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Religion Title: A dangerous mix of weather including blizzard conditions, ice, rain, thunderstorms and bitterly cold temperatures is hammering the central states and causing travel nightmares (State College, PA) - A dangerous mix of weather including blizzard conditions, ice, rain, thunderstorms and bitterly cold temperatures is hammering the central states and causing travel nightmares. In addition, a swath of heavy snow is spreading northeastward over the Midwest. The sharp cold front at the leading edge of the arctic air that has been moving out of the Northwest over the past several days is clashing with the unseasonably warm air that has been in place over the eastern third of the nation. On Wednesday, the front sparked rain and thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds from central Texas to Michigan. The low pressure center responsible for the snow, ice and thunderstorms will move into the western Ohio Valley Thursday night, then turn more toward the east on Friday. North and west of the track there will be a major snowstorm. On the eastern edge of the snowstorm there will be a mix of rain and ice, which will eventually turn to snow. The thunderstorms are forecast to erupt Friday as far north as New England. The heaviest snowfall, ranging from 12 to 18 inches, will fall across northern Missouri and northwestern Illinois, with up to a foot of snow forecast from the Texas panhandle and northeastern Oklahoma through the Chicagoland area into central Michigan and southern and central Ontario. The Winter Weather Center is warning icy conditions will exist from northeastern Texas to southeastern Ontario as rain passes through a thin layer of below-freezing air, creating ice pellets or turning the rain to ice as it reaches the ground. The frozen precipitation is coating trees, power lines, sidewalks and roadways, especially bridges and overpasses, adding to the hazardous travel conditions and creating the potential for power outages. Bob Berry, of Columbia, Mo., cleans ice off a car windshield this morning. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect through Friday morning from Texas to Illinois. (AP Photo/Dan Gill) Earlier on Thursday, rain changed to ice as cold air undercut the warmer air above the surface. Overland Park, Kan., was coated with a half of an inch of freezing rain in less than four hours and streets in the Kansas City area were turned into skating rinks. In addition to the ice-covered roads, powerful winds are creating blizzard conditions from Oklahoma and eastern Kansas into the Midwest. Whiteouts and blowing and drifting snow will create dangerous travel conditions, especially in rural areas. Conditions will worsen overnight as the storm continues its movement toward the Great Lakes. State and local police in a number of central Plains states are advising against traveling unless absolutely necessary through Thursday night and into Friday. Even areas that do not receive freezing or frozen precipitation will experience treacherous travel conditions through the night and into Friday. The rapid temperature drop following the passage of the front will freeze any moisture on the ground, roadways and sidewalks, creating a slick coating of black ice. The Travel Center will have information on highway conditions and flight delays or cancellations. As always, allow extra driving time if you must travel through the storm area, and check with your airline before heading to the airport. The Weather Summaries page has more detail on the major winter storm. Kate Bilo and cameraman Verne Horst are on the road covering the storm as it makes its way toward Chicago. You can view the video by clicking on the link to the right. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
#1. To: TLBSHOW (#0)
This bad weather will be here at midnight.
#2. To: Fred Mertz (#1)
You should be just fine,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ... between 2 and 4 this afternoon we have a major warning here....
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