Residents of the central South were urged to stay home if possible on Monday morning as a dangerous ice storm moved across the region and brought significant accumulations of ice, leading to power outages and hazardous travel conditions.
The FOX Forecast Center said the disturbance moved from the Southwest into the southern and mid-South Plains, spreading rain across the region from late Sunday into Monday.
Warm, high air has helped melt the snowflakes into raindrops, but with surface temperatures near or below freezing, the precipitation reaches the ground as freezing rain. Ice grows rapidly on the surface due to cold temperatures.
And the ice caused a lot of problems.
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City is warning residents to stay home due to hazardous driving conditions.
“Attention,” NWS said on X, formerly Twitter. “Icy and hazardous road conditions across the southern half of metro KC. Stay at home unless absolutely necessary to go out.”
The NWS office in St. Louis sent out a similar plea on Monday morning.
“Icy conditions are far more dangerous than snow,” NWS said on X. “If you must go out, slowly.”
A dangerous ice storm is moving across the Plains and mid-South. FOX Weather
The highest risk for dangerous ice continues to be found in eastern Oklahoma, northwestern Arkansas and parts of Missouri.
Ice Storm Warnings remain in effect for those areas, including for the cities of Fort Smith and Fayetteville in Arkansas and West Plains in Missouri.
FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne was in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Monday morning and said roads and sidewalks there were slippery due to icy conditions.
“It all started in Oklahoma last night, then it went into Arkansas and also into Missouri,” he said.
He said that the road looked wet, but that’s what can be so dangerous for drivers on the road.
“(The road) is very shiny,” Byrne said. “That’s what you’re going to be dealing with, potential black ice.”
Residents are told to stay home from work if possible. FOX Weather
Top ice volume
The highest amount of ice so far was found in eastern Oklahoma.
Tulsa has reported the highest so far, with 0.28 inches of ice. Beyond that, Tiawah reported 0.15 inches, and Bartlesville and McAlester reported 0.14 inches of ice.
Anything over a quarter inch of ice can cause a lot of power outages and tree damage.
Most areas are expected to see closer to a tenth of an inch of ice, but such a low amount could cause some problems.
The FOX Forecast Center says, thankfully, warmer air will move north quickly, bringing milder conditions that will turn freezing rain into normal rain. That should help melt the ice and limit any lingering effects.
The ice storm is expected to move north throughout the day. FOX Weather
Midwest, the next Great Lakes region
The FOX Forecast Center says that as warm air continues to move in, the ice threat will shift north.
Ice and snow will develop late Monday into Tuesday across parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region.
Unlike what happened on the Plains, the duration of any ice is still in question, and it’s unclear the extent of its impact.
The impact will largely be limited to slick roads and ice accumulation on high surfaces, but the FOX Forecast Center says it can’t rule out the threat of sporadic power outages.
Colder air will allow snow to break out across much of Wisconsin, Michigan and the eastern Great Lakes.
A few quick bursts of heavy snow are possible Tuesday morning, but impacts should remain low. All the wintry weather should end Tuesday evening.
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