Winter storms to hit much of US with snow, ice, biting cold

Disruptive winter storm to impact the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic through Monday with widespread heavy snow and damaging ice accumulations,

the NWS said in its latest report

The storm is still taking shape,

meteorologist Rich Bann of the NWS's Weather Prediction Center said Saturday evening

It'll be nearly impossible to drive in some areas,

he said

A swath of heavy snow exceeding 15 inches (38 cm) from northeastern Kansas into north-central Missouri would be the heaviest snowfall in a decade

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This could lead to the coldest January for the U.S. since 2011,

AccuWeather Director of Forecast Operations Dan DePodwin said Friday, noting

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I’m encouraging all Virginians, visitors, and travelers to stay alert, monitor the weather forecast, and prepare now for any potential impacts,

Youngkin said

For some, this could be the heaviest snowfall in over a decade,

according to NWS

It’s going to be a mess, a potential disaster,

private meteorologist Ryan Maue said

The wind chills are going to be brutal,

Woodwell Climate Research Institute climate scientist Jennifer Francis said

It’s not going to thaw out for a while,

Maue said