Next Cross-country Storm To Bring Snow, Extreme Cold

Deadly flash flooding hits parts of the SouthRescue operations are underway in Kentucky after at least nine people, including one child, were killed after more than 6 inches of rain battered the state.

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The next cross-country storm is already underway with snowy weather scattered across the Cascades, Rockies and into the Plains as of Monday morning, with the system forecast to sweep south and east through into Wednesday.

Heavy snow is expected to fall throughout Kansas, southern Missouri and northern Oklahoma on Tuesday morning. By the evening, heavy snowfall is forecast to have spread to northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

This ABC News graphic shows snowfall for Tuesday morning.

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Travel is expected to be significantly affected in those areas — including on interstates — with 6 to 12 inches of snow forecast.

By Wednesday morning, the storm will bring snowfall to Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. Nashville, Tennessee, could see between 3 and 6 inches of snow.

Virginia is also expected to see snow on Wednesday, with Norfolk and Richmond experiencing as much as 6 inches of snowfall. Washington, D.C. is set to escape the most extreme weather, but may also see a couple of inches of snowfall.