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By Joe Edwards
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Weather outlook maps issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) Aviation Weather Center (AWC) for Friday and Saturday highlight which airports across the United States face impacts from a winter storm that is expected to sweep across the nation into the weekend.
“A major January winter storm will bring widespread aviation impacts from Friday through Monday from the Southern Rockies and Plains into the Mid-South, eventually reaching the Mid-Atlantic and New England by the weekend,” the agency said Thursday.
On Friday and Saturday, impacts are likely at Chicago airports due to snow showers, according to AWC. Denver is likely to be impacted by snow and icing on Saturday as well, according to the agency.
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Airports in Dallas, Texas, are slated to be affected by a wintry mix on Saturday, while rain could worsen conditions at airports in Houston, according to the AWC’s map for Saturday.
Weather impacts are “possible” for airports in the following locations on Saturday, according to the AWC:
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Detroit, Michigan
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Washington, D.C.
- New York City
“Major hubs like Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, and every major airport on the I-95 from D.C to Boston will be effectively shut down from Saturday to Monday morning,” Fox Weather meteorologist Jane Minar told Newsweek on Friday.
“With arctic air settling in behind the storm, we expect airport operations to remain severely impacted through the upcoming week.”
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In a Friday update, the NWS Weather Prediction Center said that heavy snow is expected to blanket a broad swath from the southern Rockies and Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with some areas likely to see more than a foot of accumulation.
“Widespread travel disruptions and closures are anticipated,” it said.
Areas south of the main snow zone, from the southern Plains to the Lower Mississippi, the Tennessee Valley, and the Mid-Atlantic, are expected to see widespread freezing rain and sleet. Officials warn of prolonged power outages, severe tree damage, and treacherous travel, especially in areas where ice accumulations of a half inch or more are possible, including northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, Mississippi, and the southern Appalachians.
“In the wake of the storm, communities from the Southern Plains to the Northeast will contend with bitterly cold temperatures. This will prolong hazardous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week,” the agency advised. Preparations should be completed immediately, and forecasts closely monitored for updates.”
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