![]() The storm systems, which normally would have brought rain, have been converted into snow and ice makers by a polar air mass that has descended on much of the country, bringing frigid temperatures before beginning to recede in the middle of next week, Chenard said. "There likely will be winter weather impacts in the East by early next week," Chenard added. The Northwest storm front is forecast to make its way eastward, bringing significant snowfall to the upper Midwest over the weekend and freezing rain south almost to the Gulf Coast of Texas. "An event of this magnitude is rare," said Chenard. Seattle averages about 6 inches of snow in an entire winter season. Yet another weather system was moving into the Pacific Northwest, where it was forecast to remain through Saturday and bring as much as 8 inches (20 cm) of snow to normally rainy Seattle and 12 inches (30 cm) to Portland, Oregon. ![]() ![]() "That may bring potentially significant freezing rain accumulations to portions of Virginia and Maryland," he added. The Texas precipitation was part of a system that brought rain to several Southeastern states and modest amounts of snow to West Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey, Chenard said.Ī separate storm system will make its presence felt in the mid-Atlantic region on Saturday, he said. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROLS LIVE TRAFFIC CRASH AND ROAD CONDITION REPORT Click Here For. A large stretch of the highway was closed in both directions for hours after the crash. FORT WORTH, Texas (NewsNation Now) After the 133-vehicle pileup crash Thursday morning that killed 6, questions remain about the pretreatment of the roadway and if it was adequate for the icy conditions, which officials say appear to be a factor in the crash. TOP STORIES Bar surveillance video captures deadly West Allis crash. Video from the scene showed dozens of smashed cars and trucks, some literally piled on top of one another on a slick roadway under cloudy skies. ![]() "There were multiple people that were trapped within the confines of their vehicles and requiring use of hydraulic rescue equipment to successfully extricate them," Forth Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis told a news briefing. 'And it just, it feels like, like the end of the world. At least six people were killed in the pileup, and 65 others were treated at hospitals for injuries, including three initially listed in critical condition, fire and rescue officials told reporters later in the day. 'It actually looks like snow almost when I was sending my kids videos,' said Karen Leach, who was caught up in the storm. ![]()
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