December 21, 2022

Millions in the US bracing for severe Winter Storm

By Shirvan Williams

A winter storm is expected to wreak havoc on the holidays for millions of people in the United States. According to NBC, there are already several winter storm watches in place as well as other advisories and warnings.

In addition, there are several wind chill alerts as the adverse weather is expected to bring potentially life-threatening cold weather, travel chaos and possible outages.

The strong arctic cold front is set to begin moving southward into the central Plains later today December 21, according to the National Weather Service.

A developing low-pressure system is also forecast to strengthen by Thursday night over eastern Michigan, deepening record-breaking cold temperatures for the Gulf Coast and the eastern U.S. by Friday.

The giant weather system is expected to cause flooding along the southeastern side of Lake Michigan, with waves up to 20 feet that could encase homes near the lake’s edge in ice. Heavy rain may raise the threat of isolated flash floods in areas of northeast New England and New York City.

As many as 800 flights to and out of the United States have been delayed as of this morning, according to FlightAware. There were 221 cancellations as well.

 

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