Southern US on alert: Next round of snow and freezing temperatures to impact Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana
Live MintA major winter storm system continues to cause widespread disruption across the southern United States, with ice, snow, and freezing winds affecting areas that are not typically impacted by severe winter weather. Southern US faces continued winter weather A meteorologist warned that colder-than-normal temperatures would persist, with snow and ice likely to form across northern Texas and southern Oklahoma by Thursday morning. The National Weather Service's Peter Mullinax noted that the storm's southern progression will bring disruptive snow and ice to the lower Mississippi Valley, potentially complicating travel in the coming days. Fire weather risks in Southern California Fire weather conditions are escalating in Southern California, where a strong high-pressure system will generate Santa Ana winds, increasing the fire risk.