Overview
- In the United States, Fern is spreading from Texas and the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast through the weekend, with heavy snow in the Appalachians and dangerous ice corridors in parts of the South.
- The National Weather Service reports roughly 140–180 million people under winter advisories and warns of wind chills below −46°C in the northern Plains with significant power‑outage risk from ice loading.
- Governors in Texas, Georgia and Mississippi among others have activated emergency measures, while airlines canceled at least 1,700 Saturday flights and issued waivers, according to FlightAware and carrier notices.
- Mexico’s meteorological service warns the season’s third winter storm, interacting with Fronts 30 and 31, will bring very cold nights, strong winds, heavy rain and mountain snow, with lows near −15°C in northern highlands.
- Spain’s storm Ingrid has prompted AEMET alerts in 32 provinces as the DGT urges people to avoid road travel and restricts heavy trucks on key routes, with red coastal warnings for very high waves in Galicia.