Snow, Ice And Plunging Temps Grip Central U.S. Before Winter Storm Moves East
Huff PostMISSION, 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. Severe thunderstorms, with the possibility of tornadoes and hail, were also possible ahead of the storm system’s cold front as it crosses the Lower Mississippi Valley, the National Weather Service warned. “Work will continue overnight to keep the airfield clear,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a message on the social platform X. Update: Crews have successfully treated airfield surfaces and the runways and taxiways at Kansas City International Airport are open for flight operations. “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.