Winter Storm Spreads Ice, Sleet and Heavy Snow From Texas to the Mid-South

Overview

• A widespread wintry mix is ongoing this morning from the Mid-South into Tennessee and southern Kentucky, with snow, sleet, and freezing rain observed.
• Freezing rain is intensifying from the Texarkana region into southern Arkansas and far western Mississippi, with rates near 0.05 inch per hour and localized peaks to 0.1 inch per hour.
• Moderate to heavy snow near 1 inch per hour is expanding from central and eastern Oklahoma into Arkansas, with heavy bands developing across central and northern Arkansas and sleet near the southern edge.
• Sleet and freezing rain persist from southwest into north-central Texas and south-central to southeast Oklahoma, with precipitation types shifting as temperatures fall.
• Separate hazards continue with an intense lake-effect band over the Tug Hill Plateau producing 1–2 inches per hour and isolated flash-flood risk near Houston where storms may deliver 1–2 inches per hour.