The expansive major winter storm has already left its snowy, icy mark on parts of the South and is spreading into the Midwest and Northeast.
Below is a brief recap of some of the notable snow and ice reports we've seen, so far, from Winter Storm Fern, according to reports from the National Weather Service.
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Highest accumulation:Almost 0.75 inches was reported near Hall Summit, Louisiana, southeast of Shreveport
Some other notable reports:
- Idabel, OK: 0.5 inches
-Cleveland, MS: 0.25 inches
-Cedar Park, TX (near Austin): 0.5 inches
Tree damage from ice accumulation has been reported all across the South. Icy roads have been reported as far south as a stretch of Interstate 10 near Kerrville, Texas, northwest of San Antonio, as well as in the Houston area.
The map below shows where reports of freezing rain, including damage to trees, etc. have been reported so far from Fern. Here is a look at the currentpower outage map.
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Snow
Highest accumulations:13 inches near Bonito Lake, New Mexico and 12 inches in Johnston City, Illinois.
Some other notable reports:
- Memphis metro: 1 to 5 inches of snow and sleet
- Little Rock metro: 2 to 8 inches
- Oklahoma City metro: Up to 5 inches
- Tulsa metro: Up to 7 inches
- Kansas City metro: 1 to 4 inches
- St. Louis metro: 6 to 6 inches
- Washington, DC metro: 3 inches
- Cincinnati metro: 2 to 5 inches
Quite a few locations also set a daily record for snowfall on Saturday. Note, these are not totals for the entire storm, just daily totals.
-Oklahoma City: 4.4 inches (Previous record - 4.0 inches in 1948)
-Little Rock, AR: 4.3 inches (Previous record - 4.0 inches in 1899)
-North Little Rock: 7.8 inches (Previous record - Trace in 1979, 2000, 2023)
-Wichita, KS: 5.2 inches (Previous record - 1.8 inches in 1966)
-Kansas City: 5.2 inches (Previous record - 2.2 inches in 1956)
-St. Louis: 5.1 inches (Previous record - 4.6 inches in 1936)
-Paducah, KY: 4.6 inches (Previous record - 2.0 inches 1939)
-Evansville, IN: 4.5 inches (Previous record - 2.3 inches in 1979)
