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Warnings remain posted for icy winter storm

A winter storm that began Wednesday has been spreading sleet and freezing rain from Texas to the mid-South and Ohio Valley. These regions remain at risk for additional accumulations Thursday.

The combination of ice and heaping sleet led to accidents, road closures and power outages in Arkansas. More than 31,000 customers, mostly to the northeast of Little Rock, still had no electricity as of early Thursday morning.

I strongly advise against travel on Highway 67 north of Little Rock, AR. Heavy...

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Extensive winter storm to stretch from Plains to Northeast

About a week after a storm slammed areas from the Plains to the Northeast with snow and ice, as well as blizzard conditions in the Midwest, another far-reaching system will strike over the next few days. 

Related: Tips for truckers: How to weather a snow squall

The storm will take shape in the central U.S. later Wednesday into Thursday. Hazardous ice buildup from freezing rain will likely develop across a swath from northern Texas to central Pennsylvania. This includes central Oklahoma, southern...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/extensive-winter-storm-to-stretch-from-plains-to-northeast

Warnings posted for far-reaching winter storm

Truckers will hit messy winter weather through Friday morning from the Plains to the Northeast. Intermittent delays are likely due to reduced speeds, low visibility and potential road closures.

Related: Chaining up: 4 pro tips for truckers

A strong cold front will move through the central and eastern U.S. over the next 24 to 30 hours, producing areas of ice, heavy snow and gusty winds from Oklahoma to Maine and eastern Canada.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday upgraded many winter storm...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/warnings-posted-for-far-reaching-winter-storm

Quick-hitting snowstorm returning to Northeast

Another round of harsh winter weather could delay truckers this week in parts of the Northeast.

After a strong nor’easter slammed the region last week, with daily record snow totals of nearly 24 inches in a few cities, a quick-hitting storm developing off the East Coast will add several more inches of snow in some places.

Related: Blizzard cripples US air cargo operations

The storm was already producing snow and freezing rain in the Carolinas early Monday. This will spread into the mid-Atlantic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/quick-hitting-snowstorm-returning-to-northeast

Major winter storm now spreading across Northeast

A powerful winter storm that began Tuesday night produced freezing rain and heavy snow the past two days from the Southwest to the Great Lakes.

Thick ice weighed down tree limbs and power lines, especially in parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley. As of 8 a.m. Friday, more than 350,000 customers had no electricity in eight states, from Texas to New York. Almost 132,000 of those customers were in Tennessee, with most outages in the Memphis area, according to PowerOutage.us.

Related: S...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-winter-storm-now-spreading-across-northeast

Severe winter storm causing airport closures, flight cancellations

A powerful winter storm that began Tuesday night has been slowly moving across a large part of the country.

Places from the Southwest to the Northeast have been slammed with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. Winter storm alerts from the National Weather Service stretch more than 2,200 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth to the Maine-Canada border.

Related: States of emergency declared ahead of major winter storm

Speaking of Dallas-Fort Worth, the cities’ international airport was closed until 8 a.m....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-winter-storm-causing-airport-closures-flight-cancellations

High-impact winter storm threat from Great Plains to Great Lakes

Snow, ice and blizzard conditions will impact supply chains for days across a huge swath of the U.S., from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes.

Related: 5 states with toughest chain laws for truckers

A storm system is projected to intensify Wednesday and Thursday across the southern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes. With frigid arctic air already draped across some of these areas and headed to others, the ingredients are coming together for a potentially major ice and snow storm.

Based on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-impact-winter-storm-threat-from-great-plains-to-great-lakes

Ice, snow to hit Texas, mid-Atlantic late week

Truckers could hit delays later this week due to treacherous winter weather in two regions of the country.

Related: Chaining up: 4 pro tips for truckers

First, a weak system is expected to move across Texas from Thursday until around midday Friday. Some cold air will be in place at the surface after a cold front passes through the area later Wednesday. Precipitation that follows as a result of an upper atmospheric disturbance will likely be sleet or freezing rain.

A light glaze to a tenth of an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ice-snow-to-hit-texas-mid-atlantic-late-week

Hot Shots: Whiteouts, floods, icy roads and more

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features zero visibility during Northeast snowstorms, a flooded interstate in Washington state, a truck accident on an icy Northwest mountain road and more.

Wicked whiteouts

Heavy lake-effect snow slammed parts of the interior Northeast earlier this week. Persistent cold air flowing over the relatively warm waters of lakes Erie and Ontario helped...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-whiteouts-floods-icy-roads-and-more

Eastern US braces for strong weekend winter storm

Transportation crews in the South have been deploying their brine trucks to get ready for an approaching winter storm. Spraying brine before a winter storm begins can prevent snow and rain from freezing on the roads or at least reduce the amount of time it takes for the freezing to occur.

An SCDOT crew from York Maintenance treats the Long Meadow Road bridge over I-77 in York County ahead of predicted wintry weather. #Winter pic.twitter.com/wVrb2rnPoT

— SCDOT (@SCDOTPress) January 13, 2022

Af...

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