new snow was falling. It snowed for between one and five inches in some areas along the I-80, with isolated areas along the highway seeing higher snow Totals along the highway ranged from 1 to 5 inches.

“In addition to potentially hazardous travel conditions, this amount of ice will lead to tree damage and power outages across the hardest-hit regions,” the National Weather Service warned in its forecast Monday.

The Little Rock ice storm declared a state of emergency for the state of Arkansas, and an additional $500,000 in emergency management funds for the Emergency Management Division

Amid such conditions, the governor has requested the state’s emergency management division to increase its resources so it can be ready to respond through Thursday.

The National Guard was activated and the state of Arkansas declared a state of emergency as ice started forming on the roads in Little Rock.

“I encourage Arkansans who are experiencing winter weather to avoid travel if possible and heed the warnings of local officials,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter.

The emergency order directs $250,000 toward discretionary use by the head of the state’s Division of Emergency Management to provide funding for program and administrative costs, the order stated.

Dave stated that the real enemy would be that ice. “This could potentially be a pretty dangerous situation.”

According to the weather service, driving on Texas bridges and roads is likely to be difficult on Tuesday.

When temperatures drop, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas says it will be able to meet residents’ demand for electricity.

We expect enough generation to meet demand and keep an eye on forecasts this week. We are not asking for Conservation at this time. We are informing the public that IF they are experience an outage to reach out to their local power provider,” the agency said in an email.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/weather/winter-ice-storm-south-central-us/index.html

The Texas Highway Patrol Advisory for Winter Weather Forecasting on Wednesday: Emergency Responders and Interferometric Trucks at I-20 in Eldorado

There is a winter weather advisory in effect in Oklahoma City through Wednesday with the expectation of two tenths of an inch of ice.

Unsafe travel conditions Tuesday led to hundreds of car crashes across Texas, officials said. Emergency workers responded to people suffering from hypothermia or those injured after slipping on ice.

Abbott said that he encourages everyone to stay aware of the weather, look at DriveTexas.org, and listen to the guidance of local officials.

Many schools and colleges in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas plan to switch to online learning on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.

A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she lost control of her truck on an icy road north of Eldorado, the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN on Wednesday.

More than 200,000 homes and businesses in Texas did not have electricity on Wednesday because of the cold.

Some cars were stuck in the street before we arrived at I-20. “We eventually came across the standstill on Interstate 20 and helped an additional 20 trucks.”

“Everyone was very grateful for our help, especially the truck drivers. Some asked if we were going to charge them for help, but we said that we were just there to help.

Prepare for Tree Limb Breakage and Localized Power Outages in the Dallas Dilaton: Texas Weather Service and Parks and Wildlife

“Prepare for tree limb breakage and localized power outages in this region, in addition to hazardous or impossible travel conditions,” the weather service in Dallas warned.

The Texas National Guard is prepared to help stranded motorists, clear roadways and provide welfare checks, Gov. Greg Abbott said. At Texas Parks and Wildlife, there is at least 30 people ready to respond to disasters.