On The Icy Ground - Live Winter Storm As It Is

🧊 ICE STORM OUTLOOK – SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 Primary Impact Window: 12Z Sun Jan 25 → 12Z Mon Jan 26 📍 Primary Impact Regions 🔴 GREATEST ICE IMPACT (CRIPPLING) Central Texas → Arkansas → Louisiana → Mississippi → Tennessee (Mid-South) Then shifting east into northern Georgia → the Carolinas → central Virginia → southern Maryland 🟠 SECONDARY ICE CORRIDOR (PROLONGED) NC Piedmont → south-central Virginia → southern Maryland ⏱️ Timing by Region 🕘 Mid-South (TX / AR / LA / MS / TN) • Peak icing early Sunday morning • Many locations begin improving by midday, though impacts linger 🕒 Appalachians / Carolinas / VA / MD • Ice threat ramps up Sunday afternoon • Highest impacts Sunday evening through overnight, aided by cold-air damming east of the Appalachians 🕛 After the Main Event • Dangerous conditions persist beyond 12Z Monday due to power outages, ice load, and sub-freezing temperatures ⚠️ Primary Hazards 🧊 Freezing Rain / Ice Accretion (MAIN THREAT) • ≥0.25" ice expected across a broad region • Embedded corridor of ≥0.50" ice likely, especially across the NC Piedmont into south-central VA • WPC indicates a 30–60% probability of this higher-end accretion 🧊 Heavy Sleet (Compounding Hazard) • Several inches possible in the transition zone • Adds significant load to trees and power lines • Severely worsens travel conditions ❄️ Post-Storm Cold • Prolonged sub-freezing temperatures increase risk if outages occur 🚨 Expected Impacts 🚧 Travel • Roads becoming impassable or near-impassable • Sleet + ice creates extreme traction loss, even on treated roads ⚡ Power Infrastructure • Highest outage risk where ice exceeds 0.50" • Damage likely widespread and long-duration 🧍 Life Safety • Ice + cold creates high exposure risk • Carbon monoxide danger from improper generator/heater use • Emergency access may be delayed 📌 Operational Summary This is a high-confidence, high-impact ice storm with widespread ≥0.25" ice and a dangerous embedded ≥0.50" corridor. The combination of freezing rain + heavy sleet + prolonged cold makes this event particularly destructive, especially for utilities and transportation. 🛑 Key Actions (Immediate) • Avoid travel during icing windows • Prepare for extended power outages (lights, batteries, heat sources) • Protect pipes, pets, and people • Use generators safely (outdoors only, away from windows) FOLLOW me on your favorite platforms & CONTACT me here: https://linktr.ee/reedtimmer Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6hWxB0-u_IX7e-h4fEBAw/join (iOS users visit this link on the web!) Never Stop Chasing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6hWxB0-u_IX7e-h4fEBAw/join