Winter storm blankets North Texas with snow
The winter storm that hit the country brought snow to Breckenridge, Texas.
Snow, bitter cold, sleet and freezing rain are expected to spread across much of the central United States on January 24 and move east into Monday, leaving power outages and hazardous conditions.
More than 170 million people remained under winter weather warnings and advisories as of Sunday, Jan. 25, according to the National Weather Service, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, storm conditions are expected to clear up in the eastern U.S., albeit without cold weather.
These maps and graphics from the National Weather Service and its Weather Prediction Center reveal what’s in the forecast, how much snow and ice there will be, and when the effects of the storm will ease.
Extreme cold continues
Freezing temperatures are expected to remain in much of the country until at least January 30th.
Snow forecast until January 27th
Snow will move east Sunday into Monday.
Ice forecast until January 27th
What are the chances?
Whenever a weather service forecast is released, there are probabilities involved. The image below shows the likelihood of at least mild winter weather impacts across the predicted path of the winter storm, ranging from 0% to 95%.
Possibility of accumulation of freezing rain
Possibility of snow accumulation
These maps provide the probability of snow accumulation of more than 12 inches or more than 18 inches by Tuesday, January 27th.
The end of the storm is in sight
By Tuesday, the chance of mild impacts will be significantly reduced in most parts of the country.
Dinah Boyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about violent weather, climate change and other news. Contact dpulver@usatoday.com or @dinahvp on Bluesky or dinahvp.77 on X or Signal.
