01/23/2026
Winter Storm Update:
A Winter Storm Warning issued for Saturday morning through Monday morning. Major to extreme impacts are to be expected, including: power outages, downed trees, and impassible roadways. Reduced travel is advised.
Heavy snow over the Central/Southern Plains and Middle/Lower
Mississippi Valley...
..Catastrophic Ice Accumulation from the Southern Plains to the
Southeast...
..Bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills from the
Southern Plains to the Northeast...
High pressure moving southward from Central Canada will bring bitterly
cold temperatures over the Plains, the Great Lakes, and the
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. While low pressure lingers over the Gulf Coast, a
second area of low pressure moves northeastward along the Southeast and
Mid-Atlantic Coast through Sunday.
The system will produce a significant, long-duration winter storm, with
widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies
to New England, lasting from Friday through Monday. The storm develops
heavy snow across a broad region from the Southern Rockies and Plains
through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast. Snowfall totals exceeding
twelve inches are likely across the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and
Northeast, creating widespread travel disruptions.
In addition, widespread freezing rain and sleet are expected across the
Southern Plains, the Lower Mississippi Valley, the Tennessee Valley, and
the Southeast. The storm will cause significant to locally catastrophic
ice accumulations with the potential for long-duration power outages,
extensive tree damage, and extremely dangerous or impassable travel
conditions. In the wake of the storm, communities from the Southern Plains
to the Northeast will contend with bitterly cold temperatures and
dangerously cold wind chills. This will cause prolonged hazardous travel
and infrastructure impacts.
Moreover, heavy lake-effect snow will develop over the Great Lakes from
Friday through early Saturday morning. By Sunday, heavy snow from the
storm over the Ohio Valley will inch into the Great Lakes. Additionally,
upslope flow will create snow over parts of the Northern/Central High
Plains through late Friday night. Furthermore, an upper-level low moving
into Northwestern Mexico will develop lower-elevation rain and
higher-elevation snow over the Southwest from Friday into Saturday.
