US continues to battle snow, sleet and rains
10 Dec 2013 5:06 AM IST
Forecasters said the potent system already blamed for numerous power outages and thousands of weekend flight cancellations elsewhere, has Virginia and other Mid-Atlantic states in its icy sights before the Northeast is up next.
Icy conditions were expected to last through the rest of the weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee.
And officials warned a major ice storm was possible in Virginia’s Appalachian region along the busy Interstate 81 corridor.
In Virginia, state Emergency Management spokeswoman Laura Southard said the storm had the potential to be a ‘historic ice event. This forecast is very concerning to us,’ Southard said.
‘I’ve worked multiple disasters, but I’ve never worked an ice storm with a forecast like this. It’s just really important for everybody to take extra precautions.’
Forecasters said the storm caused freezing rain and icy conditions in parts of Tennessee as it surged across that state on late Saturday and early Sunday.
It also has been blamed for plunging temperatures as a cold front sweeps down from the North on the jet stream.
Icy conditions were expected to last through the rest of the weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee.
And officials warned a major ice storm was possible in Virginia’s Appalachian region along the busy Interstate 81 corridor.
In Virginia, state Emergency Management spokeswoman Laura Southard said the storm had the potential to be a ‘historic ice event. This forecast is very concerning to us,’ Southard said.
‘I’ve worked multiple disasters, but I’ve never worked an ice storm with a forecast like this. It’s just really important for everybody to take extra precautions.’
Forecasters said the storm caused freezing rain and icy conditions in parts of Tennessee as it surged across that state on late Saturday and early Sunday.
It also has been blamed for plunging temperatures as a cold front sweeps down from the North on the jet stream.
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