Deadly winter storm forces more than 12,000 flight cancellations and delays with more airport chaos expected
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The next round of bitter cold temperatures and winter weather conditions is aimed at the South. “With cold air already in place, a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is forecast for the Southern Plains, which may cause hazardous driving conditions, starting late Wednesday night and continuing into Thursday morning,” the National Weather Service warned.
![[Heavy snow falls as a person walks along U.S. Route 42 in Florence, Kentucky, on Monday. More wintry weather conditions are forecast in Texas this week after storms resulted in hundreds of crashes]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/07/16/AP25007130455910.jpg)
Its warnings came after an unidentified individual was found dead at a bus stop in Houston. Officials reported the death was tied to the cold weather. In response to the oncoming threat, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he had activated state emergency response resources.
