More than 100 million people are waking up with alerts and warnings in the winter climate on Wednesday morning, since storm systems cause severe conditions, biting the cold and travel in coasts of coast to coast.
The warnings of the National Meteorological Service extend from Colorado to Maine and multiple storm systems have thrown up to 9 inches of snow in West Virginia and interrupted confirmation hearings planned in Washington DC
The consecutive winter storms threaten to continue the frozen conditions and snowfall on these regions in the next two days and a third storm for the weekend is expected. Up to 6 inch snow could fall into Maryland, while New York City could get between 1 and 2 inches.
Heavy rains are soaking the south, from eastern Texas to southern Kentucky, raising the threat of floods located with 15 million people under flood alerts. Another 10 million people run the risk of possible tornadoes from Birmingham, Alabama, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Storms south on Wednesday will probably create delays in air trips in Atlanta, he told the NBC roker.
There have already been almost 200 flight delays and more than 70 cancellations, mainly impacting the East Coast, from 4 in the morning this morning, according to the Misery Map of FlightTAware.
The second storm system is already being formed on the east of Colorado and the plains and seems to bring strong snow to the west and upper west medium. This will spread the snow of the central plains to the great lakes on Wednesday, arriving in Chicago around lunch time, and New England during the night, where it will create ice and rain.
The snow that falls at a pace of an inch per hour or more could create a trip at the dangerous night, important air trips and school closures on Wednesday for large urban areas, including Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids and Detroit.
It is forecast that Chicago will see 4 to 7 inches of snow until Thursday night, it is forecast that Detroit will get 4 to 6 inches and Kansas City from 3 to 6 inches.
The NWS office in Kansas City urged motorists to allow extra time and “use extreme caution” during the trip on Wednesday morning, as the strong snow continues to fall. The Missouri Department of Transportation told drivers to avoid traveling as much as possible.
Meanwhile, California is prepared for an event of the Atmospheric River that could bring the winter storm of the largest season of the state, with heavy rains that threaten the possible floods and burn forest fire scars that increase the risk of landslides and sinking.
And the cold click is expected to last until the work week and reach the lowest 48.
The Arctic Air Explosion that has seen that northern Dakota parts reach less 55 degrees Fahrenheit this week, when the wind cooling factor is added, it will move south to the Ohio Valley and the central standards on Friday, with Temperatures of 25 to 35 degrees below the average season. There is still an extreme cold warning in the Rocky Mountains of the north and the plains of the north.
What the NWS called a “harmful event and rainfall, ICE” will continue until Wednesday from northwest North Carolina to west of Virginia, with 0.25 inches of expected ice, which could lead to dangerous road conditions.
The southern plains, the Mississippi Valley and the Southeast will see heavy rains and possible thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes on Wednesday as the humidity moves north from the Gulf, warned the NWS. Local amounts of up to six inches of rain are forecast in the Mississippi river valley until tomorrow night, Roker said.
Burn the fears of scars debris in California
In California, a heavy rain is expected on Wednesday night and could be intensified on Thursday.
The NWS said there was a moderate risk of severe rain on parts of southern California on Thursday, amid fears that the rains could reach 1 inch per hour, with strong snow falling into mountain range. “Numerous sudden flood events are possible,” said the service.
Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a great response from the state government before the avecine storm, including the use of protective materials to contain debris of burns of burns of the fires of Palisades and Eaton that enter streams and rivers.
“The incoming storm could carry a greater risk of blackouts, floods in small currents and low areas, and debris, rocks and landslides on the roads,” said the state in an update on Tuesday night.
Concrete barriers known as Rails K, 319.00 sandbags and 5,600 “super sacks” have been placed throughout the south of California to make protective walls that extend almost 120 miles in total, and there has already been a job to eliminate some debris in the last month, said the state government. About 242 firefighters are already deployed, as well as 400 personnel in eight counties, five helicopters and 70 soldiers.
The State has also used 14 geologists to study and map burning scars to better understand the possible debris flow.
Pacific Northwest does not save the winter attack and will experience coastal rain and snow with greater elevation on Thursday, since snow affects much of the Western states.
