Forecasters at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) have issued a fresh update on the upcoming winter storm expected to impact a vast swathe of the U.S. later this week. On Wednesday morning, the WPC said that guidance for the "major winter storm" had shifted north slightly overnight, expanding the areas forecast to be affected Friday through the weekend. According to the agency, the "expansive" winter storm will bring bands of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies and Plains into the Mid‑South starting Friday, then track across the East Coast this weekend and potentially into Monday for New England. "Extreme" cold following the system will extend snow and ice impacts, it said. Heavy snow is likely across the Southern Rockies and south‑central Plains, spreading east into the Mid‑Atlantic, said the WPC, which also warned that snow-covered roads and poor visibility will create "widespread travel disruptions." Broad areas of freezing rain and sleet are expected south of the all‑snow zone across the Southern Plains, Mid‑South, and Carolinas, according to the agency. Hazardous travel, extended power outages, and tree damage are all likely, it said. "Confidence...
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/forecasters-issue-update-major-winter-storm-looms-11392771
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