Central Plains, Ohio Valley Next in Line for Snow
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The latest cross-country snowstorm with the Northeast as its eventual target was disrupting the central Plains Wednesday and will blanket the Ohio Valley on Thursday. Snow will even drop as far south as Oklahoma and Arkansas tonight.
Snow emerging from the ski resorts of the central Rockies expanded across the central Plains Wednesday, spreading from Scottsbluff, Neb., to Kansas City, Mo.
The snow will reach St. Louis tonight as another zone of snow dives into northern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. Snow will then focus on the corridor from eastern Oklahoma to the Ohio Valley on Thursday.
Snow totals from the central Plains to the Ohio Valley will average 3 to 6 inches. This zone includes northeastern Oklahoma and the corner of northwestern Arkansas.
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That amount of snow will prove disruptive to travel and daily routines.
Motorists will be faced with snow-covered and slick roadways. This includes stretches of Interstates 35, 44, 64, 70 and 80.
The adverse conditions may force officials to cancel school and other activities. Airline passengers should also prepare for flight delays and cancellations.
An all-out blizzard with more severe disruptions is not expected to unfold. However, there could be some blowing snow issues along the border of Oklahoma and Kansas late tonight into Thursday morning as gusty winds develop.
The snowstorm's heaviest totals will bypass Denver, but an inch or two of snow could make for a slick commute this afternoon and evening.
Oklahoma City and Little Rock will also escape the worst of the snowstorm. The potential still exists for the snow to coat the ground in each of these cities after a period of icy weather.
The snow would reach Oklahoma City late tonight, then Little Rock later on Thursday.
The final stop of the snowstorm on U.S. soil will be the Northeast on Thursday night into Friday.
While the worst of the snowstorm will slide south of Chicago and Detroit, briefly heavy snow showers, followed quickly by plummeting temperatures and gusty winds could make for slippery travel Thursday night.
An Arctic front will cross the upper Midwest during this time and promises to bring the coldest weather of the season so far.
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