There are some great stories about the weather going on in the coming days, with the coldest air in recent years reaching the south and more ice and snow in many regions.
The national forecast for Thursday, February 11. (Fox News)
An ice storm continues Thursday along a stationary front draped across the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio River valleys as ice builds up on roads, power lines and trees. Dangerous travel, power outages and damage to trees will be possible.
The Lexington, Kentucky, Police Department said on Thursday that “teams were busy at night and early in the morning, responding to several calls from frozen members and power lines that crashed into vehicles and roads.” This image shows where a vehicle hit a pole, police say.
(Lexington Police Department)
Ice storm warnings remain in effect from Arkansas to Kentucky. North of the frontal boundary, snow will be possible, while south of that line, rain and storms will be possible.
Ice covers banks in Memphis, Tennessee, early Thursday after an ice storm that spread through the area overnight
(USA TODAY NETWORK)
The Pacific Northwest is also very busy, with heavy rain and snow in the mountains.
It will be cold enough for measurable snow to the cities of Portland and Seattle, as well as freezing rain and / or hail. One more system will be moved this weekend.
Total precipitation expected by Friday. (News from the fox)
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The impressive arctic cold that will spread further south this weekend has temperatures of 20 to 40 degrees below average, with dangerous chills for the northern plains in the upper midwest.
Low temperatures are expected to sweep south. (News from the fox)
Some areas may experience temperatures as low as -50 degrees, which can cause freeze burns in just a few minutes.
Janice Dean currently serves as a senior meteorologist for the FOX News Channel (FNC). In addition, she is the morning meteorologist for FNC’s “FOX and Friends” (weekdays 6-9AM / ET). She joined the network in January 2004. She is the author of several books. Her latest is “Mostly Sunny” (Harper Collins, March 5, 2019) Click here for more information on Janice Dean.