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The wintery blast will continue to pummel the southern Rockies and south-central Plains into Wednesday.

A complex winter-like pattern has developed across the central U.S. as a storm system over the southern Rockies interacts with an arctic blast across the nation's midsection. The result will be moderate to heavy snowfall and even icy conditions across parts of the south-central U.S.

Widespread 6- to 12-inch snow amounts and locally higher totals up to two feet will blanket the southern Rockies across New Mexico. The high Plains of eastern New Mexico and extreme western Texas Panhandles along with western Nebraska and southeastern Colorado will likely be dealing with 3 to 8 inches of fresh snow overnight, with accumulations of 1 to 4 inches stretching from the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles to parts of Kansas.

Along with the snow, freezing rain has left many places in a fresh coat of ice including Oklahoma City, and Tulsa, Okla. Ice accumulations of a tenth to more than a quarter inch or more of ice will be possible. Many power outages have been reported due to downed trees, and dangerous travel conditions will be possible in parts of Oklahoma that receive more than a quarter to half inch of ice.

Winter Storm Warnings continue across the southern Rockies, most of central and eastern New Mexico and large stretches of northwestern Texas. Winter Weather Advisories surround the warnings from southern Kansas, southwestern Texas and northwestern New Mexico. Ice Storm Warnings are posted across central Oklahoma into north-central Texas, including the Oklahoma City metropolitan area into Big Spring, Texas.

Over the weekend and into Monday, 17 inches of snow fell near Mishowaka, Colo., with Fort Collins picking up 10.5 inches. Boulder saw 9 inches of snow, while Dalton, Neb., picked up 14 inches of snow today. Also seeing upwards of a foot of snow was Rapid City, S.D. Areas across the Texas Panhandle into central Oklahoma have already seen a more than a tenth of an inch of ice accretion.

In addition to this latest snow, the Arctic outbreak is bringing frigid conditions to the northern Rockies and high Plains. On Sunday, Potomac, Mont., dropped to minus-29 degrees, making it the coldest temperature ever recorded this early in the year for the lower 48 states. The arctic outbreak reached into Texas on Tuesday, with 30s found as far south as the Rio Grande Valley of western Texas. Even Dallas fell into the 40s Tuesday.

Motorists are urged to drive carefully, especially at night as black ice may form. Give yourself extra time to reach your destination.

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Winter Storm Wallops Southern Rockies, Southern Plains