USA TODAY By Anthony Robledo and Jeanine Santucci
Millions of Americans should prepare for disrupted travel and winter conditions as a massive storm is set to bring ice, snow and freezing rain to much of the country, forecasters said Saturday.
The storm will first impact the Central Plains later Saturday and spread into the Ohio Valley on Sunday before reaching the Mid-Atlantic late Sunday and into Monday.
Northeastern Kansas into north-central Missouri could see over 15 inches. “For some, this could be the heaviest snowfall in over a decade,” the National Weather Service said.
Blizzard and whiteout conditions are expected in the central Plains, making driving conditions either dangerous or impossible without the risk of becoming stranded.
At least 8 inches of snow is expected in Indiana and central Kansas, while dangerous sleet or freezing rain is forecast between eastern Kansas and the Ozarks toward the Ohio Valley, according to forecasters. Meanwhile, the Central Appalachians will face freezing rain and ice, posing a risk of power outages and hazardous travel.
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories remain in effect from western Pennsylvania and West Virginia to far western Maryland, where snow totals of at least 6 inches are expected. Lake effect snow warnings are also set to continue from northeast Ohio, far northwest Pennsylvania, as well as parts of western and northwest New York State. Snow totals could reach 1 to 2 feet, according to the weather service.
“Over a dozen states are forecast to be impacted by one or more aspects of this storm,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said…
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