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Arctic Front Sweeps South, With Texas Freezes, Fire Risk and a Narrow Snow Window Near the FloridaGeorgia Line

Arctic air pouring in behind the boundary is triggering a mix of winter, freeze and fire-weather alerts from Texas to the Mid-Atlantic.

Overview

  • Greater Houston turns sharply colder behind Friday’s front, with a Saturday Red Flag Warning for gusts and very low humidity and a light freeze likely outside urban areas by early Sunday.
  • Parts of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida are under a Freeze Watch that forecasters expect to upgrade to a Freeze Warning late Saturday, with a hard freeze inland and wind chills near advisory criteria Monday morning.
  • Forecasters highlight a brief chance for snow or flurries around Tallahassee and along the FloridaGeorgia line Sunday morning, with any accumulation limited and higher odds just north in south Georgia.
  • A Winter Weather Advisory covers several Susquehanna Valley counties Saturday morning for light snow and slick travel, while coastal Virginia is expected to see rain change to snow Sunday with minor accumulations possible.
  • Across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes, additional light snow is followed by a surge of Arctic air, with Metro Detroit and Cincinnati preparing for subzero wind chills late this weekend into early next week.