Powerful winter storm to bring heavy snow across much of US this weekend | US weather
A powerful winter storm will sweep through much of the United States this weekend, bringing potentially record-breaking cold, heavy snow and icy weather that forecasters warn could cause dangerous conditions, possible power outages and travel disruptions.
According to the U.S., the storm is expected to bring “widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain” from the southern Rockies and plains to the mid-south starting Friday, before spreading eastward into the mid-Atlantic and New England regions this weekend. National Weather Service on Thursday. The impact in New England will potentially last through Monday.
The agency predicts heavy snow will fall “across a broad region” from the southern Rocky Mountains to the mid-Atlantic and northeastward plains, with snowfall totals “to exceed 12 inches” becoming “more likely in localized areas.”
Weather officials also said “widespread freezing rain and sleet” were expected for the southern plains, the lower Mississippi valley, the Tennessee valley, the southeast and southern Virginia. “Significant and damaging ice accumulations” are also likely, as well as power outages, tree damage and hazardous travel conditions.
Freezing rain and sleet are expected in the southern plains and lower Mississippi valley areas on Friday and are expected to shift eastward into the southeast, Tennessee valley and mid-Atlantic areas this weekend.
Widespread travel disruptions are expected and “extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong hazardous travel and infrastructure impacts,” the weather service said.
weather officials warning Extremely cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills are expected to spread across the central and eastern United States by this weekend. cold weather expected It will spread across the northern and central plains, midwest and Great Lakes on Thursday before moving into the southern plains, the Mississippi valley and the midwest Thursday night.
The anticipated wind chills “may pose a risk of life-threatening hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin,” officials said.
Weather officials in New York in question A winter storm is likely to arrive on Saturday. They warn that snow may start falling early on Saturday night, with the heaviest snow likely to fall between Sunday and Sunday evening. Eight to 16 inches of snow are expected in parts of the New York area. NBC New York.
As of Thursday morning, winter storm watches have been initiated in the region where conditions are suitable for a winter storm event. Issue It will be forecast by the National Weather Service for the next few days in Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Kansas, Illinois, New York and more.
Winter storm warnings are in effect as of Thursday morning, when heavy snowfall is expected. It was published Starting Friday for parts of New York, as well as parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.
Including South Carolina’s governors in preparation for expected winter storm Henry McMaster Brian Kemp from Georgia, from Texas Greg Abbottand North Carolina Josh Stein They declared a state of emergency to mobilize the state’s emergency response resources. Other governors, including West Virginia Patrick Morrisey and Maryland Wes MooreThey declared a “state of readiness”.
Alex Lamers, meteorologist from the Weather Prediction Center, said: New York Times A storm like this is “not something you see every winter,” he said, adding that the upcoming storm “is likely to affect about half of the U.S. population through accumulation of ice, sleet or snow.”
