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Heavy Snow and a Frigid Arctic Blast Have Prompted Winter Storm Warnings for 70 Million Americans.
(VOR News) – Millions of individuals residing on the East Coast are anticipated to encounter several inches of snowfall on Sunday, succeeded by perilously low temperatures.
A significant region of the nation, extending from the Northern Plains to the vicinity of Maine, will experience these temperatures. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for specific regions in the Mid-Atlantic, effective until Monday morning.
Some areas may get six inches of snow, according to predictions.
Snow accumulations of up to 10 inches (25 cm) may occur in certain regions of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. New England will commence receiving notices on Sunday afternoon.
Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland, stated that almost 70 million individuals, including residents of New England and the Mid-Atlantic, will be subject to various winter storm advisories in the forthcoming days.
Significant urban areas such as Boston, New York, and Philadelphia may have several inches of snowfall this evening, with the most substantial accumulations occurring in the surrounding regions.
Chenard states, “Hazardous road conditions are expected from Washington, D.C., along the entire Interstate 95 corridor and extending inland later today and tonight.” Subsequently, the Snow temperature decreases significantly. By Monday morning, it is likely that any roads that remain unswept or uncleaned will pose a driving hazard.
The Arctic blast has returned.
Conversely, snowfall indicates the commencement of an unusual week of meteorological conditions. A substantial segment of the Eastern United States may encounter some of the lowest temperatures in years, if not in a considerable duration, this winter.
A region extending from the Northern Plains to the Rockies will experience below-average temperatures starting Sunday and persisting throughout the following week.
On Sunday and Monday, temperatures are forecasted to decline to between negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 34 degrees Celsius) and minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 48 degrees Celsius) or lower.
Wind chills exceeding minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 40 degrees Celsius) have been recorded in specific areas of North Dakota and Minnesota. In the United States, subzero wind chills are forecasted to extend as far south as Oklahoma and the Tennessee Valley.
The inauguration event for President-elect Donald Trump was postponed to the US Capitol Rotunda on Monday because of anticipated freezing conditions in Washington, D.C.
Cold weather is anticipated in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Chenard forecasts temperatures in the 20s accompanied by wind gusts of 30 miles per hour (48 kilometers per hour).
The recent cold wave is attributed to a break in the polar vortex, the area of frigid air typically confined around the North Pole. Earlier this month, a cold wave occurred.
Chenard stated that the Central and Eastern United States would persist in experiencing chilly temperatures, with highs in the teens and 20s on Monday and Tuesday, although the severity of the cold air will diminish as it advances south and east.
Furthermore, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions will experience temperatures ranging from the teens to the twenties, with lows plummeting to single digits and subzero conditions (minus 18 degrees Celsius), accompanied by wind chills below freezing.
An unconventional amalgamation of winter components.
Cold temperatures will advance into the South this week, and beginning Monday, a winter mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain may impact around 30 million individuals.
The severe weather originating from Texas is anticipated to progress northward into Florida and subsequently into the Carolinas.
The effects are anticipated to commence on Monday evening in Texas and thereafter progress through the Southeast and Gulf Coast throughout the early morning hours of Tuesday and Wednesday.
The storm is anticipated to deliver a combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain along the Interstate 10 corridor from Houston to Mobile, Alabama, while also producing substantial precipitation just south of the Interstate 20 corridor in northern Louisiana and Mississippi.
A low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico, coupled with cold air, generates the Snow storm. In anticipation of the impending winter weather, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued a state of emergency on Saturday. He implored Louisianans to remain vigilant and closely monitor meteorological forecasts.
SOURCE: AP
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