ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The next round of bitter cold was set to envelop the southern United States on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow, and wind.
The immense storm system brought disruption even to areas of the country that usually escape winter’s wrath, downing trees in some Southern states, threatening a freeze in Florida, and causing people in Dallas to dip deep into their wardrobes for hats and gloves.
By early Tuesday, wind chill temperatures could dip into the teens to low-20’s (as low as minus 10.5 C) from Texas across the Gulf Coast, according to the National Weather Service. A low-pressure system is then expected to form as soon as Wednesday near south Texas, bringing the potential of snow to parts of the state that include Dallas, as well as to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana….