How much snow has fallen so far? See 10 biggest snow totals nationwide

WASHINGTON — With a massive winter storm starting to dump snow, freezing rain and sleet across nearly 40% of the United States, snow totals are rapidly adding up. 

As of Saturday afternoon, the top 3 biggest snowfall totals are all in New Mexico, though cities in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas aren’t far behind.  

Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England Saturday. The National Weather Service forecast warned of widespread heavy snow and a band of potentially catastrophic ice stretching from east Texas to North Carolina.

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Forecasters say damage from the storm, especially in areas anticipating ice, could rival that of a hurricane. Along with winter precipitation, snow, freezing rain or sleet, a blast of Arctic air is keeping temperatures low through the weekend.  

“It’s the largest storm that we’ve seen impact the most states in this big of a population in possibly decades,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a press conference in FEMA’s headquarters Saturday. “We want everyone to recognize the seriousness of it.”

As the storm pushed in early Saturday morning, snow began accumulating. Forecasts show snow can range from a few inches, like in Dallas, Texas, where ice is a larger concern, to 22 inches like is forecast in Oklahoma City. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded preliminary snowfall totals in inches from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 24. 

• North Little Rock — 7.8 in.
• Mayflower — 6.8 in.
• Austin — 6.3 in.
• Gibson 1 WSW — 6.0  in.
• Maumelle 1 SSE — 6.0 in.
• Natural Dam 1 NE — 6.0 in.

• Hays 2 S — 6.0 in.
• Goessel 3 WNW — 5.5 in.
• Cawker City — 5.0 in.
• Salina — 5.0 in.
• Ness City — 4.5 in.

• Saint Joseph 6 E — 4.0 in.
• Independence — 3.5 in.
• Cameron — 3.0 in.
• Stewartsville — 3.0 in.
• Kansas City International — 2.8 in.
• Smithville — 2.0 in.
• Bartlett 2 N — 1.8 in.

• Red River 8 SW — 11.0 in.
• Cuba 9 E — 9.0 in.
• Taos Ski Valley 1 SSW — 9.0 in.
• Chama 12.3 SSE — 4.3 in.

• Porum 7 W — 7.5 in.
• Bethany 3 WSW — 5.0 in.
• Marble City 4 S — 5.0 in.
• Skiatook — 5.0 in.
• Crowder — 4.5 in.
• Spiro — 4.1 in.
• Scullyville 3 N — 3.0 in.
• Tulsa 2 Ese — 2.0 in.

• Alamo — 5.0 in.
• Milington — 5.0 in.
• Ripley — 4.0 in.
• Midtown Memphis — 3.5 in.
• Trenton — 3.5 in.

• Anson — 4.0 in.
• Flomot 2 E — 2.0 in.
• Vigo Park — 2.0 in.

The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center also took preliminary measurements of sleet and freezing rain totals, which can be found here. 

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