Rain, ice coat parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
Source: AP
By EMILY SCHMALL
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Heavy rain and icy conditions are likely to stick around through most of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in parts of the central U.S. due to a slow-moving, complex weather system that's being blamed for at least 3 flash-flooding deaths.
"There's a pretty substantial shield of rain extending from parts of Texas across a lot of Oklahoma and into the mid-Mississippi Valley," said John Hart, a meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings in the Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma that will remain in effect through noon Saturday, with up to a quarter or half-inch of ice expected to accumulate.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation spokesman Cody Boyd said road crews had been applying salt and sand since Thursday night, noting that roads there were slick and hazardous.
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Firefighter Craig Bope assists Tarrant County Sheriff's Deputy Krystal Salazar after she was rescued from the raging waters of Deer Creek early Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. Salazar had gone into the water to attempt to rescue two other people that were swept away in the rushing waters, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The search continued for the missing people. (Glen E. Ellman/Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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Omaha: More snow, sleet and freezing rain throughout the weekend
CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Ice covers roses near 30th and Myrtle Avenue in Omaha Thursday afternoon.
http://www.omaha.com/weather/weather-more-snow-sleet-and-freezing-rain-throughout-the-weekend/article_23029bce-9530-11e5-84bf-bf31107ab791.html
POSTED: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2015 12:15 AM | UPDATED: 12:28 AM, SAT NOV 28, 2015.
By Jay Withrow and Andrew J. Nelson / World-Herald staff writers
Get ready for another winterlike punch to the gut, even though it’s still fall.
A high temperature of just 34 degrees is expected today in the Omaha area, forecasters said.
Periods of foul weather were again forecast through Tuesday for most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, which was under a slippery layer of ice on Thanksgiving.
On-and-off snow, sleet and freezing rain could make travel messy yet again across the region.
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