Travel & RV Weather Forecast Tuesday 31 January

** Heads Up ** RVers in or traveling through much of interior Texas, eastern Oklahoma, central Arkansas or western Tennessee, will continues to be impacted by a significant ice storm, both on the roads and in campgrounds, through early Thursday morning.

Ice storm continues throughout much of Texas and Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and western Tennessee.
Santa Ana winds through this afternoon for southern California; strong winds over the Siskiyou Pass on Thursday.
Chance of severe thunderstorms Thursday along the central Gulf Coast.

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Pacific:

— Northern CA Shasta Valley: High Wind Watch Thursday morning through Friday morning. Gusts to 60 mph. Includes I-5 between Grenada to Weed. I-5 impacted.

— Along the NV/AZ and CA/AZ Border for the Upper Colorado River Valley, Lake Havasu and Lake Mead Recreation areas: Wind Advisory through this afternoon. Gusts to 50 mph. I-40, US-93, US-95 impacted.

— Southern CA mountains and coastal regions surrounding Los Angeles: Winter Advisory through late this afternoon for Santa Ana winds. Gusts to 50 mph. I-5, I-10, I-15, US-101 impacted.

Mountain:

— Northwest MT along and east of the Rocky Mountain Front: High Wind Warning through midday today. Gusts to 70 mph. I-15 impacted.

— Portions of central and south-central MT: Winter Weather Advisory through this afternoon for blowing and drifting snow. Wind gusts 40-45 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Southeast WY: Wind Chill Warnings this morning. Wind chill values as low as -50 deg F. I-15, I-84 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warning through Wednesday afternoon. Gusts to 70 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Central AZ above 5000 feet: Winter Weather Advisory continues through midday today. 1-7 inches snow. I-17, I-40 impacted.

— Much of eastern NM: Freezing Fog Advisories this morning. I-25, I-40 impacted.

Central:

— Most of interior TX from east of Dallas and San Antonio to west of the I-10/I-20 split; central and eastern OK; southern AR; northern LA: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through early Thursday morning. Freezing rain and sleet continue. Ice accumulations 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I-10, I-20, I-30, I-35, I-40, I-44, I-45 impacted.

— West-central, central and east-central AR; western TN and adjacent northwest MS: ICE STORM Warnings continue through midday Wednesday. Additional ice accumulation of 1/10 to 1/3 inch expected, along with some sleet. I-30, I-40, I-55 impacted.

— Northern AR; western and central KY; central TN: Winter Weather Advisories today. One more round of sleet and freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations less than 1/4 inch and sleet accumulations less than 1/10th inch. I-24, I-40, I-65 impacted.

— Northeast TX; southwest AR; north-central and northwest LA: Flash Flood Watch through Thursday afternoon. Additional rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches possible. Heaviest rains Wednesday afternoon into Thursday. I-20, I-30, I-49 impacted.

— Southern and central LA and adjacent southeast TX; southern MS; southern and east-central AL; FL Panhandle: Dense Fog Advisories this morning. I-10, I-12, I-20, I-55, I-59, I-65, I-85 impacted.

— South-central and southeast LA; coastal MS; southern AL; FL Panhandle: Strong to severe thunderstorms possible Thursday. I-10, I-12, I-55, I-59, I-65 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Southern IN; most of central and eastern KY; central TN; southern OH; much of WV: Winter Weather Advisories through midday today for a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Up to an inch of snow and a glaze of ice possible. I-64, I-65, I-71, I-74, I-77, I-79 impacted.

— West-central NY downwind of Lake Ontario: Winter Weather Advisory through this afternoon for lake effect snow. Additional accumulations up to 3-6 inches. I-81, I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— Eastern KY; much of NC and SC; GA; northern FL and much of the FL Gulf Coast: Dense Fog Advisories through midday today. Major highways impacted include I-10, I-16, I-20, I-26, I-40, I-73, I-75, I-77, I-81, I-85, I-95.

Access to real-time road information:

Phone numbers and websites for road conditions in all 50 states. Courtesy of the Cheyenne WY Weather Forecast Office

National Weather Service Warnings, Watches and Advisories Tuesday morning 31 January 2023
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Freezing rain (ice) accumulation through Thursday morning 2 February
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Flash flood risk Thursday and Thursday night 2 February
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