So Glad Man Can't Control The Weather

Deadly Storm to Produce Another Round O Snow, Of Of Sleet

A brutal winter storm – now blamed for 18 deaths – will deliver one last blow of snow and sleet before warmer air moves in Friday, forecasters say.

The nearly weeklong storm took a big toll from Texas to New England, producing a messy mix of ice-slicked roads, power outages and whiteout conditions that have battered millions of Americans enduring an already punishing winter.

About 400,000 homes and businesses, mostly in the South, remained without power Thursday evening following a vicious ice storm, millions more along the Interstate 95 corridor are struggling to dig out of more than a foot of snow in some parts.

Snow, it turns out, is on the ground somewhere in 49 of the 50 states. You win, Florida.

After a brief respite, the eastern storm was forecast to unleash a final burst of snow flurries overnight – some 2 to 4 inches is possible from Washington to New York City, according to The Weather Channel. But by daybreak Friday, the snow should end, and a period of warming is expected to set in.

Forecasters also warned that “thunder snow” — a thunder-and-lightning storm carrying snow instead of rain — was a possible in the Northeast. Numerous people took to Twitter to report experiencing it, but no official sources have yet confirmed an outbreak of “thunder snow.”