WeatherFanatics: LIVE: Snow, Ice Stretches From Okla. to Ohio Valley

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

March 2,2014; 5:55PM,EST

Snow and ice will continue to expand to the south and east through Monday from the Plains to the mid-Atlantic. The threat for ice exists southward to northern Louisiana and South Carolina.
The storm will cause major air and traffic disruptions, as many of the nation's largest hubs will be in the path of the storm throughout the weekend.
While disruptive snow will spread from Oklahoma to the Ohio Valley, the heaviest snow--with amounts of 6 inches or so--will unfold from the West Virginia mountains to northern and central Virginia to southern New Jersey.
This includes Washington, D.C., Harrisonburg, Va., Philadelphia, Dover, Del., and Atlantic City, N.J.
RELATED:
Major Winter Storm Tracking from Plains to Mid-Atlantic
AccuWeather Winter Weather Center
Northeast Regional Weather Radar
For the full story on the winter storm, read here.

UPDATES: (All times are listed in EST)

6:11 p.m. EST Sunday: An NWS trained spotter reports a half inch of sleet throughout much of the city of Tyler, Texas.
5:44 p.m. EST Sunday: Multiple accidents reported on Interstates 55 and 155 in Pemiscot Co., Mo., due to ice storm conditions, according to Pemiscot County emergency manager.
5:00 p.m. EST Sunday: Currently 6 power outages in Shelby County, Tenn., affecting about 1,900 customers, Shelby County Emergency Management Office said.
3:50 p.m. EST Sunday: Flight delays now top more than 3,000, with heaviest cancellations out of Dallas/Fort Worth, LaGuardia, O'Hare and Newark.
3:30 p.m. EST Sunday: The Public Service Company of Oklahoma reports more than 100 customers without power in Tulsa, and more than 400 without power near Lawton. OGE lists 50 without power in Oklahoma City.
2:55 p.m. EST Sunday: Tennessee 511 has been reporting multiple incidents of disabled vehicles and accidents on I-40, I-75, I-240 and I-65, among others:
2:40 p.m. EST Sunday: An NWS-trained spotter in Henderson County, Ill., reports 4 inches of snow from this system.
2:20 p.m. EST Sunday: West Virginia 511 reports accidents on I-68 East, multiple accidents on I-79 northbound and I-64 West.
2:00 p.m. EST Sunday: An NWS-trained spotter in Grayson County, Texas, reports half an inch of sleet in the area.
1:35 p.m. EST Sunday: More than 3,700 FirstEnergy customers are without power in northeastern Ohio, including the Cleveland area.
12:50 p.m. EST Sunday: Nearly 1,500 flights have been cancelled in the U.S. today, with hundreds of delays mounting at Dallas/Fort Worth, LaGuardia, O'Hare and St. Louis.
12:25 p.m. EST Sunday:
11:42 a.m. EST Sunday: While the Ohio Valley in the midst of a winter storm, this Sunday marks the two-year anniversary of a tornado outbreak.

11:10 a.m. EST Sunday: Broadcast media reports an inch of sleet has fallen in Fayetteville, Ark.
11:06 a.m. EST Sunday: The temperature is currently 47 F at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., but the city could still experience one of its top five snowiest March days on Monday.
11:01 a.m. EST Sunday: A Kansas Department of Transportation camera captured the following snowy scene on I-135 north of McPherson, Kan.

10:52 a.m. EST Sunday: Despite temperatures near 20 F, a thunderstorm capable of producing quarter-sized hail was tracking south of Branson, Mo.
10:29 a.m. EST Sunday: A lightning strike was recently recorded just east of Childress, Texas, where the temperature is 15 F.
10:22 a.m. EST Sunday: The number of flights canceled across the United States has risen to 1,236, according to FlightStats.com.
10:00 a.m. EST Sunday: Thunder was being reported as freezing rain was falling in Paducah, Ky.
9:54 a.m. EST Sunday: Travel is being discouraged on all major interstates and highways around Dallas, according to the Texas Department of Transportation, as shown on the following map with the roads highlighted in yellow.

9:45 a.m. EST Sunday: There is an immediate concern for roads and sidewalks to turn icy around the Dallas, Texas, with a bit of rain moving in and temperatures near to below freezing. Elevated surfaces will be the first to become slick.
9:38 a.m. EST Sunday: A band of heavy snow that recently dropped visibility to one-half mile in Hutchinson, Kan., continues to track northeastward through Kansas. Watch for reduced visibility and rapidly-falling snow on I-135, north of Wichita.
9:32 a.m. EST Sunday: A NWS spotter reported 3.15 inches of snow near Sherrard, Ill. Meanwhile, an inch of mainly sleet was reported near Crane, Mo.
9:06 a.m. EST Sunday: Due to a semi-truck rolling over, the Indiana Department of Transportation reports that all westbound lanes of I-64 between exits 18 and 25 are closed.
9:00 a.m. EST Sunday: The number of flights canceled across the U.S. so far this Sunday has already reached 1,000, according to FlightStats.com. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is experiencing the greatest number of cancellations with a total of 383.
8:47 a.m. EST Sunday: The official Lambert-St. Louis International Airport twitter feed reports that 41 departing flights and 18 arriving flights have been canceled so far this Sunday.
8:38 a.m. EST Sunday: The Indiana Department of Transportation is reporting difficult driving conditions on many roads throughout northern and central Indiana.

8:20 a.m. EST Sunday: AccuWeather.com meteorologists discussed the severe weather threat for later Sunday and determined that Little Rock, Ark., is not at risk but expanded the threat zone to Lake Charles, La.
7:40 a.m. EST Sunday: The following snowfall totals have been reported: 3.0 inches at Columbus Grove, Ohio, and 2.4 inches near Maquoketa, Iowa.
7:36 a.m. EST Sunday: The National Weather Service Office in Kansas City tweeted the following out:
7:35 a.m. EST Sunday: Roads are covered with sleet in Carbondale, Ill., according to a NWS spotter.
6:49 a.m. EST Sunday: There have already been 130 flight cancelations at O'Hare International Airport today, according to FlightStats.
5:52 a.m. EST Sunday: Thunder was heard in Dahlgren, Ill., in addition to the sleet and freezing rain falling in the town, according to NWS spotter.
4:32 a.m. EST Sunday: Ice is causing numerous accidents on roadways in Effingham, Ill., including I-70 and I-72, according to law enforcement.
3:11 a.m. EST Sunday: Sleet has covered many surfaces around Springfield, Mo., with one tenth of an inch measured on the ground by an NWS spotter.
2:04 a.m. EST Sunday: Snow is being reported from Burlington, Vt., through Wichita, Kan., a distance of more than 1,300 miles.

1:02 a.m. EST Sunday: An NWS trained spotter is reporting freezing rain around St. Louis that is leaving a glaze of ice on surfaces.

All Reports Listed Below Are from Saturday

11:32 p.m. EST Saturday: Emergency managers are reporting that snow and freezing rain has led to numerous accidents with cars sliding off the roadways in Huntington, Ind., especially on I-69.
10:52 p.m. EST Saturday: Snow is knocking on the doorstep of Cleveland with snow still falling from Detroit through Chicago and down to Kansas City.
9:40 p.m. EST Saturday: Two inches of snow reported near La Porte, Ind., according to an NWS spotter.
8:45 p.m. EST Saturday: National flight delays near 5,000 with more than 700 of those delays coming into and out of Chicago O'Hare International, according to FlightStats.
7:45 p.m. EST Saturday:
7:35 p.m. EST Saturday: Freezing drizzle in Ashland, Mo., reports an NWS spotter.
7:00 p.m. EST Saturday:
6:45 p.m. EST Saturday:

Visibility begins to fall throughout Carol Stream, Ill. (Photo/Robert Guico)
6:30 p.m. EST Saturday: Five inches of snow reported northwest of Des Moines, Iowa, in Rippey, according to an NWS spotter.
6:00 p.m. EST Saturday: Flight delays at Chicago O'Hare International airport due to snow and ice, reports the FAA.
5:20 p.m. EST Saturday: More than 4,000 flight delays nationally with nearly 650 delays and cancellations into and out of Chicago O'Hare International, according to FlightStats.

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