Jane Menard

When you talk about travel, that is expected to come to a screeching halt.

Starting Friday, continuing into next week.

The worst of the icing is expected to be centered around the I-40 corridor.

I do think that the lower Mississippi Valley, an area that we need to watch very closely for ice that could amount to over an inch.

It's in that zone that we're expecting to see widespread power outages.

So preparations are key.

We're in the final phase right now of making sure you have what you need.

to get through this storm and beyond into next week.

The icing impacts could be crippling.

We're talking.

Two bullseyes, one through the lower Mississippi, another into the Piedmont and the Carolinas, where we could see more than a half an inch of ice accumulation.

This kicks off Friday, continues through Sunday.

Widespread power outages and a domino effect of disruptive travel.

Likely, in many ways, travel completely halted for our major airport hubs.

Dallas to Atlanta, up through the Carolinas as soon as Friday kicks off.

A significant winter storm set to wallop millions from the southern plains to the east coast this weekend.

It all begins Friday and continues into Monday.

Winter storm watches are now in effect ahead of this massive and potentially crippling winter storm.

So Oklahoma down through northern Louisiana.

The first alerts are up.