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Winter storm lingers in southern US, but relief is forecast

Ice coats trees at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ice coats trees at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ice coats a birdhouse at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Candles are lit at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A downed branch from an ice-laden pecan tree dangles on cable lines outside of a house after a storm hit the region, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Icicles that formed on a power line structure from a few days of rain and sleet can been seen, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

An electrical transformer is coated in ice and icicles from a few days of rain and sleet, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Icicles from sleet and rain coat a Richardson Independant School Bus that sits parked, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Several school districts in the region have been closed the past three days because of the winter storm. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Icicles coat and hang off an electrical line after a few days of sleet and snow, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

An iced over pedestrian walkway is lined by trees that are covered with ice from a few days of sleet and rain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Ice coats trees at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ice coats trees at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ice coats a birdhouse at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Candles are lit at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A downed branch from an ice-laden pecan tree dangles on cable lines outside of a house after a storm hit the region, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Icicles that formed on a power line structure from a few days of rain and sleet can been seen, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

An electrical transformer is coated in ice and icicles from a few days of rain and sleet, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Icicles from sleet and rain coat a Richardson Independant School Bus that sits parked, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Several school districts in the region have been closed the past three days because of the winter storm. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Icicles coat and hang off an electrical line after a few days of sleet and snow, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

An iced over pedestrian walkway is lined by trees that are covered with ice from a few days of sleet and rain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Ice coats trees at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ice coats trees at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ice coats a birdhouse at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Candles are lit at an Austin, Texas, home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. A storm knocked out power for a third of the city. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A downed branch from an ice-laden pecan tree dangles on cable lines outside of a house after a storm hit the region, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Even as temperatures finally pushed above freezing in Austin — and were expected to climb past 50 degrees (10 Celsius) on Friday — the relief will be just in time for an Arctic front to drop from Canada and threaten northern states. (Andrea Ball/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Icicles coat and hang off an electrical line after a few days of sleet and snow, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Kelsey Vining sleds down an icy sidewalk while getting a pull from family dog Mr. Riggins on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Kelsey Vining sleds down an icy sidewalk while getting a pull from family dog Mr. Riggins on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Kelsey Vining sleds down an icy sidewalk while getting a pull from family dog Mr. Riggins on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Kelsey Vining sleds down an icy sidewalk while getting a pull from family dog Mr. Riggins on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

A fallen tree blocks most of Barton Skyway during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Will Ross helps a neighbor remove a large tree limb that fell onto his car and broke a window on Argyle Drive in the Circle C Ranch neighborhood in Austin, Texas, during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Crews clear ice from the Bush Turnpike near Preston Road on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Plano, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

A woman carries bags of groceries while walking along Custer Parkway near Renner Road on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday.(Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

A driver operating a snow plow drives on IH 35 North, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in downtown Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A road sign in yellow warns drivers of icy road conditions at a busy IH 30 and IH 35 interchange, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A City of Dallas emergency vehicle blocks lanes of U.S. Highway 75 during icy and slushy road conditions, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Passengers line up at an American Airlines customer service desk at Terminal C on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S BYLINE TO LIESBETH POWERS INSTEAD OF SMILEY N. POOL - A departure board at Dallas Love Field Airport lights up with red cancelations in Dallas on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Liesbeth Powers/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S BYLINE TO LIESBETH POWERS INSTEAD OF SMILEY N. POOL - A plane with Southwest Airlines sits at one of the terminals at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Liesbeth Powers/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Kelsey Vining gets a push from Court Vining as she sleds down an icy sidewalk with dogs Mr. Riggins, left, and Gertie on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. Dallas and other parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Thursday. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

A trio of pedestrians walks across a slushy, icy busy interction, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in downtown Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Icicles hang from the Angelina Eberly statue in downtown Austin, Texas, during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

A driver in a snow plow pushes slush and ice off the northbound lanes of US 75, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Icicles form on a rail on an overhead pass railing as drivers make their way north on US 75, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Winter storm lingers in southern US, but relief is forecast