UPDATE: Below are the latest stats as of 9 PM. Many new Ice videos have been added to the Raw Videos at right. The similarity of the radars that I've posted today show the severity of the storm - the same places are continuing to get ice this evening while snow spreads north. We just got some great photos from Missouri:

RADAR SNAPSHOT FROM ENHANCED RADAR

UPDATE: My calculations at 3 PM showed that near 150,000 people had lost power in the Midwest, and the freezing rain is being measured in inches. The Mid-Atlantic has also been coated with a few inches of snow. Some of the Midwest freezing rain and sleet amounts seem incredible, but you can read about even higher historical amounts on my blog. NOTE: New Raw Videos are being uploaded at right, incredible stuff! Photo Gallery user wildabouthorses has uploaded some ice pics from Oklahoma:

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HIGHEST FREEZING RAIN REPORTS (1 INCH OR MORE)

Newton County, AR: 3.00"* Fox, AR: 2.00"* Mountain Home, AR: 1.50" Dora, MO: 1.50" Muskogee, OK: 1.30" Westville, OK: 1.25" Pocohantas, AR: 1.00" Hardy, AR: 1.00" Harrison, AR: 1.00" Hodgenville, KY: 1.00" Mcdaniels, KY: 1.00"

SLEET REPORTS (MORE THAN 2 INCHES):

Red Bud, IL: 5.0" Eminence, MO: 5.0" Centerville, MO: 4.0" Wetumka, OK: 4.0" Weleetka, OK: 3.5" Makanda, IL: 3.5" Okemah, OK: 3.0" Tecumseh, OK: 3.0" Anna, IL: 2.5" Reynolds, MO: 2.5" Farmington, MO: 2.2" Marshfield, MO: 2.13"

ICE IN THE EAST:

Stonewall, VA: 0.50" Jackson, OH: 0.20" Sandyville, WV: 0.13"

HIGHEST SNOW REPORTS (BY STATE):

Gallipolis, OH: 7.8" (SnowMatrix) Baltimore, OH: 6.5" Buckhannon, WV: 6.0" (SnowMatrix) Bicknell, IN: 5.5" Rosamond, IL: 5.2" Multiple Locations, KY: 5.0" Jackson, MO: 5.0" (Sleet & Snow) Fernbank, OH: 4.5" Nottingham, MD: 4.0" (SnowMatrix) Mount Savage, MD: 4.0" Bayard, WV: 3.5" Fairfax, VA: 3.3" Fairfax, VA: 3.0" (SnowMatrix) Blue Ridge Summit, PA: 2.5" (SnowMatrix) Woodson Terrace, MO: 2.3" Farmington, PA: 2.2" Dagsboro, DE: 2.0" (SnowMatrix) Rodney Village, DE: 1.3"

METRO SNOW REPORTS (3 PM):

Washington, D.C.: 1.5" Baltimore (BWI): 1.2"

TOTAL POWER OUTAGES DUE TO ICE (3 PM - Google News):

Kentucky: 41,500 Arkansas: 85,000 Oklahoma: 12,000 Missouri: 6,000 Tennessee: 2,200 Indiana: Numerous Texas: SomeTOTAL: >146,000 (Reuters Says "Over 100,000")

*Probably exaggerations or mixed with sleet. *Reports read "HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE IN JASPER...WITH 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF ICE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEWTON COUNTY." and "STORM SPOTTER REPORTED 2 INCHES OF ICE...ROADS ICE COVERED...TREE LIMBS BROKEN...AND POWER OUTAGES."

UPDATE: A FedEx plane has crashed in Lubbock, Texas. They say weather wasn't a factor, but the airport at Lubbock reported freezing drizzle and 18 degrees during the time of the crash. Here are some of the incredible freezing rain and sleet totals from the NWS Spotters as of 8 AM Central Time (ironic, they are all "M" towns!):

ORIGINAL POST: We have a major and complex winter storm in progress from the Central Plains to the East Coast. Stay tuned to my blog today - I'll be adding a list of the highest freezing rain amounts and power outages momentarily. Meanwhile, here's a radar from our Enhanced Radar which is now available on AccuWeather.com. (I posted more radar & ground-truth obs to the Forums).