Heavy snow in America.
Washington: America is experiencing severe cold due to severe snowfall. The threat of the biggest winter storm ahead in more than a decade has put people on edge. Most parts of America have been put on high alert regarding this. According to weather forecasters, a polar vortex of cold air rotating around the Arctic is the cause of these severe weather conditions. Heavy snowfall and cold winds on the residential areas and transportation routes of America have given people goosebumps.
Now millions of Americans are in fear as a powerful winter storm approaches. There have been warnings that this season could bring major blizzards with the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), this powerful storm has started in the central United States and will move eastward over the next few days. More than 60 million people may be affected by this storm. This storm will plunge the eastern part of the US into a deep cold of Arctic air by Monday. In view of this, the NWS has warned of snow, ice and hurricane winds from the central plains to the mid-Atlantic states.
Most danger in an area of 2400 kilometers
The U.S. weather service has issued a winter storm warning from western Kansas to the coastal states of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, unusually putting an area of 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) in immediate danger. “A disruptive winter storm could cause widespread, heavy snowfall from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic by Monday,” the NWS said in its latest report. The agency warned that areas from northeastern Kansas to north-central Missouri. There will be “the heaviest snowfall in a decade”.
historically low temperatures
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that many areas of America may see the biggest snowfall and storm in a decade. “This could be the coldest January for the US since 2011,” said Dan DePodwin, forecaster at AccuWeather. He said temperatures “well below historical averages” could persist for up to a week. With the jet stream diving southward, temperatures are expected to drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) in some locations, while strong wind gusts will increase the dangers. The mercury may fall as much as 10 degrees Celsius below normal along the US Gulf Coast. The NWS predicts severe storms could hit the Lower Mississippi Valley.
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