Ice-apocalypse 2026

[Activated Alpha]

So people are warning this storm could be as bad as the 94 storm for the state? Last one in 21 was pretty bad but what are yalls thoughts?

[SaintDawg]

Came here to ask the same. Looks like this might be a heavy-duty glaze event.

[msstate7]

Temps on my built-in weather app show much higher this morning than last night. Hopefully we avoid ice

[Pancho]

Temps on my built-in weather app show much higher this morning than last night. Hopefully we avoid ice

Up here it'll be 18 friday night and stay below freezing til tuesday.............lotta Ice incoming

[msstate7]

Up here it'll be 18 friday night and stay below freezing til tuesday.............lotta Ice incoming

Gross. In central miss, I'm seeing highs in 40s on Saturday and Sunday... I really hope this is right

[Pancho]

It seems to be shifting northward for now so that is good for some. My folks south of Nashville are bracing for 12-20" of fluffy snow.

[msstate7]

It seems to be shifting northward for now so that is good for some. My folks south of Nashville are bracing for 12-20" of fluffy snow.

Oh my.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Dallas is going to get hit, just a matter of how much ice. I think everyone is in agreement that we will get somewhere between 2-4 inches of snow. The ice is all over the place though. I have seen as low as .25 inch an as high as 3 inches.

The issue for us, and Mississippi as well, is the temperature. We will not get above freezing until Tuesday. I know most of North Mississippi will not be above freezing until next weekend.

[DownwardDawg]

Gross. In central miss, I'm seeing highs in 40s on Saturday and Sunday... I really hope this is right

Lows in the 20's and teens Saturday and Sunday with 70-99% rain/snow/sleet. It's gonna be nasty. That's Hindsight/Madison/Yazoo county areas.

[Activated Alpha]

delete

[Activated Alpha]

Dallas is going to get hit, just a matter of how much ice. I think everyone is in agreement that we will get somewhere between 2-4 inches of snow. The ice is all over the place though. I have seen as low as .25 inch an as high as 3 inches.

The issue for us, and Mississippi as well, is the temperature. We will not get above freezing until Tuesday. I know most of North Mississippi will not be above freezing until next weekend.

I know the models keep changing, but what are your thoughts on central MS?

[DownwardDawg]

I know the models keep changing, but what are your thoughts on central MS?

Ice with wrecks everywhere.

[Activated Alpha]

Ice with wrecks everywhere.

Hah, that happens in the rain, sleet, snow, or sun. Jackson and wrecks are pretty much synonymous

[TrapGame]

Lows in the 20's and teens Saturday and Sunday with 70-99% rain/snow/sleet. It's gonna be nasty. That's Hindsight/Madison/Yazoo county areas.

Yeah, 7 needs to check his weather app. It might be set for Mobile.

[starkvegasdawg]

Models still not in good agreement as everything depends on the exact track of the low which is impossible to predict tho far out. A change in track of 5 miles can make a huge difference on who sees what. Right now, the best guess is most of the snow stays more in TN and extreme north MS. The bulk of the state will see mainly freezing rain and sleet. And while some models are kicking out catastrophic amounts, I'm thinking north of 82 will probably see between 0.5-1.5" of ice. Which is still enough to cause widespread power outages and make travel nearly impossible. The added kick in the balls is that after the storm passes temps will plummet so most of what falls will be here for a while.

[DLGDawg]

Models still not in good agreement as everything depends on the exact track of the low which is impossible to predict tho far out. A change in track of 5 miles can make a huge difference on who sees what. Right now, the best guess is most of the snow stays more in TN and extreme north MS. The bulk of the state will see mainly freezing rain and sleet. And while some models are kicking out catastrophic amounts, I'm thinking north of 82 will probably see between 0.5-1.5" of ice. Which is still enough to cause widespread power outages and make travel nearly impossible. The added kick in the balls is that after the storm passes temps will plummet so most of what falls will be here for a while.

Yep. It's a classic ice setup with the COLD temps to follow.

[parabrave]

Hey SVD Hope the Cams get some good shots of the icing. Time to plug the NM Cams YT channel/

[starkvegasdawg]

Hey SVD Hope the Cams get some good shots of the icing. Time to plug the NM Cams YT channel/

We're going to have a lot of them looking down at roads during the event to help monitor travel conditions. MDOT will have the link to view them.

[msstate7]

Yeah, 7 needs to check his weather app. It might be set for Mobile.

Nah, still high of 49 on Saturday and 48 on Sunday for Philadelphia

[StarkVegasSteve]

Models still not in good agreement as everything depends on the exact track of the low which is impossible to predict tho far out. A change in track of 5 miles can make a huge difference on who sees what. Right now, the best guess is most of the snow stays more in TN and extreme north MS. The bulk of the state will see mainly freezing rain and sleet. And while some models are kicking out catastrophic amounts, I'm thinking north of 82 will probably see between 0.5-1.5" of ice. Which is still enough to cause widespread power outages and make travel nearly impossible. The added kick in the balls is that after the storm passes temps will plummet so most of what falls will be here for a while.

SVD, does the temperature seems to be the biggest issue in all of this? It seems like it's going to be like 2021 all over again for N MS where they'll get 6-8 inches of snow but the temperature will stay below freezing throughout the week causing everything to just keep refreezing.

[TrapGame]

Nah, still high of 49 on Saturday and 48 on Sunday for Philadelphia

I have a high of 38 and 32 for Richland on Saturday and Sunday.

[starkvegasdawg]

SVD, does the temperature seems to be the biggest issue in all of this? It seems like it's going to be like 2021 all over again for N MS where they'll get 6-8 inches of snow but the temperature will stay below freezing throughout the week causing everything to just keep refreezing.

That's a serious concern. Hopefully, it doesn't last as long as 2021 and we get melting sooner.

Latest euro with a huge surge north keeping the golden triangle a mostly rain event until Sunday. Just a big waiting game to see how it plays out.

[parabrave]

Latest forecast has 82 north getting plastered

[PGHBulldogBG]

The models are really crazy here in Southern PA. One of the stations is using the euro putting us at 15-18 inches and the other one only 4-6. Still seems too early to tell.

[parabrave]

The models are really crazy here in Southern PA. One of the stations is using the euro putting us at 15-18 inches and the other one only 4-6. Still seems too early to tell.

Oh you're getting shi& on up there but man you don't want to be in the VA WVA south Penn area. They are talking bout 17-20 In of Snow. Minus Temps I 40 and above.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Oh you're getting shi& on up there but man you don't want to be in the VA WVA south Penn area. They are talking bout 17-20 In of Snow. Minus Temps I 40 and above.

Yea we get these kind of storms every 5 years or so but the temperatures after that is going to make it worse along with another storm looking like it's coming in next Wednesday, so this does appear to be a disaster in the works for Southern PA and WV.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Anyone know anyone that could install a 50 manual transfer switch in a hurry?

[Bdawg]

So what does it mean when they are calling for ice? Is that in the form of sleet or rain that is going to freeze and accumulate on trees and power lines?
I hope the temps are cold enough to freeze anything before it hits the ground!!!

[MrCoachKlein]

It pushing north on the latest euro could be worse for us closer to TN. Might be better for y'all in central MS.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvII1Yib96k

[ScooterDog]

If you are unlucky enough to get caught on the highway with ice and snow, I can give you one piece of very good advice - COAST along over bridges. Do not give it gas or brake!! Most people in Miss. do not know how to drive in these conditions. Best advice, stay home.

[parabrave]

If you are unlucky enough to get caught on the highway with ice and snow, I can give you one piece of very good advice - COAST along over bridges. Do not give it gas or brake!! Most people in Miss. do not know how to drive in these conditions. Best advice, stay home.

Last sentence is all you need to know. Up north the peeps all know to carry tire chains with them because of the icing. And dont even try to go up a icy hill or down one. You will end up in the woods.

[GeoDawg]

If you are unlucky enough to get caught on the highway with ice and snow, I can give you one piece of very good advice - COAST along over bridges. Do not give it gas or brake!! Most people in Miss. do not know how to drive in these conditions. Best advice, stay home.

Several years ago I attended a training class in Lebanon, NH (Dartmouth). Flew into Manchester and drove up. About a 2 hour drive. It was late April or early May.

Toward the end of the week, the weather forecast predicted a snow storm to drop 4 to 6 inches the night before I was scheduled to drive back to Manchestor.

I was talking to the hotel clerk about it and I guess he could tell this Mississippi boy was nervous about it. He looked at me and said, "Don't worry everyone up here knows how to drive in it." I replied "I not worried about them. They need to be worried about me."

Fortunately, I made it home.

[DownwardDawg]

Hah, that happens in the rain, sleet, snow, or sun. Jackson and wrecks are pretty much synonymous

Yeah. My wife works at St Dominic. I hate her driving through Jackson.

[starkvegasdawg]

So what does it mean when they are calling for ice? Is that in the form of sleet or rain that is going to freeze and accumulate on trees and power lines?
I hope the temps are cold enough to freeze anything before it hits the ground!!!

Typically, when you hear ice it's referring to freezing rain which is worst case scenario for power outages.

[Harrydawg]

Nah, still high of 49 on Saturday and 48 on Sunday for Philadelphia

You need a new AP. Highs Sunday is 34 degrees

[PGHBulldogBG]

It does seem like alot of these models tend to trend north as storms get closer. Not always but probably 80 percent of the time.

[Bdawg]

Typically, when you hear ice it's referring to freezing rain which is worst case scenario for power outages.

Crap!!!! Thanks

[War Machine Dawg]

SVD, what?s the latest? AccuWeather saying .15-.25 inches of ice near Memphis and 2-6 inches of snow. Asked one of my bosses last night if they were going to cut us loose Friday night if the roads start freezing. I got the long version of ?No, you plebes have to work and rush life and limb. If you wreck, so be it.? Pisses me off because I know all the managers will be working from home all safe and warm tomorrow night.

[msstate7]

You need a new AP. Highs Sunday is 34 degrees

Still showing 40 of a high for Sunday

[starkvegasdawg]

SVD, what?s the latest? AccuWeather saying .15-.25 inches of ice near Memphis and 2-6 inches of snow. Asked one of my bosses last night if they were going to cut us loose Friday night if the roads start freezing. I got the long version of ?No, you plebes have to work and rush life and limb. If you wreck, so be it.? Pisses me off because I know all the managers will be working from home all safe and warm tomorrow night.

I think NW MS will get winter weather guaranteed. The big question is where will the heavy band of freezing rain set up. Models were shifting it north up into the Memphis area, but some have been trending it back SE more into the 82 corridor. If that happens, the Memphis area will probably be more of a sleet / snow mix. One thing for sure, where ever that band of freezing rain sets up is going to be in for a bad time. 1" ice accumulations look likely and it may be more. Where that is will all depend on the exact track of the low. For every mile north or south it tracks that moves that line one mile.

[Rawdawg]

Yeah the Canadian and GFS models that ran this afternoon are not kind to Starkville.

[Pancho]

look like a huge mess

[parabrave]

Hey SVD your Clarksdale and Cleveland Cams getting some great shots. And all you Jackson EDers better load up on Water since we know what happens to the Jackson water system during freezes.

[SaintDawg]

looking like temps arent going to be as bad as they thought. Central MS wont go below freezing overnight per NWS. Just cold rain with a high of 38 tomorrow.

[DownwardDawg]

looking like temps arent going to be as bad as they thought. Central MS wont go below freezing overnight per NWS. Just cold rain with a high of 38 tomorrow.

Interesting. All my apps say high is 30 tomorrow in Clinton. And 10-15 mph north winds.
Just received a dangerous cold warning. Wind chill temps 5-15 degrees.

[parabrave]

Hey SVD checkout your Cleveland Cam. Its covered in ice.

[ArrowDawg]

Interesting. All my apps say high is 30 tomorrow in Clinton. And 10-15 mph north winds.
Just received a dangerous cold warning. Wind chill temps 5-15 degrees.

Temps should drop to freezing around sunrise and freezing rain is expected until maybe noon. Expected ice accretion in Clinton is maybe between a quarter and half an inch. Hopefully it'll be less.

[parabrave]

Lots of power outages in North Mississippi.

[DownwardDawg]

Temps should drop to freezing around sunrise and freezing rain is expected until maybe noon. Expected ice accretion in Clinton is maybe between a quarter and half an inch. Hopefully it'll be less.

Thanks Arrow. Hoping for less!!!

[parabrave]

Thanks Arrow. Hoping for less!!!

Noww DD you know you are a magnet for bad weather so please stay far away gtom the coast. Speaking of bad weather has anyone seen Commencent Dig lately?

[DownwardDawg]

Noww DD you know you are a magnet for bad weather so please stay far away gtom the coast. Speaking of bad weather has anyone seen Commencent Dig lately?

I got a text message from him at Christmas.

[Pancho]

Lots of power outages in North Mississippi.

it is pure awful up here. main power source is out in Tippah county days and weeks without power ahead

[starkvegasdawg]

Hey SVD checkout your Cleveland Cam. It's covered in ice.

We have a lot that happened to. We've been advised fo the ones still operational not to move them as they're encased in ice and would risk burning up the PTZ motor.

[Bdawg]

Woke up to limbs snapping and falling out of trees at 5:30am in the mid delta. Lost power soon after. Glad I don’t have big trees close to my house. Had to go to my dads to work on his generator this morning and overall it seems to be more trees than power lines down. Thank goodness the precipitation is over because much more and a lot more lines would be coming down. Think we are around 75-1.0” of ice accumulation right now so these lines are probably on the brink.

Edit to add: seems we have a couple substations with damage.

[Hot Rock]

Union County is a mess... i can't even walk to the highway 1/4 mile away. Too many downed trees and power lines making it too dangerous to traverse. It may be weeks before we get power out here.

[Coach34]

I’ve got 3 inches of ice right outside my front door here in Shreve. No school M/T

[starkvegasdawg]

Keep in mind that unlike most winter events where it snows or ices and then 2 days later it's 60 outside, we are in for a period of sustained cold for the next 7-10 days minimum. Large parts of western and north MS will be without power and heat that entire time. The true effects of this storm are just now beginning.

[Pancho]

Union County is a mess... i can't even walk to the highway 1/4 mile away. Too many downed trees and power lines making it too dangerous to traverse. It may be weeks before we get power out here.

Blue Mountain and Tippah County have no natural gas or water.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Panola and Yalobusha Co looks like a war zone from what I've seen. My parents also said that they heard the MS Delta was hit really hard. Thankfully they just missed it in Senatobia and we thankfully just have ice on the roads and sidewalks in Dallas and not on trees and powerlines.

[Bdawg]

Panola and Yalobusha Co looks like a war zone from what I've seen. My parents also said that they heard the MS Delta was hit really hard. Thankfully they just missed it in Senatobia and we thankfully just have ice on the roads and sidewalks in Dallas and not on trees and powerlines.

Southern part of delta is the worst: South Washington co, Sharkey, issaquena, Humphreys and Yazoo have a lot of damage and outages.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Southern part of delta is the worst: South Washington co, Sharkey, issaquena, Humphreys and Yazoo have a lot of damage and outages.

Yea the problem there is that I think Entergy is going to focus most of their efforts to Oxford so there's places in the Delta that could be without power for weeks.

[parabrave]

No icing down here on the coast. As for power lines there has been a concentrated effort the last few years to strengthen the power lines on main hub lines and to cut back trees that might be blown down on lines during hurricanes. We had a bad ice storm down here last year and we had no major lines downed due to ice or falling trees.

[StarkVegasSteve]

No icing down here on the coast. As for power lines there has been a concentrated effort the last few years to strengthen the power lines on main hub lines and to cut back trees that might be blown down on lines during hurricanes. We had a bad ice storm down here last year and we had no major lines downed due to ice or falling trees.

A lot of places still have power right now due to lines being buried. I know they're saying the only places in Oxford that have power have buried power lines.

[parabrave]

Buried lines are great but the problem is any lines between you and the Substation that provides your power. If you ever get a chance get a line schematic or you can get in your car and track the lines till you get to your substation and you will know where potential problems can be found.

[Mjoelner34]

TVA supply lines and sub-stations were hit hard in Oxford. The one by the university is back up and they're working on the west Oxford and Taylor sub-stations now.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Buried lines are great but the problem is any lines between you and the Substation that provides your power. If you ever get a chance get a line schematic or you can get in your car and track the lines till you get to your substation and you will know where potential problems can be found.

Yea I think that's the main problem for the buried lines in Oxford is that the Substation is down or got hit.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Oxford was on national news this morning along with Booneville and Corinth. That ice looked really crazy. Buried in 12+ inches of snow in PA, but I will take that over ice.

[parabrave]

If any of ya'll want to see something amazing pull up the GOES 19 Geocolor Satellite and look at the Snow Swath on the ground from Texas all the way up to Maine.

[Jake]

Oxford was on national news this morning along with Booneville and Corinth. That ice looked really crazy. Buried in 12+ inches of snow in PA, but I will take that over ice.

Its big news when HELL freezes over

[DownwardDawg]

Its big news when HELL freezes over

This is so awesome.

[Offshore Dawg]

Any trees left in the grove.

[parabrave]

Any trees left in the grove.

They were interviewing OM Kids and they were saying the Grove took a hit,

[Bdawg]

Yea the problem there is that I think Entergy is going to focus most of their efforts to Oxford so there's places in the Delta that could be without power for weeks.

They are around and working the area. Some transcontinental lines of Entergy that supply a smaller electric company took a hit so that smaller company needs that line back going. Also some substations took a lick I believe. May be the end of the week for power where I live. And about to get cold again!!! But at least the ice will be gone

[sandjunky]

Yea the problem there is that I think Entergy is going to focus most of their efforts to Oxford so there's places in the Delta that could be without power for weeks.

Energy doesn?t serve Oxford, TVA does or provides the generation to a local cooperative

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

Anyone traveled Hwy 315 between Sardis and Helena Ark ? Trying to figure out travel conditions

[parabrave]

Anyone traveled Hwy 315 between Sardis and Helena Ark ? Trying to figure out travel conditions

On Satellite the entire delta is still under ice. But look up MDOT and check road conditions. Camera at the Bridge show it still iced.

[starkvegasdawg]

Major issues on I-55 from Batesville up through Tate county. Cars are stuck and traffic has backed up.

[parabrave]

And this weekend the Temps are going to really plummet. Sat Forecast HIGH is 35.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Major issues on I-55 from Batesville up through Tate county. Cars are stuck and traffic has backed up.

Yea I've talked to a couple of people who were trying to go Oxford to Memphis til their power was turned back on. One said they left at noon yesterday and got to Memphis at 6 and the other left yesterday afternoon around 3 and was still not past the North Batesville exit last night at 7 PM. Said a lot of people were trying to turn around but then they were getting stuck in the median.

[Activated Alpha]

Heard the LA national guard were sending in a few HEMTT to help clear all the semis that were stuck on I20. Not sure how bad I55 is in Batesville, but if people get stranded out there for 24+ hours like in LA then hopefully we do something similar.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Heard the LA national guard were sending in a few HEMTT to help clear all the semis that were stuck on I20. Not sure how bad I55 is in Batesville, but if people get stranded out there for 24+ hours like in LA then hopefully we do something similar.

I55 is BAD accd to my parents who live in Senatobia. My dad said some cars were stuck overnight and ran out of gas.

[vv83]

I55 is BAD accd to my parents who live in Senatobia. My dad said some cars were stuck overnight and ran out of gas.

Yeah lot of people spent the night in the car overnight. 18 wheeler wrecked and has 55/269 completely blocked

[StarkVegasSteve]

Yeah lot of people spent the night in the car overnight. 18 wheeler wrecked and has 55/269 completely blocked

I saw an update late last night that said 3 18 wheelers near the Como exit stalled and that was causing the backup. I also know the wreck you're talking about near the Hernando exit and you're correct that it shut down I55.

[parabrave]

Looking at the MDOT Map everything from the River to Grenada north is closed.

[parabrave]

If you can go to MDOT hit any Camera on I 22 and HWY 78 click on cameras and look at hundreds of Semis just stuck.

[DownwardDawg]

If you can go to MDOT hit any Camera on I 22 and HWY 78 click on cameras and look at hundreds of Semis just stuck.

Thanks for the heads up. I installed the app last night and looked. It looks like they're finally moving this morning. Very slowly.

[msstate7]

I have a flight from Memphis next Friday. I-55 should be clear by then, right?

[starkvegasdawg]

Northbound lanes from Batesville to Sardis are now open.

[parabrave]

And another very cold weather event this weekend. Barely getting above Freezing Sat thru Mon here on the Coast.

[Bdawg]

Have power after 6 days…. Feel for those who are still waiting and another arctic blast coming.

[parabrave]

Neighbors daughter is home from Oxford. They are out till Mid Feb. Alot of water damage to buildings, dorms, Classrooms and other facilities. If any of you have college aged sons the panhandle is overflowing with OM sorority babes.