A powerful storm system that's seen temperatures plummet in the Rockies is set to bring heavy rain across the Southeast "and a long stretch of wintry weather from the southern Plains to the interior Northeast," the National Weather Service warns.
What's happening: Per the NWS, the effects of the system will be "far-reaching" and impact travel in a vast area that's likely to affect millions of people. Multiple weather-related crashes have already been reported in Denver — including one fatality, per the Denver Post. The city's temperature fell 58 degrees from a "daily-record-tying high of 74 at 2 p.m. Sunday to 16 degrees by 8 p.m. Monday," the Washington Post notes.
Wintry precipitation will impact travel over the next few days over a broad area. Some of the heaviest snow may fall from tonight into early Wednesday in the southern Plains of west Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall rates could exceed 1 inch per hour in the heaviest snow bands. pic.twitter.com/5FotVAD3uI
— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) February 4, 2020
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