The combination of the moisture coming in the Gulf of Mexico and Arctic air flowing south of Canada has resulted in a lengthy winter hurricane to millions across the eight most states.

The bigger picture: Two people from Texas have been killed in the midst of snow, sleet and freezing rain that cut off road and air travel through Dallas this Tuesday. The mixed rain is expected to move northeast with the passing of time, continuing through Thursday in certain regions.

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A slew of ice storm alerts were in force for parts of central, west, and north Texas Western Tennessee northern Mississippi and a large portion of Arkansas. A vast swath of winter storm alerts as well as weather advisories were in place for areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, West Virginia and Virginia.

Zoom into Zoom in National Weather Service warned of “significant impact” from the cold rain, sleet, and thundersleet was observed and even in Dallas Fort Worth.

Many automobile accidents have been reported throughout several car accidents were reported along the Interstate 35 corridor that runs between Dallas as well as Oklahoma City Tuesday, and Austin police have reported several accidents that involved their own officers, between midnight and the early morning of Tuesday.

One victim died in Austin following an accident on Tuesday. Another 45-year-old mandied on the night before when his vehicle crashed into a guardrail on the highway close to Dallas due to icy conditions on the road which caused him to roll down an embankment according to AP..

On Tuesday afternoon it was reported that The NWS Forecast Office at Dallas released an ice-storm warning that could result in a half-inch accumulation of ice in areas to the west of I-35 which includes Ft. Worth, Denton and Mineral Wells.

Threat level: The winter mixture, dropping significantly in certain areas and was likely to get worse in the near future in the near-term, according to it was reported by the NWS forecast offices in Dallas advised people to stay clear of traveling if they can until Thursday.

“Multiple episodes of wintry precipitation are expected, with short pauses, followed by a flurry of freezing rain and sleet that could significantly affect roads,” the Weather Service stated via an online discussion on forecasts.

While the majority of freezing rain was predicted to begin falling, widespread freezing accumulations exceeding 0.25 inches were expected and some areas could pick up to 0.75″. Ice levels that exceed a half-inch could weigh down trees or power lines which can cause power outages.

“Significant accumulations of sleet and ice can be likely across the region, leading to massive impacts on infrastructure and travel,” the NWS forecast office in Memphis said in a discussion on forecasts.

Flight delays

Along with the dangerous roads The winter storm also caused delays in air travel which are spreading across the nation.

From 9:40 p.m. ET 1963 flights within and out of within or out of the U.S. had been canceled Tuesday. Most flights are from or heading to Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport according to FlightAware information. At least 4,616 flights have been delayed.

Memphis International Airport, the principal hub for FedEx in addition to Austin and Nashville, have been experiencing numerous cancellations of flights or delays due to the winter storm.

Arctic air sets new records

What’s next? The cold air that is responsible for the frozen mix has been setting records across the Rockies and Plains and over the next few days one of the coldest storms in decades, possibly for years, will be roaring into New England.

Tuesday’s morning saw temperatures in Wyoming fall to the low 30s while Denver hit an all-time low of minus 10 on Monday. A part from the vortex that is in the lower atmosphere will be whipping out of Hudson Bay across New England Saturday, sending temperatures plunging with powerful northwesterly winds.

The wind chills in Boston could be as low as minus 30 degrees as well as minus-50degF winds could be a possibility for the northern part of New England. Luckily, the Siberian-like cold will last only a few hours as temperatures are expected to moderate until Monday.