[8][9] The surface low, while intensifying, as a result of interaction with the incoming moisture, developed a squall line of thunderstorms along its cold front, as it and the upper-low emerged into the Southwestern United States.

In advance of the squall line that was moving rapidly to the east, scattered supercell thunderstorms popped up, and at one point during the nighttime hours, a tornado warning had to be issued for the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, a rare occurrence.

[12] Downtown Portland received 11 inches of snow in a 12-hour period, making it the largest snowstorm for the city in twenty years.

[15] On January 13, 2017, the storm covered Missouri with freezing rain, causing hazardous driving conditions and scattered power outages.

[21] In Dodge City, where 1 inch (2.5 cm) of ice accumulated, so many downed trees blocked roads that school buses could not run on January 18.

[25] The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings on January 14, 2017 for southeastern Nebraska and southern Iowa.

[26] Icy conditions contributed to a fiery crash between two semitrailer trucks on Interstate 80 near Kearney, Nebraska on January 15, and no injuries were reported.

[29] On January 15, the storm left 1⁄3 inch (0.85 cm) of ice on some parts of Iowa, and hundreds of crews were sent to clear the roads.

Road conditions stranded several vehicles in Oologah, Oklahoma, and Interstate 40 was closed due to multiple accidents.