Looking ahead: Dry days, frigid nights expected as cleanup begins across southern US

Dry, milder weather is expected for clean-up efforts across the southern United States following a dose of heavy snow, ice and flooding rainfall.

Several inches of rain inundated a swath of eastern Texas on Friday as heavy snow ramped up in West Texas later that night. Meanwhile, flooding rainfall moved into the Mississippi Valley as ice and snow began to coat northern Arkansas and Tennessee on Saturday morning. 

In West Texas, frequent stretches of sunshine will help to melt snow off the roadways as temperatures reach into the 50s F during the afternoon on both Monday and Tuesday. Road treatments will be effective in these conditions as well, making for much smoother travel.

Farther east, this dry weather will help flooded areas throughout Austin, College Station and Houston to drain more efficiently.

Generally dry weather will filter into the Southeast by Monday, although it will be unseasonably cool. Overnight temperatures below freezing can lead to patches of black ice on roadways across the Deep South on Monday morning. Those still without power will need to find other ways to stay warm.

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