Starting Tuesday, February 11, 2025, three winter storms are anticipated to affect multiple areas across the US, creating dangerous travel conditions and extended power outages that may result in possible criminal, civil, verification and drug & health screening service delays. At least 26 states are expected to be impacted by the following storms:
- The first storm, beginning Tuesday, February 11, is anticipated to impact the Ohio River Valley and mid-Atlantic areas. Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia are under alert for snow and ice storms. Additionally, as a part of this storm, heavy rain is forecasted from Texas to Georgia, with flash flooding expected.
- The second storm, developing later on Tuesday, February 11, is forecast to impact areas from Colorado and Missouri to Illinois and Michigan with heavy snow, and will reach the east coast on Wednesday evening. Additionally, heavy rain is expected across the South, with possible flash flooding from Louisiana to North Carolina.
- The third storm is anticipated to bring heavy rains to Los Angeles and Southern California starting Wednesday, February 12, and may result in flash flooding on Thursday and Friday. This storm will move east and is expected to result in heavy snow in the Midwest by the weekend.
Criminal and civil searches as well as verifications with external dependencies may be delayed. U.S. identity support sites in the impacted areas may also be closed, and users may experience higher than normal wait times at nearby locations outside of the impact areas. Additionally, drug and health testing may be impacted in these areas due to specimen transit delays. It is recommended that your candidates contact testing sites in impacted areas to confirm hours of operation and available services before visiting. Candidates should also be instructed to postpone any T-SPOT testing until the roads and airports in their area are operating normally.
We are closely monitoring the situations and will provide updates as they become available.