Heavy winter storm alert in America.6.2 crore Americans are in danger, life disrupted.Such heavy snowfall possible in many areas after a decade.
Washington: Currently, cold has knocked all over the world. An alert has been issued regarding the severe onset of cold in America. An alert has been issued for a massive winter storm that will bring heavy snow, dangerous ice, rain and severe storms to a 1,300-mile area of the United States. This storm started on Saturday afternoon and is going to continue till Monday. This will affect 62 million Americans.
According to CNN’s report, so far this winter, snowfall and snowfall in the eastern two-thirds of the country has been limited only to the northern states. But this storm will break that pattern and bring dangerous conditions for millions of people from the plains to the east coast. This also includes areas with less possibility of winter weather.
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Possibility of power failure in large area
This powerful weather system is expected to bring snowfall and blizzard conditions to at least a dozen states, along with winds gusting up to 40 mph. This will create hazardous travel conditions and there is a possibility of power failure over a large area.
Blizzard conditions are expected with winds gusting up to 40 mph. (Photo AP)
Heaviest snowfall likely in more than a decade
NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center warned that “for some, this could be the heaviest snowfall in more than a decade.” This snowfall can bring severe storm. “This also includes some areas that are still recovering from December’s deadly storms.”
Where will the storm come from?
According to the Winter Storm Severity Index, the storm will cause “significant disruption to daily life” in parts of Central America through Sunday. Also dangerous or impossible situations will arise. Major impacts are expected, such as widespread closure of large areas. The storm formed on Saturday afternoon, driven by a deep gust of moist air moving north from the Gulf of Mexico.
This storm started on Saturday afternoon. (Photo AP)
From there it will move eastward and bring winter havoc to the Mississippi Valley and parts of the Midwest by Sunday morning. The storm will spread across the Ohio Valley and Southeast on Sunday and to the East Coast on Sunday night and Monday.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 5, 2025, 06:22 IST
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