Key takeaways:
- More than 40 million people from southeastern New Mexico to West Virginia are under various forms of winter weather alerts.
- A winter storm bringing the triple threat of ice, sleet and snow has caused officials to close roads and schools and urge people to avoid traveling in dangerous conditions.
- The winter weather has already caused serious issues in Texas, including one confirmed death and two law officers seriously injured in crashes.
More than 40 million people from southeastern New Mexico to West Virginia are under various forms of winter weather alerts, including warnings of dangerous ice accumulations that have already made roads a nightmare, particularly in Texas.
A winter storm bringing the triple threat of ice, sleet and snow Tuesday to parts of the South and central US has caused officials to close roads and schools and urge people to avoid traveling in dangerous conditions. As a result, more than 1,700 flights nationwide have been cancelled.
The federal Weather Prediction Center warned that several rounds of mixed precipitation, including freezing rain and sleet, were in store for many areas through Wednesday, meaning some regions could be hit multiple times.
The winter weather has already caused serious issues in Texas. One person has been confirmed dead in a 10-car pileup in south Austin, according to the Austin Fire Department. A second person was killed in Arlington, Texas, when their vehicle rolled over, Arlington police said. Additionally, two Texas law officers were seriously injured in crashes.
Officials are urging people to remain vigilant and take extra precautions when traveling in the affected areas.
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