The National Weather Service (NWS) has upgraded a Winter Weather Watch to an Ice Storm Warning across large portions of Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and northern Alabama, signaling a high-confidence, high-impact winter weather event expected to unfold from Friday evening through Sunday.
Officials warn that prolonged freezing rain, sleet, and snow could produce dangerous travel conditions, widespread power outages, and significant infrastructure damage.
Purple-marked areas represent regions under an Ice Storm Warning (Source: weather.com)
Key highlights of the forecast include:
Ice accumulations up to one inch in parts of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana Extended power outages lasting more than a day in heavily impacted areas Travel
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