Weather Outlook for the Midwestern U.S. During the Crossover from North Carolina to Wisconsin via the Grand Unification Program (NEWS). Archived from the November 12, 2010 version of CNN Weather Brief
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The Arctic blast being felt across the eastern two-thirds of the nation will slowly moderate into Monday, but dangerous conditions will persist Christmas Day.
“More impactful weather continues to look likely with confidence growing that our region will experience the first real fall-like system with gusty to strong winds and a period of moderate to heavy rain along and ahead of a cold front passage,” the National Weather Service office in Burlington wrote.
Winter storm warnings remain in effect in New York for Buffalo, Jamestown and Watertown and will expire throughout the following couple of days. According to forecasts, Buffalo could see another 14 inches of snow, along with another 3 feet of snow in the cities of Jamestown, and Watertown. Winds could also gust up to 40 mph.
Much of the area could get a couple of inches of rain with the expected heavy rain, as well as isolated locations that could see even more.
The storm will be over the Great Lakes on Friday and continuing to produce heavy snow across much of the Midwest. Travel will be difficult at times because of the snow predicted to hit parts of Michigan by Friday.
• There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, and a risk of excessive rainfall over the Lower Mississippi Valley and Central Gulf Coast through Thursday.
The western part of the United States will get a lot of precipitation and snow through Monday, with rain and high-altitude snow moving from the Pacific Northwest into California.
Parts of California could pick up as much two to three inches of rain, and up to three feet of snow through Wednesday, which could lead to travel headaches around some of the most densely populated areas.
A high-wind warning is in effect for much of the Pacific Northwest, where widespread winds of 35 to 45 mph with wind gusts up to 70 mph are forecast or already occurring. In the Pacific Northwest and many other Western states, wind advisories are also posted.
The residents of Fargo, North Dakota are expected to get over 6 inches of snow and will be under a winter storm watch until late Wednesday night. Duluth, Minnesota, could also see 6 inches of snow and will be under a winter storm watch starting Tuesday morning.
“Low visibility will create even more dangerous travel conditions on top of snow covered roadways,” the NWS says. There could be power losses from the Midwest to the Northeast due to the strong winds.
While tornadoes in December are relatively uncommon when compared to the springtime, they are often more likely across parts of the Southeast and Lower Mississippi Valley where there is a secondary peak during the fall and winter.
The storms can also bring heavy rainfall from eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas through Missouri to northern Illinois, southern Michigan, northern Indiana and northern Ohio.
“The details regarding the areas most at risk from tornadoes will become clearer as the event approaches and smaller-scale trends become more evident,” Elliott said.
Snow Storms Over California and a Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, Calif., in the 24 hours after the First Day of December 31st
Back in California, the Weather Prediction Center of the National Weather Service forecast heavy snow over the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada into the weekend.
Winter storm warnings were in place overnight for the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, where an additional foot of snow could fall in the highest elevations before 4 a.m.
The state Department of Transportation said that all of the highways from Nebraska to Colorado are closed because of the bad weather.
MarkDeutschendorf said that the snow cover is more than double what the National Weather Service would expect in December.
“It looks a lot like Christmas out here,” Deutschendorf said. “It didn’t come with a lot of wind, and it stuck to everything. It’s like a picture postcard.”
The snow totals so far are impressive, but as he said, he is cautiously optimistic that the rain will give the state a break from its dry spell.
A ski resort in Olympic Valley, California, wrote on it’s website that it is Buried.
“This is definitely a storm to remember. We’ve now received 7.5 feet of snow since December 1st. Plus, in just 24 hours from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, we received more than 35 inches of snow — the 6th largest snowfall total in 24 hours that we have on record,” resort operators wrote.
The North Dakota State Weather Service notified that the tornado had 140 mph winds against a mobile home park in Farmerville, South Dakota
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City, South Dakota, said travel through the area will be nearly impossible Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly into Thursday.
There are winter weather advisories in place for over 5 million people in the Midwest and Great Lakes due to snow and ice.
The schools in the Rapid City area were closed on Tuesday and will be closed on Wednesday because of the snow.
The areas have seen a great deal of relief from the DRY CONDITIONS over the past week. In Tennessee, the number of people under the weather increased from 98% to 42% this week.
There weren’t any deaths or injuries due to the tornado. Bryan Murrell said. It was clear from the start that the damage was widespread in the town of Wayne.
The National Weather Service stated that the town of Farmerville had a tornado rated as an EF 3 with 140 mph winds. The tornado ripped through an apartment complex and a mobile home park, causing 20 injuries and damaging buildings, a Farmerville police detective said.
The tornado reports included six in Illinois on Tuesday and an EF-1 in Jessieville, Arkansas, on Monday. There were tornadoes reports from Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi.
Eleven hours after a tornado hit South Dakota, police say a bus was forced to turn a icy bus around a rural town in Nebraska
At the Flying J truck stop in Nebraska, no one is traveling right now. He said he got to work before the roads were closed, but likely won’t be able to get back home Tuesday. I can’t see the rest of the lot because the first poles are outside the doors. I’ll probably just get a motel room here tonight.”
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety made a reference to a “we are not kidding” kind of storm. People were asked to stock up and stay at home.
“It will be a busy week while this system moves across the country,” said Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s headquarters in Maryland.
In northern Utah, a tour bus crashed as snow and frigid temperatures blanketed the region. The bus flipped onto its side in Tremonton after the driver lost control while switching lanes, the state’s Highway Patrol said in a statement. The Highway Patrol said 23 passengers were injured, including some seriously.
The storm left 100,000 homes and businesses in Minnesota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Virginia without power, as well as Pennsylvania early Friday, according to Poweroutage.us.
The child who was missing after a tornado hit a town in Louisiana was found dead, and a search is still going on for the boy’s mother.
A few families were displaced by the tornado in Liberal, Kan., and a few trailers were also damaged, according to the city manager. There was one person who was injured by broken glass.
“It’s the worst damage I’ve seen in 17 years,” Nolan told CNN, describing seeing mobile homes lifted from their axles and frames and in some cases carried a quarter of a mile away.
Multiple fatalities in Wise County, Alabama, during a tornado warning and forecast for the Midwest and Southern Plains late Tuesday night and into Thursday night
First responders were still searching for people in the early morning hours Wednesday, Nolan said, adding several people were injured while traveling in cars.
There are more than 90 million people under winter weather alerts and more than 87 million people under wind chill alerts. The alerts stretch across 37 states, dipping as far south as the Texas/Mexico border.
A tornado watch is in effect for much of western and southern Alabama until 4 a.m. CST and for parts of Georgia, Florida and Alabama until noon eastern.
Photos sent to the city by the city showed damaged buildings and downed power lines, along with a semitrailer that appeared to be tossed around a parking lot.
Another two people were injured, and homes and businesses were damaged, in Wise County Tuesday morning, northwest of Fort Worth, county officials said. One person was hurt when wind overturned their vehicle, and the other – also in a vehicle – was hurt by flying debris, officials said.
Tiyia told CNN that she was in her apartment when the tornado hit. She was with her boyfriend and two young children and all of them survived without injuries, she said.
The “one-in-five-year storm” worked its way through parts of Nebraska Tuesday and is expected to linger in the area through the end of the week, NWS metrologist Bill Taylor said.
As part of the same system, rain and thunderstorms are forecast across the Midwest and Plains late Tuesday night into Wednesday, the prediction center said. Severe storms could hit the Upper Midwest on Wednesday.
No Air Showers in Grapevine Parks and Recreation after a Monstrous Snowstorm on Thurday, March 24: Snow, Winds and Plunges
More than 2200 flights were canceled across the US and 6000 more were delayed by late evening on Thursday, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
Trent Kelley, deputy director of Grapevine Parks and Recreation said a possible tornado blew the roof off the city’s service center and left some pieces of it hanging from powerlines.
All roads in the northeast section of Colorado were closed. The weather could be a problem for livestock. Jim Santomaso, a northeast representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, stated that extreme winds can push livestock through their fences.
In parts of central Minnesota, several inches of fluffy snow are expected Wednesday, followed by high winds, creating the potential for blizzard conditions. A blizzard is defined as having winds of at least 35 mph along with falling or blowing snow which reduces visibility to a quarter-mile or less, for at least three hours.
The monstrous storm that walloped much of the US this week has now brought nor’easter conditions as it moves across New York and New England ahead of the weekend.
High Temperatures, Low Visibilities and Low Visibility: The Effects of the Fourth Arctic Front in the Interior of the Midwestern United States
“This is a life-threatening dangerous event,” Hochul said Friday afternoon at a news conference in Albany. “Protect yourselves, protect your families. It’s safe if you wait until the roads are reopened.
“We urge everyone in the impacted regions to avoid unnecessary travel tonight and tomorrow,” Hochul said in a Thursday statement. Make sure you stay off the roads and work from home if you can.
In anticipation of what will be a week of travel nightmares, United, American, Delta, Southwest and Jet Blue have issued travel waivers for dozens of airports across the country from the South to the Northeast, because in addition to snow covering roadways, low visibility could make air travel dangerous.
Icy, wind-whipped air left residents shivering across much of the country, especially those who are accustomed to mild winters. On the roads, at least 12 people died in crashes likely related to the storm in Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma, the authorities said.
Icing up to two-tenths of an inch could be seen in Louisville, Kentucky, while Charleston, West Virginia, can see sleet up to an inch and ice up to a tenth of an inch.
The strong winds and cold temperatures caused power lines in the Upper Midwest to be knocked out, leaving thousands without proper heating.
Meanwhile in Louisiana, Yoshiko A. Smith, 30, and her 8-year-old son, Nikolus Little, were killed Tuesday when a tornado struck Caddo Parish and destroyed their home, local officials said.
The incoming arctic front will then cross over the northern Rockies, Great Basin and Northern Plains regions, sending temperatures plummeting as low as minus 30 degrees and winds gusting as fast as 60 mph.
The places that can escape the snow are not going to be able to escape the cold. The areas from eastern Montana to the Dakotas will experience low temperatures on Thursday. Current wind chills across Montana and the Dakotas are as cold as 50 to 60 degrees below zero and will fall even further after dark Wednesday.
On Christmas Day, Jackson residents had to boil their water because of the cold and it was the first time in almost five years that the temperature fell below freezing in Florida.
The Chicago polar storm is predicted to blast out Friday night into Saturday morning and into the next day as a bomb cyclones. Forecasts for the entire state of Illinois
When snow is blowing and a high wind is blowing, you can have a bad storm with poor visibility that lasts for three hours.
The winds could gust as high as 50 mph on Friday and there is a chance of power outages. This will only make the storm worse as wind chills will go to at least 20 degrees below zero.
There is snow and ice in the entire region of the northern hemisphere. So, you’ve basically got a source freezer sitting up there in the Arctic polar regions,” Greg Carbin, branch chief at the prediction center said. “It’s sort of the Polar Express and the cold air can hold on to those characteristics because there’s a lot of snow cover on the ground, even across the north-central United States.”
“Whiteout conditions are expected during that time with travel becoming very difficult or impossible,” said the weather service. “This event could be life-threatening if you are stranded with wind chills in the 30 below to 45 below zero range.”
The storm will bomb out Friday night into Saturday morning, making this a bomb cyclone before entering the Northeast and New England. A bomb cyclone is when the storm drops 24 millibars in pressure in 24 hours.
“It is expected that the flooding from the Cosumnes River and the Mokelumne River is moving southwest toward I-5 and could reach these areas in the middle of the night,” the agency tweeted.
There is a chance that millions of people will have a white Christmas. It was already likely that some areas had snow on the ground and cold temperatures.
On Christmas Day, the DC area has a 10% chance of having at least one inch of snow. “With the pattern coming together the way it is, I’d be willing to bump that up to a 30% chance and it could increase pretty substantially here in the next couple of days, depending on what scenario comes out.”
South Dakota: Sioux Falls. In addition to the up to 4 inches of snow the state has already seen, snowfall up to 16 inches and winds of 45 mph are also expected.
The city is under a winter storm warning. The storm will start moving east into portions of Idaho Tuesday morning and then spread out throughout northern and central Montana late in the afternoon.
Chicago is forecast to be one of the hardest hit cities, where a winter storm watch is in effect starting Thursday night through Friday evening. Many will be unable to travel this holiday due to the potential of a snow storm.
However, water pipes will be at risk of bursting, the weather service said. Amarillo, Texas, is under a wind chill watch.
“Outdoor pipes will be at risk due to well below freezing temps and windy conditions late this week,” the weather service in Fort Worth said. “Make sure to cover pipes and let faucets drip!”
While a low-pressure system moves farther away into Canada, another system is preparing to bring snow to the northern Plains on Monday.
As of Tuesday morning, air travel appeared largely undisturbed by the approaching polar front, with more than 575 delays and 285 cancellations at airports across the U.S., according to the tracking site Flight Aware.
The storm knocked out power in some parts of the country. There was heat and lights being restored throughout the United States. The peak number of customers without power was 1.7 million, but only less than 200,000 were without power on Sunday.
High Temperature Environment of Denver International Airport During the Denver Outage and its Implications for the Great Lakes and State of Emergency in North Carolina
People outside should cover their skin with layers, and then wear dry clothing as soon as possible. But, experts say, the best prevention by far is simply to stay indoors.
The temperature at Denver International Airport was minus 24 degrees, making it the very lowest recorded since 1990. More than 500 flights were canceled at the airport on Thursday, with 25 percent of them in or out of the airport. Nearly 480 more were delayed.
It is possible that there will be snow in Jackson, Mississippi, Memphis, and Nashville in Tennessee on Thursday. Nashville could get about an ounce of snow, however, it is not expected to accumulate much.
The weather service expects the storm to reach the pressure equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane on its way to the Great Lakes.
Strong gusts of up to 60 mph will continue to make the road incredibly dangerous even after the snow is gone.
Emergency measures have been put in place in Georgia and North Carolina as a result of the storm. Declarations of a state of emergency in several states have included the activation of National Guard units.
The declaration will help “ensure that essential supplies, especially propane can be delivered for both commercial and residential needs,” the governor told reporters.
The Cheyenne, Kansas City, Fall Winter Weather Flares Served by the U.S. Department of Energy and Residual Resources
The state of emergency was declared by Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, who said that wind gusts would reach 50 to 60 mph and wind chills would be minus 10 to minus 26 degrees. Residents were asked to stay off the roads and have a backup heat source.
President Biden spoke to reporters about a “very serious weather alert” in front of a national map of wind chill forecasts. “This is not like a snow day when you were a kid. This is serious stuff.”
The cold front moved at a record pace as it moved across the Rockies. On Wednesday night in Cheyenne, Wyo., the temperature dropped more than 30 degrees in just nine minutes.
In Texas, where the power grid malfunctioned in a winter storm and killed more than 200 people, officials said they expected it would hold up despite forecasts for cold weather but little precipitation.
“The grid is ready and reliable,” said Peter Lake, chairman of the state’s Public Utility Commission, in a Wednesday news conference. “We expect to have sufficient generation to meet demand throughout this entire winter weather event.”
City officials stressed that crews were working around the clock to keep flights moving at the city’s major airports, O’Hare and Midway, both of which serve as hubs for major airlines.
More than 500 pieces of snow removal equipment, over 400,000 gallons of liquid deicer for runways and taxiways, and more than 5,000 tons of salt will be readily available to the city’s hard-working individuals.
Hundreds of miles away in Kansas City, the winter weather brought only an inch or two of snow. But temperatures were expected to remain below freezing for days, putting a strain on the city’s homeless services.
Several area shelters had added beds this week; still, many reported being at or near capacity. The city’s streetcar was open for business Thursday after crews worked from 4 a.m to clear the route and platforms.
“The library is closed. Pete said that he did not have a place to live and that he would likely get kicked out if he went into a parking garage. “There’s not much you can do.”
Winter Weather Conditions in Montana: Three Deaths in Car Collisions During Two-Day Blizzards and One Injured in Kansas City
This winter is worse than in the past but it’s nothing new to Montana. We’ve been running cattle for a long time, so we kind of know how to get through stuff like this,” Willemsma said.
On Thursday, the high temperature was expected to be minus 13 degrees, and Hank said he’d be working through the cold to get hay for his animals.
The reporting was provided by Eric Adelson and Robert Chiarito of Florida as well as Ann Hinga Klein and Ellen Yan and Sarah Maslin Nir of New York.
All modes of travel – planes, trains and automobiles – were being disrupted: There were hundreds of miles of road closures and flight cancellations were growing rapidly. Flooding on the Long Island Rail Road caused part of the Long Beach branch to be temporarily shut down.
“Christmas is canceled,” said Mick Saunders, a Buffalo, New York, resident who was two hours into blizzard conditions that are expected to last through Sunday morning. “All family and friends agreed it’s safer this way.”
In north-central Kansas, three people were killed in separate car crashes, one of which was confirmed to be weather-related, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
In Kansas City, one person died after losing control of their Dodge Caravan on icy roads Thursday afternoon, according to the Kansas City Police Department. “The Dodge went down the embankment, over the cement retaining wall and landed upside down, submerged in Brush Creek,” police said in a statement.
An Ice Storm that Threw Everything at the Kitchen Sink, But Not the Stove,” Brian Trzeciak, Sr., told FlightAware
Hochul called it a kitchen sink storm because it threw everything at us but the kitchen sink. “We’ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures, and everything that mother nature could wallop at us this weekend.”
For Brian Trzeciak, the storm was “living up to the warnings” at his home in Hamburg, New York. Buffalo’s airport, just to the north, reported zero visibility shortly after noon on Friday.
He said that his mom and sister and family live 30 minutes away. We always get together on Christmas Eve and Christmas, but until Monday we are stuck in our houses.
More than 680 flights within, into or out of the US scheduled have been canceled Thursday, according to the tracking site FlightAware. Following that, there were more than 1600 flight cancelations Wednesday.
Some areas will see both extremes. The Washington, D.C. region will fall below freezing on Friday and then snow and rain on Saturday, according to the NWS. Many places also will see strong winds.
The ice caused the closure of runways at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where nearly half of flights going into and out of the airport were canceled, according to FlightAware. Sound Transit’s express services were stopped Friday due to the icy conditions.
Freezing of Facial Hair in Nashville, Tenteen minutes into a Walk on the Cumberland River during the First and Fourth Seasons of the Cold Weather
“It’s cold enough that if you got a walk-in freezer and got in half-naked and sat around for a while, that’s what it feels like,” said Randy Hayden, 70, who runs a 20,000-acre cattle ranch in Gillette, Wyo., where the wind chill made it feel like 45 degrees below zero.
Many weary travelers were stuck in airport terminals because of the flight cancellation, which meant they were not going to be home for the holidays.
Sharisse Wooding, a school principal from Memphis, said her flight home from New York City had been canceled and she was re booked for Monday.
She was stuck at La Guardia Airport as she tried to regroup. “This is not how I’m supposed to spend my Christmas break.”
In Nashville, a layer of ice and snow accompanied by zero-degree temperatures left the city’s normally boisterous downtown relatively quiet, without the usual throng of tourists for the holidays.
Steam rose into freezing air off the Cumberland River as Kyle Elliott, 29, trudged above it on a pedestrian bridge, a guitar strapped on his back. He had no feeling in his feet fifteen minutes into the walk.
He said he has never experienced weather like this before. “I’ve never felt my facial hair freeze before. I have now.
Angus cattle huddled in dark-cold homes in Nashville, a storm-driven farm in Buffalo families had to fuddle through their gloves
State officials are urging businesses and residents to reduce their power usage after roughly 55K customers in Nashville lost power as of Friday afternoon.
Angus cattle hurried up a pasture trail on Steve and Tara Agan’s farm about an hour south of Des Moines on Friday, eager to feast on silage and alfalfa.
“Your eyelashes freeze in minutes out here,” said Ms. Agan, adding that the biggest challenge was keeping her fingers warm, even in thick gloves, while bottle-feeding some of the calves. You don’t have a choice. You have to leave. The cows need fed in the winter just as much as they do in the summer.”
The postal service requires letter carriers to complete their routes by foot on Friday, and the mail carrier said it was a surprise.
He said that despite having five or six layers on, his body is ok, but his fingertips are freezing through his gloves, his glasses are fogging up and his scanners isn’t working.
Many New Englanders reacted to the storm with a characteristic mix of stoicism and acceptance, even as downed trees and tidal surges knocked out power and closed roads. The manager of the restaurant at the edge of Marblehead Harbor stood outside while the gray water scythed through the metal railings and hit the parking lot.
She said that the flooding caused significant damage to the floor, despite the protection built in to the structure that allows ocean water to pass in and out.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/23/us/winter-storm-snow-weather/in-buffalo-families-huddle-in-dark-cold-homes
In Buffalo Families Huddle in Dark-Cold Homes: An Emusic Artist’s Day at a Farmhouse with No Electric Power
An electronic music artist awoke on Friday at her parents rural home 40 minutes northwest of Raleigh, hoping to start her day with a yoga class, but realized they had no electricity.
Ms. Linney’s parents live on a 10-acre property and get their water from a well. But no power meant no water to pump it. So on Friday afternoon, Ms. Linney, who had traveled from her home in Southern California for the holidays, was in nearby Durham, picking up Vietnamese food for lunch — as well as a good deal of bottled drinking water.
The power came back on at her parents’ house by midafternoon, but Ms. Linney was concerned it might go out again, particularly as temperatures were expected to plunge to 9 degrees on Friday night.
“We’re going to keep the wood stove on,” Ms. Linney said. If the power went out again, she said, they may have to ask to bunk down at a neighbor’s house.
Most of the action was indoors at Ponce City Market, a trendy indoor outdoor mall that is located along the Atlanta BeltLine.
At an outpost of Marine Layer, a clothing store, Jennifer Velasco, an employee, was waiting on customers in a poofy winter coat and a white wool hat. Every time the door opened, the wind and cold would come in. Ms. Velasco moved to Atlanta from Houston a few months ago.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/23/us/winter-storm-snow-weather/in-buffalo-families-huddle-in-dark-cold-homes
First Outpatient Emergency Shelters in Central Florida During the Last Three Days: Keishaun Johnson, a Chicagoan, and Joe Netzel
Emergency shelters were opened when residents found out they didn’t have the basic necessities, such as hot food and supplies.
The weekend weather is expected to dip into the 30s in Central Florida, a worrisome plunge for Keishaun Johnson, who has three children, a dog named Midas and no stable housing situation.
She and her family went to a homeless shelter in downtownOrlando this week to get supplies for the cold weather.
“We got jackets, blankets, all the hygiene stuff, clothes, socks, everything,” she said. “Now I’m 100 percent better with this weekend that’s coming up, because it was really scary.”
Lines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport appeared to be shorter than the day before, and some travelers said they were pleasantly surprised at the lack of chaos.
“I didn’t think we’d be able to get in the door,” said Joe Netzel, 40, of Chicago, who was waiting to fly to Phoenix with his wife and 3-year-old daughter. Our flight is on time.
According to reports there were at least six deaths in vehicle crashes and at least four dead in a pileup on the Ohio Turnpike.
FlightAware, Greyhound, and FedEx to shut down some US airports in the severe wind chills affected by the Great Lakes floods
Some parts of the South experienced wind chills of minus20 degrees, and gusts knocked out power to thousands of homes when the front hit. People were asked to stay home by emergency responders.
And getting the lights back on has been no easy task, as utility crews are faced with dangerous weather conditions that made accessing the substations difficult, according to Hochul.
It can be difficult to access these areas when there are downed power lines and trees. Crews cannot go up in bucket trucks if the wind is higher than 35 miles an hour,” Aaronson said. “And so those combination of things will limit the ability of crews to get out there and get the power back on.”
In New Jersey, heavy rains and high winds downed power lines and sent floodwaters surging as high as 9 feet along the coast. The Hudson River’s interior locations were also flooded.
“So that, unfortunately, really affects anyone who’s got a connecting flight, and we’re going to see a lot of people missing connecting flights with these long delay times,” Bangs said.
Denver International, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International and Chicago’s O’Hare airport were among the US airports most affected by delays and cancellations, according to FlightAware’s “Misery Map.” Buffalo Niagara International airport tweeted that it would remain closed entirely until Monday, December 26.
Saturday’s delays and cancellations follow days of disruption as the storm swept across the country, bringing bone-chilling temperatures and whiteout conditions, with reports of a “bomb cyclone” extreme weather pattern near the Great Lakes.
Greyhound said Saturday that many of its scheduled bus services would be canceled Saturday and Sunday “due to the winter weather in the upper Northeast and Pacific Northwest areas.” Routes leaving from Buffalo and Syracuse in New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; and Boise, Idaho are some of those affected. Passengers should check bus tracker.greyhound.com for the most up to date information.
The states were listed on the service alert page. It had previously warned that some delivery and pickup services may be affected.
FedEx said it had experienced significant disruptions at two processing hubs and that all FedEx Express locations have been impacted by the severe winter weather.
As of Friday, the USPS said it had temporarily shut down 89 post offices, and Amazon said it “temporarily closed” some of its sites in the impacted areas.
The New York City Christmas Eve Night Temperature, the Cold, and Frozen: PJM Interconnection, a Power Grid Operator, and National Guard
New York City saw record cold temperatures on Christmas Eve at several locations, including its JFK and LaGuardia airports. The temperature at Central Park on December 24 was not as warm as it normally is, but it was the lowest it had been in at least 150 years.
There have been at least 22 deaths attributed to weather conditions since Wednesday, and many people in the Northeast are spending the holiday without adequate heat or hot water.
A power grid operator for at least 13 states in the country’s eastern half asked customers to conserve power and set thermostats lower than usual from early Saturday to 10 a.m. on Sunday because usage was straining capacity.
The operator, PJM Interconnection, serves about 65 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, and warned rolling blackouts could happen if the strain becomes too much.
The Department of Energy declared an emergency Friday because of a shortage of electricity in Texas.
There was a loss of water pressure in Jackson, Mississippi, after a large water main break, because of the frigid temperatures.
The crews who are braving these frigid temperatures on this Christmas Eve night are in fact working to restore the pressure to residents. Their sacrifice is appreciated by the entire administration and every resident who is affected by it.
The Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said that 500 people were stuck in their cars for a night because of the driving ban that was put in place during the storm.
National Guard troops were called in to help “rescue people that are stuck in vehicles,” and to give rides to medical workers so they could relieve colleagues who had been working at hospitals for more than a day, Poloncarz said.
Buffalo, New York, a few days into a fatal snowstorm: How the Great Lakes are preparing to take care of business
By late Monday, ice had already spread across grounds in Memphis, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, as well as Texas, where at least a few car crashes were reported in Austin with no injuries.
Hochul will be asking the federal government for a declaration of emergency that will allow them to seek reimbursement for the extraordinary expenses of all the overtime and mutual aid from other parts of the state. “We’ve deployed individuals – the utility crews have come but also making sure that we have all the vehicles we need.”
Two people died in their suburban Cheektowaga, New York, homes Friday when emergency crews could not reach them in time to treat their medical conditions, and another died in Buffalo. There were four more confirmed deaths overnight in Erie County. Mark Poloncarz said there may be more dead.
Days into a deadly winter storm that bedeviled much of the US with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall, officials in Buffalo, New York, are focused on life-safety measures, plowing through thick snow to get to stranded drivers and to make way for emergency services.
There have been two deaths in Colorado Springs, Colorado since Thursday, one of which is near a power transformer and the other a homeless man in an alleyway.
The snow blowing off the Great Lakes in the Midwest will gradually become less intense, according to the National Weather Service.
The lake-effect snows will continue but gradually become less intense as the cold air blows the warm waters of the Great Lakes.
By Christmas night into Monday, another low pressure system coming from the Pacific will deliver the next surge of moisture toward the Pacific Northwest and then into northern California, according to the Weather Service.
Monster Winter Storm Across Unseen Claims At Least 34 Lives Revealed by SnowFounds and Snowbanks
Millions of people were out in the cold on Sunday, hunkered down against the storm that killed at least 34 people across the US and was predicted to claim more lives.
Daylight revealed cars nearly covered by 6-foot snowdrifts and thousands of houses, some adorned in unlit holiday displays, dark from a lack of power. With snow swirling down untouched and impassable streets, forecasters warned that an additional 1 to 2 feet of snow was possible in some areas through early Monday morning amid wind gusts of 40 mph.
Poloncarz stated that some were found in cars and other were found in snowbanks. “We know there are people who have been stuck in cars for more than 2 days.”
“There’s one warming shelter, but that would be too far for me to get to. I can’t drive, obviously, because I’m stuck,” Manahan said. “You can’t be outside for more than 10 minutes without frostbit.”
A father and his daughters were stuck in Buffalo on Friday when their SUV was trapped while they were on their way to visit relatives for Christmas. Unable to get help, they spent hours with the engine running, buffeted by wind and nearly buried in snow.
By 4 a.m. Saturday, their fuel nearly gone, Ilunga made a desperate choice to risk the howling storm to reach a nearby shelter. He carried their puppy on his back while Cindy clutched their dog.
“If I stay in this car I’m going to die here with my kids,” Ilunga recalled thinking. He was very sad when the family walked through the shelter doors. I will never forget it in my life.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/25/1145492047/monster-winter-storm-across-u-s-claims-at-least-34-lives
Snowstorms and Plow Driven Vehicles In Buffalo, New York: Governor William J. Hochul in a Warming Shelter during the December 18th Snowstorm
The PJM Interconnection reassured people that its utilities could meet the day’s peak electricity demand. The grid operator called on 65 million consumers to conserve energy.
William Kless was sleeping at 3 a.m. in Buffalo. After calling his children to wish them a happy Christmas, he headed off on his snowmobile to take people to a church open as a warming shelter.
He brought about 20 people to the church in Buffalo on Saturday, including a family of five in a single vehicle. He got a man who had been stranded in his car for 17 hours and had to go back to his home to get treatment.
Western New York saw days of sustained blizzard conditions, which dropped over 48 inches of snow and sent temperatures plummeting to minus 22 degrees when accounting for wind chill. The region accounted for 27 of the storm-related deaths.
As rescue crews and hundreds of plow drivers fanned out on Christmas Day, even emergency and recovery vehicles sent out to help have gotten stuck in the snow. The ambulances that were left abandoned on Sunday had to be dug out.
Hochul urged residents to stay away from the roads as a driving ban continues in Erie County through Monday.
Hochul said that plows from the state and county have been out there continuously, giving up time and putting themselves in danger.
“Think about looking just a few feet in front of you at a sheet of white for more than 24 hours in a row. That’s what it was like outside in the worst conditions,” he said. It was so cold that no one could see where they were going. Nobody had any idea what was happening.”
Hundreds of vehicles were left in the snow in Buffalo by the storm, according to New York State Police. He said there were authorities going door-to-door to look for people.
Hochul said during the press conference that some residents were without power in the cold for 56 hours. This is not due to a lack of resources, the governor said, but rather a mobility and access challenge faced by utility companies.
Buffalo, New York, experienced a once-in-a-generational snowstorm on Sunday, January 14. Snowfall and flood-induced death toll
Buffalo has had the snowiest start to a winter in history, receiving 92.7 inches of measurable snowfall over the course of 10 days. The latest storm came just one month after the region was slammed with a historic snowstorm. After another 6.3 inches fell Monday, the city is now close to hitting 100 inches.
Much of the rest of the eastern part of the country will still be in a deep freeze through Monday before a moderating trend sets in on Tuesday, forecasters said.
The Mayor of Buffalo told Morning Edition that his city’s emergency responders have gone “car by car” to rescue stranded motorists.
“This has been called a generational storm — a once-in-a-generation storm,” Brown said. “It’s unlike anything that even the city of Buffalo is used to getting.”
“That number is now below 10,000, and we will continue to work aggressively and strategically with National Grid all day today to continue to reduce that number and get everyone’s power restored,” he added, referring to the local utility.
The NWS still advises caution for anyone looking to venture outside: High wind speeds and low temperatures are a recipe for frostbite, which can take root in less than 10 minutes of exposure.
Near Watertown, Copenhagen, a village in New York’s Lewis County, was buried in snow. Driving conditions were so difficult that even snowplows had a tough time navigating the roads, CNN affiliate WWNY reported.
Michigan in particular was hit with freezing rain and ice that disrupted travel and was risky for livestock and infrastructure. Both Port Austin and Midland saw 8 inches of snow. Meanwhile southern portions of the state saw high accumulations of ice, according to the National Weather Service.
This storm, however, was more ferocious than the blizzard of 1977, Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said. For a day and a half, it was horrendous.
Hochul said that many vehicles were abandoned when people left during the storm. “It is still a dangerous situation to be out,” she added.
I have a bad feeling about that. I think the death toll is going to go up,” the sheriff said. “When you have 420 EMS calls that are unanswered, it’s just gut-wrenching.”
The state has a large amount of ready-to- eat meals ready to be given out to food banks but they are not being distributed due to road conditions.
“We have a responsibility to have all these resources on hand. When mother nature shuts down and creates a wall that you cannot see past, it is not safe for emergency vehicles but the trucks that are bringing groceries to the stores and the stores are being shutdown, said Hochul.
The governor submitted a request to President Joe Biden for a federal emergency declaration for Erie and Genesee counties, which “will be crucial to assist our recovery efforts from this historic storm,” she said.
All 11 Western states are expecting rain or snow, with the heaviest impacts predicted for California. The rain, snow and wind has knocked out power in Oregon, Washington and California by the day’s end.
Colin Bourgeois told CNN affiliate KATU that the trees are vulnerable to strong winds because of the weather extremes in recent years.
“The consecutive dry summers that we’ve had, especially the heat events like the heat dome, that really damages trees and it takes up so much of their energy to fuel their immune systems to fight off pathogens,” Bourgeois said.
Los Angeles, Calif., Department of Emergency Services and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area during a December 26-29 Superstorm on Dec. 26, 1996
Portland recorded 2.12 inches of rain, breaking the old record of 1.08 inches set on December 26, 1996. Portland has a record for the third-rainiest December day.
The weather service warned on Friday of the possibility of flash floods, mudslides, and other slides in areas that were burned by the fires. The threat zone included downtown L.A., Hollywood, Beverly Hills and many suburbs.
“Say goodbye to the warmth,” the National Weather Service in Los Angeles tweeted Monday. Between today and Tuesday, temperatures are going to go down a large amount. There will be 15-20 degrees of cooling due to the storm system.
Californians are voting in a state election. On Saturday, a powerful storm brought rain and heavy snow to the coast, snarling traffic and closing highways as Californians were about to ring in the new year.
The map showed that 153,000 customers were affected by the power outages. “SMUD crews are responding to outages across the region during this powerful winter storm,” the utility said in a Twitter message, adding that it was preparing additional resources while working to restore power.
The state transportation agency reported numerous road closures, including Highway 70 east of Chico, which was partially closed by a slide, and the northbound side of Highway 49, east of Sacramento, which was closed because of flooding. In El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, a stretch of Highway 50 was closed because of flooding.
California’s Second Wetest Day on Record: Heavy Rainfall and High-Tidal Clouds Through Two Hours Afternoon
Rainfall in downtown San Francisco on Saturday topped 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) at midafternoon, making it the second-wettest day on record, behind a November 1994 deluge. With rain continuing to fall, it could threaten the nearly three-decade old record.
US Highway 101, one of California’s most famous routes, was closed in both directions in South San Francisco Saturday due to high tides and non-stop rainfall, the California Highway Patrol reported.
When the storm arrives in the area, it could bring some rain, according to the Weather service. One ski resort south of Lakenita closed chair lifts because of flooding and operational issues, and posted a picture of one lift tower with empty chairs and water surrounding it.
The Sacramento agency released a map of 24-hour precipitation through Saturday morning, showing a wide range of totals in the region, from less than an inch (2.54 centimeters) in some areas to more than 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) in the Sierra foothills.
The Stockton Police Department posted photos of a flooded railroad underpass and a car that appeared stalled in more than a foot (30 centimeters) of water.
The rain was welcomed in drought-parched California, but much more precipitation is needed to make a significant difference. California has been the driest state on record over the past three years.
A Flash Flood Watch was in place along and west of 5 Freeway to the Sacramento River, where there were worries about excessive rainfall and flooding on the Cosumnes and Mokelumne Rivers.
According to the National Weather Service, there was a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck in Humboldt County on December 20. A bridge that was temporarily closed last week due to earthquake damage may be closed again if the Eel River, which it crosses, gets too high, officials said.
Multiple fatalities in Sacramento County, Nevada, and Memphis, Mississippi, as a result of California’s first multi-hazard tornadoes
It was the first of many storms expected to hit the state over the next week. The current system is likely to be warmer and wetter, while next week’s storms will be cooler, according to Hannah Chandler-Cooley.
“Strong winds could cause tree damage and lead to power outages and high waves on Lake Tahoe may capsize small vessels,” the weather service in Reno said.
On the Sierra’s eastern front, flood watches and warnings were issued into the weekend north and south of Reno, Nevada, where minor to moderate flooding was forecast along some rivers and streams.
A person who died in the storm was found inside a submerged vehicle in Sac County, as well as a man who died from injuries he received when he was struck by a tree in Santa Cruz.
The area of the county that was hit the hardest was in the southern part of the state and there were multiple flood victims rescued by boats and helicopter.
An evacuation order was issued Sunday for the rural Sacramento County areas of Point Pleasant, while Glanville Tract and Franklin Pond were under an evacuation warning.
Cars were submerged past their door handles in the flood waters of Highway 99 and the Dillard Street area. Many people had been saved, according to Chris Schamber, a fire captain with the Cosumnes Fire Department.
Cities including Albany, Charlotte, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Raleigh and Norfolk could see wind and tornadoes. Heavy rain could also produce flash flooding in parts of Mississippi.
The multi-hazard storm that battered California with deadly floods began to move across the US and triggered at least 120 storm reports in a couple of days but left a trail of destruction.
Memphis and Jackson both experienced record-breaking precipitation Tuesday. Memphis received 3.84 inches, smashing the previous daily record by 2.3 inches. Jackson beat a previous daily record of 1.69 inches by getting 2.38 inches on Tuesday.
The southern part of the US will see highs in the 40’s on Thursday after record highs were recorded there on Wednesday. More than 80 such records could be broken Thursday.
Power Outages and Power Line Damage in Garland County, Garland, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, via an Icing Storm Warning on Monday
The Garland County Sheriff’s Office said multiple buildings of a school were damaged as trees and powerlines fell, with several homes in the area.
“The school was currently in session at the time, however all students have been accounted for and reports of no injury,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
“The best thing is my husband and I are alive. Material things can be replaced but our lives cannot, and we just thank God that we are here,” homeowner Sylvia Hester told the station, standing alongside her husband next to their damaged home of two decades.
In Jackson Parish, Louisiana, residents were told to stay off the roads Monday as the severe weather toppled trees and powerlines, and covered roadways with water.
The state recently received a lot of rain that caused soils to become saturated and vulnerable to flooding, the Weather Service said.
An ice storm warning goes into effect Monday evening for Memphis and surrounding areas in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. travel could be nearly impossible if the warning is correct, the warning states.
The rain is likely to start as early as Monday morning. Icing will be possible mainly late at night through mid-morning, when temperatures will be coldest. Dallas is also expected to see significant icing from one-tenth to a quarter of an inch.
The most significant travel impacts in the Texas area are expected on Tuesday, with icy bridges and slick roads. Drivers were asked to watch out for patches of black ice and slippery roadways.
In Oklahoma, deteriorating travel conditions were expected to begin Monday morning as sleet and freezing rain moved into the area, according to the weather service office in Norman.
While the exact cause of the collision it is not known, excessive blowing snow and winds kept visibility down when it happened – even at times when no new snow was falling. There were isolated areas along the highway that saw between 1 and 5 inches of snow.
The National Weather Service warned that the amount of ice would lead to power outages and tree damage in the hardest hit regions.
State of Emergency in Little Rock, Arkansas: Emergency Management Team for the Arkansas Department of Transportation During a Superstorm Preliminary Reaction
The emergency management division has been requested to increase its resources so that it can be ready to respond through Thursday.
As ice began forming on roads in Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the winter weather support teams of the state’s National Guard to be prepared in helping police in their response to the storm.
Huckabee encouraged Arkansans who were experiencing winter weather to avoid travel and heed warnings from local officials.
The emergency order directed $250,000 to be used by the Division of Emergency Management to give funding for program and administrative costs.
“The real enemy is going to be that ice,” said Dave Parker, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. This could very well be a dangerous situation.
“We expect sufficient generation to meet forecasted demand and are continuing to monitor forecasts, this week. We are not asking for Conservation at this time. We are informing the public that IF they are experience an outage to reach out to their local power provider,” the agency said in an email.
Two deaths related to the Dallas ice storm that killed two, and injured two: a woman who died in a truck on an icy road north of Eldorado
Two other deaths were previously linked to the storm that coated Texas cities with sleet or ice. In south Austin, one person died Tuesday morning in a 10-car pileup, the city’s fire department said. Another person died when their car rolled over in the Dallas-area city of Arlington, police said.
“As we mobilize the resources Texans need to stay safe, I encourage everyone to remain weather aware, check DriveTexas.org before traveling, and heed the guidance from local officials,” Abbott said in a statement.
Additionally, many schools and colleges in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas were planning to shut down or switch to online learning Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she lost control of her truck on an icy road north of Eldorado, the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN on Wednesday.
“Before we got to I-20, we also helped a few other cars who were stuck on the streets,” Muniz said. “We eventually came across the standstill on Interstate 20 and helped an additional 20 trucks.”
“Everyone was very grateful for our help, especially the truck drivers. Some even asked if we were going to charge them for the help, but we told them we were just there to help.”
The weather service in Dallas warns of hazardous or impossible travel conditions as well as tree limb breakage in this region.
Governor Greg Abbott said that the Texas National Guard would help stranded motorists, clear roads and give welfare checks. At least 30 responders from Texas Parks and Wildlife are ready for rescue operations.
Record High Temperatures in the Midwest and the Cascade Mountains: The Northeast Cold Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting for 30 degrees to 90 degrees
The highest elevation in the Pacific Northwest can expect as much as three feet of snow, while the Cascade Mountains can expect winds to gust up to 60 mph. Waves will cause beach erosion in coastal areas when they hit 20 feet just offshore.
There are gale warnings in place for southern Wyoming, where nearly two feet of snow will cause blinding conditions. The weather service also warns of wind chills falling to 25 degrees below zero.
If you’re traveling across the U.S. this week, you might feel summer in one spot and winter in another: The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures hitting record highs and lows, while a huge winter storm “will plague a large portion of the country.”
The term NWS Climate Prediction Center uses to describe a weather pattern is “anomalous” because it means the cold and warmth that people will experience.
A lot of record highs are expected on Thursday from Ohio to Florida. Highs could be as much as 35 degrees above normal for parts of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley.
The region will get a high of 70 and 80 degrees on Tuesday and then rise into the 80s and 90s on Thursday. These temperatures are running 30 to 40 degrees higher than normal and can be seen in May or early June.
Dozens of daily high temperature records could be broken again in the coming days as areas of southern Texas and the Florida peninsula could see temperatures into the 90s.
Statewide Snowstorms and Blisz Warnings for Los Angeles, Ventura, and Northern California Using the National Guard and the State Highway Patrol
Gov. Tim Walz directed the state’s National Guard, the transportation department and the state patrol to be prepared to respond storm impacts, he said on Twitter.
South Dakota’s governor announced Tuesday the closures of state government executive branch offices Wednesday in more than half of the state’s 66 counties, with plans for employees to work remotely. I-90 and 29 were partially closed Tuesday night to prepare for snow.
The main campus at Eastern Wyoming College has been closed. Due to hazardous weather and road conditions, the Natrona county school district in Casper is having a virtual learning day on Wednesday.
Search and rescue operations were underway Wednesday evening in several counties across Wyoming to recover motorists that become trapped in heavy snow, the state highway patrol said.
More than 160 vehicle crashes were reported and dozens of cars spun off the road after a 3-7 inches of snow in Minnesota, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Lt. Gordon said that in a number of words.
In Wisconsin – similarly hit by snow since Tuesday in the north and freezing rain Wednesday in the south – Gov. Tony Evers declared a statewide energy emergency Wednesday, saying it will “allow for a more swift and efficient restoration of any electric power outages throughout the state,” a news release from his office said.
Out west, in an extremely rare event, California’s Los Angeles and Ventura Counties will be under blizzard warnings from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon, the weather said. That will be the first blizzard warning issued by the weather service’s Los Angeles office since 1989, it said.
Temperature Difference Between the Northern Rockies and the South: The First Day of Cyclosmology with a Temperature Change Between 75 and 100 Degrees
The temperature difference between the Northern Rockies and the South was 100 degrees earlier in the week, due to winter storm and heat wave.
Most of the flights in and out of Green Bay were canceled on Thursday morning.
• Maine government offices closed: Gov. Janet Mills announced that state offices would be closed Thursday as the storm “is expected to bring significant snowfall to most of the state,” her office said in a release.
Atlanta set a new all-time record for warmest February day at 81 degrees. New Orleans was 83 degrees, Washington was 78 degrees, and Nashville was 80 degrees on Wednesday.
On Friday, forecasters also urged mariners near the coast of the state’s San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties to “seek safe harbor immediately” — warning of severe thunderstorms that could produce sudden waterspouts, powerful enough to “easily overturn boats.” Small tornadoes can be seen on land in the two counties.
San Jose, Napa and other parts of the region have been issued a freeze warning for Friday evening through Saturday morning. Unsheltered populations, crops and outdoor plumbing will be in danger when the weather gets cold.
Ventura County received up to 7 inches of rain in a single day, but the weather service said that flooding was no longer a threat.
Major Winter Storm Has Provoked Blizzard and Flood Warnings Across California: Allison Rinker and her House on Kalamazoo, Michigan
One of Michigan’s largest energy providers said that over 600,000 of their customers have been impacted by the storms. The utility reported that power was restored to 600,000 customers by Sunday night.
Brian Wheeler, a spokesman for Consumers Energy, says half an inch of ice weighed down some power lines.
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Allison Rinker was using a borrowed generator to keep her 150-year-old house warm Saturday after two nights in the cold and dark.
“We were all surviving, but spirits were low on the second day,” she said. “As soon as the heat came back and we were able to have one or two lights running, it was like a complete flip in attitude.”
“The ice that was falling off the trees as it was melting was hitting our windshield so hard, I was afraid it was going to crack,” she said. Half of the trees are falling down. The destruction is insane.
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas said a low-pressure system was expected to bring rain and snow to southwestern Nevada by Saturday afternoon and to northwest Arizona by Sunday morning.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/25/1159560284/a-major-winter-storm-has-prompted-blizzard-and-flood-warnings-across-california
Cold weather in Yosemite Valley closed down Saturday after the second-highest snowfall in the state of Portland, Texas, on record
As the cold weather blasted the North and West, temperatures in the south went up and down. The high temperature on Friday was 34 degrees Fahrenheit at Falcon Lake, Texas, while the low is minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit near Huntley, Montana.
Much of Portland was shut down with icy roads not expected to thaw until Saturday after the city’s second-heaviest snowfall on record this week: nearly 11 inches (28 centimeters).
Tim Varner sat huddled with blankets in a Portland storefront doorway shielding him from some of the wind, ice and snow. The homeless man said it was difficult to push a shopping cart with his stuff in it to get to the shelter.
He said that it was impossible. “The snow gets built up on the wheels of your cart and then you find slippery spots and can’t get no traction. So you’re stuck.”
In anticipation of severe winds and potential hail Sunday night and into Monday, an Air Force unit at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, relocated most of its aircraft to protect them from damage and ensure they can still be deployed if needed, the base announced.
Yosemite National Park was closed Saturday due to severe weather and will not reopen until at least Wednesday as a multi-day blizzard warning remains in effect across Yosemite Valley, the park announced. As much as 84 inches of snow could fall in the valley by Wednesday, according to the park.
Multiple Derechos in the Northern Great Lakes as a Sign of High-Velocity Winds and Heavy-Ion Collisions
A derecho is a widespread, long-lived windstorm that typically causes damage in one direction across a relatively straight path, according to the National Weather Service. It says the wind damage should stretch over more than 240 miles and include wind gusts of at least 58 mph.
Students on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman were told to immediately take shelter Sunday evening as the area was under a tornado warning, which was lifted later that night.
The Great Lakes are expected to be hit again this week, including Michigan, which has about 146,000 homes and businesses still without power after storms damaged trees and utility lines.
Another round of mixed precipitation is expected to move into the region Monday, with those under winter weather alerts possibly seeing between 2 to 8 inches of snowfall.