Southern US storm ushering in frigid air, ice and snow could halt travel
A dramatic southward push of Arctic air into the eastern two-thirds of the country this week will result in bitterly cold conditions with temperatures trending 20-40 degrees Fahrenheit below typical mid-January values. For some areas, the brisk weather early this week will bring the coldest conditions observed since December of 2022. At the start of the week, daytime temperatures hovered several degrees above zero F at Oklahoma City, dipped to the single digits in northwestern Arkansas and plumm