Meteorologist reveals most dangerous area in winter storm’s corridor: ‘Staying in your home won’t be viable’

January 25, 2026

From the Daily Mail: This weekend’s monster winter storm has been dubbed ‘the worst in a lifetime’ by meteorologists across the US.

But it has now emerged that one stretch of the country is particularly at risk and could be uninhabitable for days.

Meteorologist Ryan Hall, known as ‘The Internet’s Weather Man,’ told the Daily Mail that he is most concerned about a 500-mile path from Nashville, Tennessee to Shreveport, Louisiana.

‘This is where I think that we could see a very significant amount of ice, an amount of ice that we haven’t seen in this area since 1994, and in some cases, ever, as far as we know since records began,’ Hall said.

Hall warned that electricity could be out for up to two weeks in Southeast Arkansas and western and northern Mississippi, where the ice storm is expected to be very severe.

Nationwide, he said the massive storm will likely be bigger the 1993 superstorm that killed more than 270 people across 13 states.

“We’ve got to make sure people know that they’ve got to find alternative ways to heat their house. And if they don’t have that, then staying in their house is not a safe, viable option. We’ve got to really help people find shelters,” Hall said.

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Meteorologist Reed Timmer posted videos revealing the effects of an ice storm in Oxford, Mississippi.

Meteorologist Tyler Eliasen shared more devastation from northern Mississippi:

It’s also bad in Tennessee:

WSMV anchor Amanda Hara posted a video and explained, “Power lines are catching fire across Middle Tennessee as trees snap under the weight of ice. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power across Middle Tennessee right now. Video: Don Prewitt in Franklin.”

Trees are crashing down:

And a snow removal truck ended up in a ditch: