WeatherFanatics: Live: Deadly Winter Storm Hits Midwest; Snow Blankets Plains

By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

February 4,2014; 5:59PM,EST

After a winter storm unleashed heavy snow across parts of the Central and Northeast states Monday, another winter storm will roll quickly across the Midwest and Northeast Tuesday night into Wednesday.
This storm will deepen the white stuff across more than two dozen states, resulting in sporadic power outages, widespread slippery roadways and delayed or canceled air travel.
"The bulk of the storm hit the central Rockies and Plains on Tuesday, and will hit the Midwest Tuesday night and then the Northeast late Tuesday night into Wednesday," AccuWeather.com Expert Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
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More than 1 feet of snow could fall over portions of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Northeastern Pennsylvania to southern New Hampshire could receive more than a foot of snow.
On the edge of the heaviest amounts, a wintry mix will cause slick, icy roadways.
"The heaviest rate of precipitation will occur early Wednesday morning over the central Appalachians and New England," Sosnowski said.
For the full story, read "Midweek Winter Storm to Sock More Than Two Dozen States."

All reports listed in CST

6:00 p.m. CST Tuesday: 13 inches of snow had fallen at Enterprise, Kan., the fire company there reported.
5:45 p.m. CST Tuesday: The Pennsylvania Turnpike continues to operate under a Winter Weather Warning with travelers urged to reduce their speeds and to keep alert for changing travel conditions and emergency crews working on the roadway.
5:35 p.m. CST Tuesday: Light snow moves into Cleveland. Visibility was down to 1.5 miles.
5:30 p.m. CST Tuesday: Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban for the City of Boston, in effect at 11 p.m. EST Tuesday. Boston Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 5.
5:25 p.m. CST Tuesday: Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard issued a Yellow advisory for the city, urging motorists to use caution, slow down and leave extra space for other vehicles.
5:15 p.m. CST Tuesday: 11 inches of snow fell at Salina, Kan., an NWS spotter reported.
5:10 p.m. CST Tuesday: Travel not advised by Illinois Department of Transportation in central and southern Illinois.
5:00 p.m. CST Tuesday: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declares a state of emergency for his state.
4:55 p.m. CST Tuesday: About 10,600 Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. members were without power in Tipton County, Tenn., the utility said on its Facebook page.
4:45 p.m. CST Tuesday: 7.5 inches of snow with 2- to 3-feet snow drifts, five miles west-southwest of Washington, Kan., an NWS spotter reported.
4:30 p.m. CST Tuesday: About 1,700 flights have been canceled, according to FlightStats. Another 3,600 flights were delayed.
4:20 p.m. CST Tuesday: Nearly 42,000 Entergy Arkansas customers and 2,600 First Electric Cooperative customers were without electricity, the utilities said.
4:15 p.m. CST Tuesday: 7.5 inches of snow fell in Topeka, Kan., and 6 inches of snow had fallen at Leavenworth, Kan., emergency managers in both areas report.
4:10 p.m. CST Tuesday: Difficult travel conditions beginning to develop in parts of Kentucky, the state's Department of Transportation said.

4:05 p.m. CST Tuesday: Snow-covered travel near Topeka, Kan.
4:00 p.m. CST Tuesday: Missouri Department of Transportation and public works crews are unable to keep up with the roadways, according to the Boone County Office of Emergency Management Twitter feed.
3:40 p.m. CST Tuesday: Snowfall will fall at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour this evening from Indianapolis through Dayton and Columbus, creating treacherous travel, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brian Edwards said. Precipitation will initially begin as snow begin in Louisville and Cincinnati before transitioning to a significant ice storm with freezing rain rates of 1 to 2 tenths of an inch per hour.
3:25 p.m. CST Tuesday: Motorists are to use "caution" or "extreme caution" on Nebraska highways, including I-80 at Grand Island, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.

3:20 p.m. CST Tuesday: More than 1,000 Ameren Missouri power customers were without service, the utility said.
3:15 p.m. CST Tuesday: Power outages with up to a third of an inch of ice reported in Stewart County, Tenn., by the county's emergency management agency.
3:05 p.m. CST Tuesday: Snow-covered roads reported in Missouri, including this stretch of I-70 near Blackwater, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

3:00 p.m. CST Tuesday: Three inches of snow, 2.5 inches in the last two hours, in Dix, Ill., an NWS spotter reported.
2:45 p.m. CST Tuesday: Ten inches of snow had fallen in Mount Hope, Kan., a cooperative observer reported to the National Weather Service.
2:40 p.m. CST Tuesday: Ice storm reported in Weakley County, Tenn., with 0.50 of an inch of ice. Power lines and trees are down with widespread power outages, the county's emergency management agency reported.
2:30 p.m. CST Tuesday: Vehicle crashes and motorist assists continue to grow in Kansas, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
2:15 p.m. CST Tuesday: About 36,000 Entergy Arkansas customers were without power, and another 3,200 First Electric Cooperative customers lost service, the utilities said.
2:05 p.m. CST Tuesday: Nine inches of snow fell in Mountridge, Kan., the city's fire chief reported.
1:45 p.m. CST Tuesday: Multiple roads blocked due to downed trees in Perry and Danville, Ark., emergency management reports. Numerous power outages also reported throughout Perry County.
1:20 p.m. CST Tuesday: Conditions are already deteriorating across portions of western Illinois. Roads near Quincy and Springfield are now covered in snow and ice, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

12:45 p.m. CST Tuesday: Freezing rain falling near the border of Oklahoma and Arkansas in Spiro, Okla., according to local law enforcement.
12:20 p.m. CST Tuesday:
11:45 a.m. CST Tuesday: Large tree downed across one lane of Highway 161 in McAlmont, Ark., according to the NWS.
11:35 a.m. CST Tuesday: US Highway 64 is blocked through Augusta, Ark., due to downed power lines, local law enforcement reports.
11:30 a.m. CST Tuesday: A trained spotter reports major tree damage due to accumulating ice in Conway County, Ark. Tree limbs are littering the ground and power lines are coated with very thick ice.
11:15 a.m. CST Tuesday: Heavy snow falling in Sedgwick County, Kan., with 7.0 inches already on the ground, according to a trained observer. Visibility is below one-tenth of a mile.
11:00 a.m. CST Tuesday: Tune in to AccuWeather LIVE now for the latest on the winter weather slamming the Plains, Midwest and Northeast Tuesday into Wednesday:
10:10 a.m. CST Tuesday:One-tenth of an inch of Ice has accumulated on trees throughout Howard County, Ark., local law enforcement reports. Downed tree limbs and isolated power outages are resulting.
10:03 a.m. CST Tuesday: Heavy icing is occurring across portions of Arkansas. A trained spotter reports 0.25 of an inch accumulation in Conway County, Ark.
9:49 a.m. CST Tuesday: Bridge operator for the Department of Highways in Kansas reports 5.5 inches of snow in the far northwest portion of Marion County, with visibility down to one-quarter of a mile.
9:45 a.m. CST Tuesday: As many as 6 inches of snow have accumulated across parts of Kansas this morning. Very heavy snow rates are falling across central and eastern portions of the state.
9:39 a.m. CST Tuesday: Between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., 4.5 inches of snow fell across Abilene, Kan., the local emergency manager reports.
8:12 a.m. CST Tuesday: Texas Department of Transportation reports a fatal accident due to slippery conditions northbound on US Highway 84 northwest of the junction with FM 399.

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