November 24, 2013 -- Updated 1755 GMT (0155 HKT)
A deadly winter storm stretched from California to Texas and promised to
create Thanksgiving week travel problems all the way to the Atlantic. FULL STORY
Deadly western storm extends to Texas; East Coast in its sights
November 24, 2013 -- Updated 1808 GMT (0208 HKT)
Wild weather out West
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Three die on an icy northwest Texas interstate
- Snow and ice slow travel on I-10 in New Mexico and Texas
- Child killed in crash on icy road in New Mexico
- Eastern U.S. can expect Thanksgiving travel delays
At least five people have lost their lives in traffic crashes blamed on the storm system since late last week.
An arctic air mass is
expected to keep temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below normal along the
East Coast through Thursday. Even if the system fails to deliver heavy
snow, it could cause air travel disruptions with high winds, forecasters
say.
Three travelers died when
nine tractor-trailer trucks and two cars slid into each other on icy
Interstate 40 in northwest Texas late Friday, according to Texas State
Trooper Chris Ray.
The dead included
passengers in each of the cars and one of the truck drivers, who was
struck by one of the cars after he left his cab, Ray said. Several other
people were critically injured and taken to hospitals 35 miles away in
Amarillo, Texas, Ray said..
At least 20 people were
taken to local hospitals from collisions within three miles of the fatal
pileup, according to Oldham County, Texas, Sheriff David Medlin.
"We have about 4 inches
of snow on the ground," Medlin told CNN on Sunday. "Road conditions are
still dangerous and people should drive cautiously and avoid roads
unless absolutely needed."
A 4-year-old girl was
killed Friday when a car carrying her slid off icy U.S. 70 in New
Mexico, said the state Department of Public Safety. The child was not
properly restrained, the department said.
In Yuba County,
California, a 52-year-old passenger in a car died when a tree fell on
top of the vehicle Thursday, the county sheriff's office said.
Ice is blamed for
causing Willie Nelson's band bus to spin out of control and crash into a
bridge pillar on Interstate 30 near Sulphur Springs, Texas, early
Saturday. Three of the five members of Nelson's band were hurt,
according to police and the band. Nelson was not on board.
Flood threat in Arizona
Lingering rain prolonged
the flood threat in Arizona, the weather service said. Friday's 1.6
inches of rain in Phoenix made it the second wettest November day ever
recorded in the desert city. Lighter amounts were falling Saturday, but
drainage areas already were full.
In New Mexico and West
Texas, snow and ice covered Interstate 10. The highway was open through
Texas, but officials urged caution, especially on bridges.
New Mexico could see up to 8 inches of snow accumulating through Monday.
Storm will reach Carolinas by Monday
On Sunday, the forecast
for northern Texas and parts of Oklahoma called for rain and sleet, and
some spots are expected to get up to 4 inches of snow. Rain and sleet
will extend through Dallas and into northern Louisiana.
Rain is expected to
stretch from Texas to Georgia on Monday and to the Carolinas on Monday
night, with sleet and snow in northern parts of that swath.
By Tuesday, the rain will reach the mid-Atlantic states and parts of the Northeast.
Travel delays next week in Northeast
Rain, wind and possibly
snow will cause travel delays beginning as early as Tuesday in the East,
said CNN meteorologist Melissa Le Fevre.
"We are going to see delays," Le Fevre said. "We're just waiting to see if the impacts are going to be severe or just annoying."
The deciding factor will
be whether a low-pressure system moving north out of the Gulf of Mexico
travels inland or close to the East Coast, she said.
According to AAA
projections, 43.4 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from
home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year.
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