Places in the path of today's snow and plunging temperatures are sure to face disruptions to travel and daily routines.
Roads and sidewalks were a skating rink around Oklahoma City this morning. Freezing rain followed by a coating of snow and temperatures plunging into the teens led to numerous accidents and prompted officials to close schools.
A similar fate with precipitation and plunging temperatures is likely around Little Rock, Ark. this afternoon and Memphis this evening.
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The Ohio Valley was in the thick of accumulating snow this afternoon. The snow was also streaking into the central Appalachians.
The snow was expanding northeastward to Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
The rest of the Northeast will bear the brunt of the disruptive snowstorm tonight into Friday.
In Missouri, totals from this snowstorm topped 6 inches in the cities of Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis.
Today's snow will generally amount to 3 to 6 inches from Springfield, Mo., to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
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The adverse conditions may force officials to dismiss school early and cancel afternoon and evening sporting activities. Parents may have to gather up the kids from daycare a bit early.
Airline passengers will not be exempt from travel headaches. Flight delays and cancelations are to be expected, even where the snow has or will be coming to an end into this evening.
The worst travel disruptions from the snowstorm will bypass Chicago and Detroit. However, snow showers later today followed by plummeting temperatures could make for slippery travel during the afternoon and evening commute.
Chicago and Detroit will not be exempt from the bitter blast of arctic air that is set to grip the entire Midwest tonight into at least Friday.
Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski contributed to the content of this story.
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