Mississippi, Ice Storm Warning and winter weather watches
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Mississippi governor: Prepare for the worst, pray for the best as winter storm approaches
Gov. Tate Reeves is asking Mississippi residents to be prepared as a winter storm approaches.
"It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.," Evan Myers of AccuWeather said.
As millions of Americans hunker down for the winter storm, 17 states and Washington, D.C., have declared states of emergency.
The game time for Ole Miss women's basketball vs. Tennessee in Oxford has been changed due to the winter storm.
A winter storm watch will be in effect in New York and New Jersey this weekend for the impending snowstorm. The winter storm watch applies to all five boroughs in New York City, Long Island, and northern New Jersey as the National Weather Service predicts “localized accumulations over 12 inches possible.
The Nashville office of the National Weather Service upgraded the winter storm watch to a warning ahead of expected snow and ice this weekend.