01/23/2026
Friends and colleagues from Texas to the East Coast, please pay very close attention to the forecast of the approaching winter storm this weekend. While there is still the possibility of the storm changing its track, models show high confidence in a major "historical" winter event for millions of people in these states. There will be a line running northeast through the entire storm system. On the north side of that line, heavy snow accumulations are forecast. On the south side of that line, an extremely dangerous ice storm is shaping up.
Please make contingency plans now for how this storm will impact your business and employees on Monday morning. Prepare for loss of power, impassable roads, and unreliable communications. Where possible, I am highly recommending people plan for employees to work from home on Monday. Construction and service industries might need to remain closed on Monday. The most heavily impacted areas might need to extend this into Tuesday and possibly even Wednesday.
The exact path this storm takes will determine what type of precipitation your area receives and how much. This is a potentially dangerous situation. Please plan accordingly and don't put your employees at risk by asking them to come to work if the road conditions are hazardous.
