A wintery blend of snow and widespread sleet is expected to roll into the Middle East and east of the U.S. on Friday, creating dangerous travel and possible power outages to open the new year.
The National Weather Service said the ‘powerful winter storm’ will rise from the southern plains and hit parts of the Mississippi Valley, Midwest and Northeast throughout the day.
Parts of southeast Iowa were in the Winter Weather Advisory, according to the NWS in Des Moines, with 2 to 5 inches of snow around Ottumwa.
In the west in Nebraska, NWS Omaha report icy fog and snow and warn of slippery roads.
SWATH OF THE COUNTRY COULD SEE ICE, SNOW ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
While little snow was expected in Cornhusker State, the agency said the main trail of the storm was expected to hit Kansas and Missouri.
The NWS has issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advice in parts of both states.
NWS Topeka prediction the winter mix will pour as much as 6 inches of snow over eastern Kansas before the system moves east at 3 p.m.
Areas around the Ozarks in Missouri have already reported power outages due to ice accumulations and fallen tree shoots caused by the storm early Friday, NWS Springfield said.
Central Indiana was also in a winter weather advice for ice accumulation and freezing rain at 11 a.m. that warned the NWS that black ice and slippery roads could cause.
Northern Illinois was also expected to accumulate ice accumulations up to 0.3 centimeters and snow up to 3 centimeters until the storm moved late at night, according to NWS Chicago.
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Meanwhile, the NWS said the eastern US is also expected to see a mix of snow, ice and icy rain that will start on Friday and last during the holiday weekend.
The unsettling weather comes days after a powerful winter storm plowed through the U.S. in the Middle East on Tuesday, canceling hundreds of flights, closing coronavirus test sites and creating impossible conditions for drivers.