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Flights cancelations continue

For the second day in a row, flight cancelations piled up at Dallas-Fort Worth (DWF) International Airport and adjacent Love Field in Texas.

According to airline tracker FlightAware.com, DFW had over 1,100 cancellations as of around 11 am local time.

There were slightly over 200 people at Love Field.

At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, over 100 flights were canceled, while at St. Louis Lambert Airport, about 80 were canceled.

Thousands without electricity

According to PowerOutage.us, there were more than 32,000 power outages in Arkansas and roughly 15,000 in Tennessee as of 11am local time.

Numerous crashes on Kentucky bridge

According to the Weather Channel, the 18-month-old was killed in a sequence of incidents involving 12 tractor-trailers and six-passenger vehicles late Wednesday.

The boy was unsecured and flung from one of the damaged automobiles, where he was subsequently struck by a car.

The Kentucky State Police are looking into the matter.

Child dies in Kentucky due to crash

As a winter storm left a path of snow, ice, and sleet on its eastward march, an 18-month-old infant was killed in a sequence of collisions on an icy Kentucky bridge Wednesday, The Weather Channel reported.

According to Kentucky State Police, the collisions occurred on the Tennessee River Bridge on Interstate 24 in Marshall County.

Oaklee on Wednesday, part three

Through the midnight hours, icy or snowy travel affected areas from northern and central Texas through Oklahoma, northern and central Arkansas, central and southern Missouri, and the lower Ohio valley.

Oaklee on Wednesday, continued

Snow was forecast in sections of northern Arizona, Utah, and Colorado’s mountains, per the Weather Channel.

Lower elevations from California to southern Arizona were dampened by rain showers.

Some of the rains were accompanied by lightning and tiny hail or graupel, which might cause some regions to flood.

On Wednesday, the storm moved towards the central United States.

Oaklee on Wednesday

On Wednesday, Oaklee brought snow to California’s higher altitudes as well as the southern and central Rockies.

This is Southern California’s coldest storm of the year, with snowfall possible at elevations as low as 1,500 feet.

This caused considerable traffic congestion in the high country of Southern California, including the Grapevine, Interstate 15 north of the Inland Empire, and Interstate 8 through the San Diego County mountains, according to the Weather Channel.

Winter storm watches due to Oaklee

From upstate New York through most of New England, including Boston, Hartford, Albany, and Portland, Maine, winter storm watches have been issued.

Snow and/or ice will cause the worst conditions, particularly risky travel, in regions under winter storm warnings and watches.

Winter advisories for these areas

Winter storm warnings and advisories range from California’s higher elevations to the southern and central Rockies, the Southern Plains, the Ozarks, and the Mississippi Valley. Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, and St. Louis are among the cities that have been issued warnings.

Spreading snow and ice in the Plains

Through the end of the week, Winter Storm Oaklee will spread snow and possibly destructive ice from parts of the West to the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast.

Why did the US start naming storms, continued

Established by the World Meteorological Organization, a list of names are now used to identify Atlantic hurricanes on a six-year rotation.

The only time that there is a change is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm is considered inappropriate.

In the event that more than 21 named tropical cyclones occur in a season, a supplemental list of names is used.

As for winter storms, The Weather Channel has been naming winter storms since the 2012-2013 winter season.

Why did the US start naming storms?

Tropical storms and hurricanes were tracked by year and the order they occurred until the early 1950s.

However, over time, it was discovered that distinctive names would be needed to reduce confusion and streamline communications when two or more tropical storms occur at the same time.

That came after storm advisories broadcast from radio stations were mistaken for warnings concerning an entirely different storm located hundreds of miles away.

Picking names

The Weather Channel chooses names for snowstorms, and explained the process on its website.

“The names will be used in alphabetical order to identify winter storms that meet objective naming criteria based on National Weather Service winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings and ice storm warnings,” the outlet noted.

Who names snowstorms?

The Weather Channel names snowstorms.

The outlet noted that the 2021-22 season is the 10th season The Weather Channel will be naming winter storms.

Airport closures

Find out if your local airport has closed due to Winter Storm Oaklee by contacting your local airline.

The Flight Aviation Administration also has this information available on its website; however, they said in a tweet that it does not cancel flights.

Flyers angry over canceled flights

A user took to Twitter to call out United Airlines for canceling their flight for “no reason.”

United Airlines responded to the user by saying that their flight was canceled because of Winter Storm Oaklee.

Road shutdowns in Arkansas

Accidents on Highway 67 in Newport, Arkansas have caused the road to shut down.

National guard in Arkansas

Arkansas Gov Asa Hutchinson announced the deployment of around 90 Guard members and 32 vehicles across the state to assist with weather-related traffic difficulties.

“If you must travel,” said the governor, “please check road conditions & drive with caution.”

University shutdowns in Oklahoma

Through Thursday, Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma were closed.

February: the height of winter storm season.

The month of February is the most common for named winter storms.

There were 53 named storms in this month from 2013 to 2021, according to The Weather Channel.

The final snowstorm of the season has been predicted to arrive between mid-March and mid-May.

Through the end of the week, this current storm will spread snow and possibly destructive ice from parts of the West to the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast.

Dallas schools shut down Thursday

The Dallas Independent School District canceled classes for all of its schools on Thursday due to the potential of inclement weather, according to the district.

The notification said that information on a makeup day will be supplied later.

Reports of thunder sleet

Thunder hammered sections of Oklahoma and Arkansas at the same time it was sleeting.

A Twitter user filmed a lightning strike near his home.

Oaklee on Nancy’s coattails

Oaklee follows Winter Storm Nancy, which shut down parts of three interstates in Minnesota and North Dakota on Tuesday, bringing snow and ice from the Upper Plains to the Midwest.

East sees above-average temperatures

The East Coast is seeing temperatures that are 10 to 20 degrees above average, providing the ideal conditions for ice storms, according to CNN meteorologists.

On Thursday, significant rain is forecast in the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys as a result of the storm’s higher temperatures on the south side, posing a danger of flash flooding.

Record low temperatures in the west

On Wednesday, a dozen states in the western United States might see record low temperatures, with some locations dropping 20-40 degrees below average.

According to CNN, wind chills ranging from -30 to -50 degrees are causing “life-threatening conditions” in parts of the Plains.