Winter storm brings snow, ice and plunging temperatures to central US
Associated PressMISSION, Kan. — Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Governors in neighboring Missouri and nearby Arkansas declared states of emergency. “The storm not only has the snow threat to it but the ice threat.” Power outages could be significant particularly south of the Kansas City area, Kines said. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In Chicago on Saturday, temperatures hovered in the teens and around zero in Minneapolis, while dropping to 14 below in International Falls, Minnesota, on the Canadian border. Steve Beckett with the street department in Owensboro, Ky., sprays a salt brine solution along Hickman Avenue in preparation for predicted snow and ice over the weekend, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Owensboro, Ky. Steve Beckett with the street department in Owensboro, Ky., sprays a salt brine solution along Hickman Avenue in preparation for predicted snow and ice over the weekend, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Owensboro, Ky. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “This is the real deal,” meteorologist John Gordon said at a press conference in Louisville, Kentucky.