The strong snow, the frost rain and the temperatures up to 35 degrees below the seasonal averages are ready to reach large parts of the continental United States, since a series of storms confirm that winter is far from finishing.
Some 32 million people were under winter weather alerts during the night, with the strong snow for northern Kentucky to West Virginia, the Washington and Maryland metropolitan area, as well as parts of the Ohio Valley and on the other side of the Atlantic.
It is forecast that the winter storm that will hit on Tuesday will bring between 4 and 8 inches of snow, probably falling to 1 inch per hour, from the northeastern Kentucky to Virginia and the I-95 corridor, which makes Tuesday’s trip through Tuesday The night is particularly dangerous for many.
It is possible up to 10 inches of snow in parts of Kansas, with large amounts expected throughout the I-70.
The same storm is scheduled to throw heavy rains through the south and southeast, which could cause located floods.
In addition, the icy rain could mean up to 0.5 inches of ice in the Apalaches of Northern North Carolina to Virginia, bringing danger for travelers and the possibility of power outages.
An Arctic Explosion of cold air will make temperatures of 25 to 35 degrees below the average in the Rocky Mountains of the North to the large upper lakes and the high central plains, which caused an extreme cold climate warning, said the National Meteorological Service.
North Dakota could see it as cold as —55 degrees Fahrenheit when the wind cooling factor is added, creating potentially mortal conditions, the NWS warned.
And just when they are recovering from that winter attack, many of the same areas will be run over by another winter storm on Wednesday to Thursday.
This second storm, which will win on Wednesday, will bring more snow to the west and the great lakes, as well as more rain and ice to the middle Atlantic. This low pressure system is ready to bring strong rains and thunderstorms over the lower Mississippi valley and the widest southeast until Thursday.
And a third storm is forecast, this weekend will arrive, from the west to the east coast.
In Utah, there were brands about the threat of avalanches, which have killed four people this year so far. Drew Hardesty, with the Utah Avalanche Center, told the NBC KSL affiliate from Salt Lake City that a skier triggered an avalanche of 200 feet wide on Monday in the upper Mount. No one was reported as missing or injured.
“It has been a very dangerous year. Until Saturday, that was our fourth fatality of avalanche this year, ”said Hardesty. “We have an average of just over two. It has been a very dangerous and unstable snow layer from Thanksgiving. “
The west coast is not saved from the cold snapshot: a storm system will arrive in California on Wednesday night, producing rain and snow in higher areas. The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, will hold a press conference at 9 AM PT on Tuesday, before the storm.
