Winter Weather: 50 Million Americans Under Alerts; Which States Are Affected?

A trio of winter storms moved toward the country's center on Sunday, generating travel concerns for the rest of the week as the Upper Midwest is trapped in the bitter cold and wind chills that could reach negative 50 degrees.

The weather forecasting company predicted three storms would bring ice and snow from Sunday to Thursday. Saturation from the Gulf of Mexico and cooler air moving south will feed the storms, according to USA Today.

AccuWeather predicts that the rain will be steady for many days during the US winter weather in specific locations.

Senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said, "cold air will plunge" deep down south to set up a "weather battle zone" for most of the week. He noted that a glaze of ice might make driving hazardous from eastern Oklahoma through northwest Arkansas and southern Missouri during the winter weather alert.

The US winter weather may be extreme in specific locations per winter weather alert. Forecasters from the National Weather Service office in Pocatello, Idaho, have warned that Sunday's highs could not even make it beyond -10 degrees Fahrenheit.

No matter how small, Icy patches pose a serious threat to drivers and pedestrians. A quarter-inch of ice is crucial during ice storms, per Fox Weather.

This Week's Weather Predictions

Memphis, Tennessee, and the neighboring regions in Arkansas and Mississippi will be under an ice storm warning beginning Monday evening.

With the alert in effect until Wednesday afternoon, travel may be "nearly impossible," according to the advisory.

Austin, Dallas, and Oklahoma City are under winter weather warnings until Wednesday as freezing precipitation continues through Tuesday, according to a CNN weather report.

Heavy rain and flash flooding worries grow in eastern Texas by Tuesday, with a slight danger of heavy rainfall from eastern Texas to northwest Louisiana Wednesday during the US winter weather.

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