Icy storm paralyzes central U.S., pummels nation's capital

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Reuters

BY ELIZABETH BARBER

Record-breaking cold gripped the eastern United States on Monday while an icy winter storm crippled the nation's central states and then plowed into the mid-Atlantic, dumping snow ahead of Tuesday's morning commute.

Heavy snowfall and ice moving from the Southern Plains eastward pounded Missouri, Arkansas, southern Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, the National Weather Service said.

With the storm headed east and sleet and freezing rain expected to also take a swipe at the South, states of emergency were declared in North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, as well as in Washington, D.C.

Airlines canceled more than 1,800 U.S. flights, with the hardest hit airports in North Carolina and Tennessee.

FULL story and photos at link.




Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/16/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN0LK1I020150216

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. To all our frozen DU friends......stay safe.

I looked at the weather forecast for a DU-er I know.
In my area the forecast said .."rain for 120 minutes"
In the DU friend's area it said..." ice for the next 2 hours".

I had never seen "ice" used like that...a moving storm of ice.
And snow to follow.

Did I mention I hate February?