50 people have been killed in a ‘once-in-a- generation storm’

Snowfall and Flooding in the Golden State as Seeds of a Long-term Snowfall Event from the Atmospheric River

A series of storms that dumped snow on the mountains and drenched Northern California were spawned by the atmospheric river, a narrow region in the atmosphere that can carry thousands of miles of precipitation.

There is a good chance that the Northeast will see up to 12 inches of snow by Monday afternoon.

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said that several feet of snow could fall in the mountains with a few inches possible in the lower elevations. The unseasonable weather for the Golden State comes nearly two months after rounds of deadly flooding battered many areas.

There are road closings, downed trees and power outages in parts of northern California, including the Bay Area.

“Very heavy snowfall rates reaching 1 to 2 inches/hour will be likely across areas of interior New York and central New England,” the Weather Prediction Center at the National Weather Service said Thursday. It is expected that there will be dangerous travel conditions and scattered power outages.

“Low visibility will create even more dangerous travel conditions on top of snow covered roadways,” the NWS says. “Additionally, the strong winds could lead to potential power outages from the Midwest to the Northeast.”

The Storm Prediction Center says tornadoes are more likely across parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and the Southeast in the fall and winter.

Tuesday also brings a risk of flash flooding due to excessive rainfall “from far east Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley,” warns the Weather Prediction Center. There is a chance of up to 4 inches of rain.

“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 totals in the Sierra Nevada and the state’s central atypical snowfalls from I-90 to Reno, South Dakota

The Sierra Snow Lab recorded 24-hour snow totals of 29.9 inches, Bear Valley Ski Resort recorded 21 inches, Boreal Ski Resort received 40 inches, Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort 42 inches and Soda Springs saw 40 inches, according to the Weather Service.

The high Sierra Nevada could see 2 feet of snow by the early hours of Sunday. The National Weather Service in Sacramento warned about hazardous driving conditions and posted photos on Twitter showing traffic on snow-covered mountain passes, where vehicles were required to have chains or four-wheel drive.

The state’s Department of Transportation said that a 200- mile segment of I-90 across western South Dakota was closed Tuesday due to freezing rain, heavy snow, and high winds. The department said that secondary highways would become “impassable” due to the expected closing of I 29.

Mark was forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Reno, and he said that the snow cover is more than twice what he would have expected.

“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.”

He pointed out the snow totals so far are impressive, but he is cautiously optimistic that this precipitation will help the state out of its current dry spell.

Snowfall at Olympic Valley, South Dakota, as seen on YouTube by the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort and the National Weather Service office in Rapid City

“We’re Buried,” the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort wrote on its website Sunday, sharing photos of thick snow covering the ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

“This is definitely a storm to remember. We’ve now received 7.5 feet of snow since December 1st. We had more than 35 inches of snow in 24 hours, which was the 6th largest snowfall on record.

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.

More than 65 million people living in 29 states, from California to Minnesota to Maine are under winter weather warnings that warn of icing, extreme cold and sleet that are likely to make travel miserable Wednesday and cause some power failures.

All of the schools in Rhode Island were closed Tuesday due to a difficult morning commute. All state office buildings in Connecticut, as well as schools in Hartford, will be closed on Friday while the state prepares for a snowstorm that could bring up to 10 inches of snow.

These areas need the moisture and have seen great relief to drought conditions in the past week. Tennessee, for example, went from 96% of the state under drought to being at 46% this week.

The Nature of a Power Outage Event in Farmerville, Louisiana, During a “We Aren’t Hurting”

There were no deaths or injuries due to the tornado, McClain County Sheriff’s Capt. Bryan Murrell said. But as authorities began assessing the damage to the town of Wayne on Tuesday morning, it was clear the damage was widespread.

The town of Farmerville in northern Louisiana had an EF3 tornado, which had gusts of 140 mph, according to the National Weather Service. At least twenty people were injured, and part of the apartment complex and a mobile home park was demolished by the tornado, according to the Farmerville Police Detective.

At least two tornadoes were confirmed in Oklahoma, where about 60,000 energy customers were without power early Monday, according to outage tracker PowerOutage.us.

The manager of the Flying J truck stop in Nebraska said there was no one 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 see to the first poles outside the doors, but I can’t see the rest of the lot right outside. I’ll probably just get a motel room here tonight.”

The Department of Public Safety in South Dakota said that the storm was a “we are not kidding” kind of storm. People were urged to stock up on essentials and stay 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.

Flight safety and animal rights violations in a storm-driven state of Utah as a result of cross-country collisions with a high-speed tour bus

In northern Utah, a tour bus crashed Monday morning 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 people were injured.

The storm is causing havoc for holiday travelers across the U.S, with nearly 1,500 flight cancellations so far Saturday morning, according to FlightAware. There were nearly 6,000 canceled and 11,000 delayed flights on Friday.

A young boy was found dead in a wooded area of Pecan Farms where his home was destroyed Tuesday after a tornado hit Four Forts, Louisiana, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Shreveport, Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said in a statement.

Trent Kelley, a deputy director of Grapevine Parks and Recreation, said that there was a possibility of a tornado that blew the roof off the city’s service center.

Photos sent by the city showed downed power lines on rain-soaked streets, as well as toppled trees, damaged buildings and a semitrailer that appeared to have been tossed around a parking lot.

All roads in the northeastern part of the state were closed. The severe weather in the ranching region could also threaten livestock. Extreme winds can push livestock through fences as they follow the gale’s direction, said Jim Santomaso, a northeast representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.

The Twin Cities Snow and Ice Storm of September 12, 2015: The U.S. Winter Storm Becomes a Life-threatening Event, Predicting the First Day of Winter Break

National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye in the Twin Cities said this is a “long duration event” with snow, ice and rain through Friday night. Minnesota was expecting a lull Wednesday, followed by a second round of snow.

The monster storm that destroyed so much of the US this week has left a trail of destruction across New York and New England.

“This is a life-threatening dangerous event,” Hochul said Friday afternoon at a news conference in Albany. “Protect yourselves, protect your families. Do not travel until the roads are reopened, that you know it’s safe.”

Hochul urged everyone to avoid unnecessary travel tonight and tomorrow. “Work from home if possible, stay off the roads, and make sure you and your loved ones remain vigilant.”

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.

Large swaths of the U.S. have faced an intense winter storm over the past several days, with more than 850,000 customers without power as of Saturday evening. As the large storm system made it’s way through the U.S., officials issued weather advisories and states of emergency.

Thousands of flights have been disrupted due to the winter storm in the Southern U.S. At least one person died in a car accident in Texas, authorities said.

Charleston, West Virginia, can see sleet and ice between an inch and a tenth of an inch, and Louisville, Kentucky, can see sleet and ice between two-tenths of an inch.

Powerful winds whirled by blizzard conditions knocked down power lines in the Upper Midwest as temperatures in some areas plummeted to near or below freezing, leaving thousands without proper heating.

The onset of polar air storms with deadly consequences for Americans and their children: A woman killed by a tornado in southern Louisiana on Tuesday

A woman and her son died when a tornado hit their home in Louisiana, according to local officials.

The National Weather Service reported on Tuesday that there was a “strong arctic high pressure system” which was sweeping down from Canada and was moving towards the Southeast.

The Cascade Mountains could see as much as three feet of snow in the highest elevations through Tuesday, while winds in the Pacific Northwest have the potential to gust up to 60 mph. Seas just offshore will be as high as 20 feet, bringing large, breaking waves to coastal areas, causing beach erosion.

The incoming front will cause the temperatures in the northern Rockies, Great Basin and Northern Plains regions to plummet as low as minus 30 degrees, with gusts of up to 60 mph.

Life threatening cold has pushed all the way to the Gulf Coast and the Mexican border, with below zero wind chills reported as far south as Austin and Atlanta. The cold Christmas Eve will hit many places in the eastern US, and it will be the most frigid in decades.

For the past six days, a blast of polar air from Canada has wreaked havoc on travel plans, leaving power out, canceled flights and dangerous roads in its wake.

Approximately 284,000 homes and businesses were without power across the US as of early Monday, more than 50 percent of which are in Michigan, and the Great Lakes region is bracing for another round of ice and snow.

Frostbite is another risk for those trying to brave the cold, the NWS says. In some areas of the US, this week’s subzero temperatures could cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes.

Those venturing outside should dress in layers, cover their skin and change into dry clothing as soon as possible. But, experts say, the best prevention by far is simply to stay indoors.

Nearly 50 million people across the Northeast are under winter weather alerts as a storm that brought tornadoes, damaging winds and hail to the Central US sweeps into the region.

Denver will go from a high of 47 on Wednesday to a low of minus 14 on Thursday. The weather service says it would be the city’s worst day in 32 years.

“Avoid travel if you can, but if you have to get out, watch out for ice/black ice, make sure to give yourself plenty of time and to slow down while driving,” the weather service said.

The weather service office in Chicago stated that concern continued to increase due to the rapid development of dangerous conditions with potential impacts to the evening peak travel window.

There will be a mixture of rain and sleet and cold air Monday in parts of Texas and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Meanwhile, snow is expected in parts of the Central Appalachians and showers are forecast for parts of the Lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, as well as parts of the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

As the storm moves to the east across the country, it will become a powerful storm which will drop up to 24 bars of pressure within 24 hours. As the storm moved into the Great Lakes it was predicted to have similar pressure as a Category 2 Hurricane.

The storm is expected to bring a pressure equivalent of a Category 3 Hurricane to the Great Lakes, with the weather service describing it as aonce-in-a-generation event.

Forecasts for a Warm, Cold, Wind-Cone Weather Shower and State of Emergency in North Carolina and the Dakotas with the Montana Office of Emergency Management

“This is a case in which snow totals may not tell the whole story. Poor visibility and slick spots can be caused by small snow amounts, when combined with strong wind gusts and frigid temperatures. The weather service explained that sudden arrivals of these conditions can make the situation worse.

Jackson and Birmingham will both spend more than 80 hours below freezing between Friday and Monday. Houston could sit below freezing for 46 hours between Thursday and Saturday.

The National Weather Service said conditions are expected to remain frigid and hazardous on Monday, but start to moderate on Tuesday then continue to slowly improve as the week moves ahead.

Places that will escape the snow, won’t escape the cold. Areas from eastern Montana through the Dakotas will experience the coldest air beginning Thursday morning. 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.

Governors in at least 13 states, including North Carolina and Georgia, have enacted emergency measures to handle 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 Kentucky and Oklahoma City Departments of Transportation and Water Resources During a Winter Weather Event on October 21st during the Beshear Era

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear also declared a state of emergency, with wind gusts expected to reach 40 to 50 mph on Friday and minus 10 to minus 26 degrees wind chills expected on Saturday. Beshear asked residents to stay off roads and to have a backup heat source.

President Biden spoke to reporters Thursday morning in front of a map of national wind chill forecasts, which he described as a very serious weather alert. This is not the same as when you were a kid. This is serious stuff.”

In Texas, where a 2021 winter storm overwhelmed the state’s power grid and ultimately killed more than 200 people, officials said they expected the grid would hold up as forecasts called for cold weather but little precipitation.

Peter Lake, chairman of the Public Utility Commission, said in a news conference that the grid is ready and reliable. “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.

“These hard-working individuals will have at their disposal more than 350 pieces of snow removal equipment, more than 400,000 gallons of liquid deicer for runways and taxiways, and more than 5,000 tons of salt,” said Andrew Velasquez, the city’s deputy aviation commissioner.

In neighboring Oklahoma, residents in Oklahoma City are under a winter weather advisory through Wednesday afternoon, with the expectation of seeing up to two tenths of an inch of ice.

A Cold Night in Dillon, Tenn. (The Clocking Times in the Upper Valley). (It was a Cold, Windy, Weak, and Weak

Several area shelters added beds this week; still many were at or near capacity. There were some people on the city’s streetcar, which was operating on Thursday after crews had worked through the night clearing the route and platforms.

The library is closed. So it’s only this or the bus, or you go into a parking garage, but you’ll probably get kicked out,” said Pete, who said he did not have a permanent place to live and declined to give his last name to KCUR. There isn’t much you can do.

Lisa Carter is the manager of a snowmobiling rental business in West Yellowstone. We deal with cold all the time. We’re not doing anything extra because we’re used to it. We don’t go outside.

Hank Willemsma, a rancher near Dillon, where Thursday’s high temperature was expected to reach minus 13 degrees, said he’d be working through the cold to keep hay out for his cattle.

The report was put together by Bruce Konviser, WPLN’s Philip Pfleger, andBlake Farmer, Mary Louise Kelly and David Schaper, and the Associated Press.

Weather-Sensitive Cars and Buses in the Valley: Three Dead, One More Killed, and Two More in Kansas City

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. In New York, flooding along the Long Island Rail Road forced part of the Long Beach branch to 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 on Wednesday evening; one death was confirmed to be weather-related, and two were believed to be weather-related but need more investigation, according to Kansas Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Candice Breshears.

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. Police said the Dodge went down the embankment over the retaining wall and landed upside down in the creek.

“The National Weather Service’s Watch Warning graphic depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever,” the agency said Thursday.

“I called it a kitchen sink storm because it is throwing everything at us but the kitchen sink,” Hochul said at a press conference Friday afternoon. We had everything Mother Nature could throw our way this weekend, from ice, flooding, snow, and freezing temperatures.

Brian Trzeciak had a house in New York and he said the storm lived up to the warnings. Buffalo’s airport, just to the north, reported zero visibility shortly after noon on Friday.

First Day of Christmas Break in the United States: Snow and Ice at Seattle-Tacoma Airport and in the Central Appalachians

“My mother lives about 30 minutes away and so does my sister and her family, in the other direction,” he said. We always get together for Christmas, but we are all in our houses until Monday.

Nearly 5,300 Friday flights have already been canceled as of 7:30 p.m. ET, after nearly 2,700 cancellations on Thursday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.

• It will remain very cold: Friday will bring record-low temperatures in large swaths of the US, including from the Lower Mississippi Valley, northeastward into the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and stretching across large sections of the east from the Southeast, through the Southern to Central Appalachians and into the mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service.

Even if there isn’t a lot of snow, it’s possible to have whiteout conditions because high winds can pick up snow already on the ground.

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. Further, all express services for Sound Transit, a regional transportation network in the Seattle metro area, were suspended Friday due to the icy conditions.

A winter storm warning is in effect for northeastern Oregon, including Portland. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of .2 to .4 inches is likely as well as winds gusting to 55 mph. Wind chills as low as zero are possible, and frostbite is possible on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

At least six people were reportedly killed in vehicle crashes, with at least four dead in a massive pileup on the Ohio Turnpike involving about 50 vehicles.

Nashville, Tennessee, and Chicago airports were affected by the Superbomb Blast: A high-energy, cold-weather, lightning-driven storm

The parts of the South not seen in a quarter century were brought to a complete standstill by the blast. The temperature fell below zero on Friday in Nashville for the first time since 1996.

The Tennessee Valley Authority requested that local utilities cut electricity use because the power grid was not used normally in the cold. The power load in Nashville will cause 10-minute interruptions every few hours.

The power being restored in weather is a significant challenge, as was disclosed by Scott Aaronson, Vice President of Security and Preparedness.

“Sometimes accessing these areas can be really challenging with downed power lines, with downed trees, with very icy roads. … Crews cannot go up in bucket trucks if the wind is higher than 35 miles an hour,” Aaronson said. “And so, those things will limit the ability of crews to get out there and restore the power to the area.”

In New Jersey, there were heavy rains and high winds that resulted in flooding as high as 9 feet along the coast. Along the Hudson River, interior locations were also flooded.

“So that really affects anyone who’s got a connecting flight and we’re going to see a bunch of people missing connecting flights,” he 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 nevada airport will remain closed 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 that it would be cancelling a lot of its bus services on Saturday and Sunday because of the weather in the upper Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Routes leaving from Buffalo and Syracuse in New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; and Boise, Idaho are some of those affected. Passengers are advised to check bustracker. Greyhound.com for the latest updates.

On its service alerts page, it said impacted states and zip codes. It had warned that some delivery and pickup services could be affected.

FedEx said it experienced disruptions at two processing hubs, which it said caused delays for package deliveries across the US with a delivery commitment through Monday, December 26.

The USPS said that it temporarily shut down 89 post offices, while Amazon temporarily closed a small number of its sites in the affected areas.

The Buffalo mayor’s first storm since November 1994: Snowfall, power outage, tornadoes, and deaths from weather-related storms

Local authorities have reported storm-related deaths from a host of causes. A man was poisoned by carbon monoxide after his furnace malfunctioned. In Ohio, a utility worker was electrocuted. A Wisconsin woman fell through river ice. A Vermont resident was killed by a falling branch. And at least six were killed in car crashes in Missouri, Kentucky and Oklahoma.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown told NPR’s Morning Edition that his city’s emergency responders have gone “car by car” to perform hundreds of rescues of stranded motorists.

“This storm has been called a once in a generation storm,” Brown said. It is unlike anything that the city of Buffalo is used to getting.

He said that they will work aggressively and strategically with National Grid today to get everyone’s power restored and that the number was now below 10,000.

Communities from coast to coast have lost power over the course of the week, but the worst of rolling blackouts appeared to have subsided. A mid-Atlantic grid operator, PJM interconnection, said Sunday that utilities could meet the day’s demand after it initially asked 65 million customers to conserve energy amid Saturday’s freeze.

The so-called atmospheric river storm was pulling in a long and wide plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean. Some roads in Northern California have been closed due to flooding and rock slides.

Power Outage said that there were 103,000 homes and businesses in California and Nevada without power as of Sunday night, down from a high of more than 300,000 on Saturday. US.

The day before, rising flood waters forced evacuations in Wilton, California, as well as three communities near the city of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County.

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.

The section of U.S. 101 south of San Francisco was closed because of flooding, the California Highway Patrol said. Videos on Twitter showed mud-colored water streaming along San Francisco streets, and a staircase in Oakland turned into a veritable waterfall by heavy rains.

Weather service meteorologist Courtney Carpenter said the storm could drop over an inch of rain in the Sacramento area before moving south. One ski resort south of Lake Tahoe closed chair lifts because of flooding and operational problems, and posted a photo on Twitter showing one lift tower and its empty chairs surrounded by water.

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.

Stockton’s Detection of Flooding in the Elliptical Valley of Sacramento during the First-Year Rains

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 good, but a lot more is needed to make a difference. California has had the driest three years on record.

A flood watch was in effect across much of Northern California through New Year’s Eve. Residents were urged to get ready for flooding after officials warned of rivers and streams overflowing.

The National Weather Service’s Eureka office reports that roads in the county began to flood because of the earthquake. The bridge, which was temporarily shut down last week due to earthquake damage, may again be closed if the Eel River gets too high.

The weather system is expected to bring light to moderate valley rain and mountain snow to the area Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento.

“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.

There were flood watches or warnings in effect for the Sierra’s eastern front, where flooding was expected along some rivers and streams.

Flooding, tornadoes and warm temperatures in the Sacramento, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley with record-breaking rainfall on Tuesday

At least two people died in the storm, including one who was found dead inside a completely submerged vehicle Saturday in Sacramento County, and a 72-year-old man who died after being struck by a fallen tree at a Santa Cruz park, according to officials.

Emergency crews spent the weekend taking care of flood victims by boat, helicopter, and other means, as well as responding to fallen trees and disabled vehicles.

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.

“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.

Cars are submerged in the flood waters of Highway 99 and the Dillard Street area, according to CNN affiliate KCRA. Dozens of people had been rescued, according to Chris Schamber, a fire captain with the Cosumnes Fire Department.

Cities including Tallahassee, Albany, Charlotte, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Raleigh and Norfolk could see winds and tornadoes. Heavy rain could also produce flash flooding in parts of Mississippi.

There is a tornado watch in effect for most of western and southern Alabama, as well as parts of Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

The storm brought rain to many parts of the South, with many areas seeing 3-4 inches of rain in a 48 hour period. The Mississippi and Ohio River Valley received up to 6 inches, while the isolated areas of eastern Arkansas received 10 inches.

Memphis and Jackson both had record-breaking rain Tuesday. The previous daily record of 2.13 inches was shattered by 3.84 inches. Jackson set a new daily record with a total of 2.48 inches on Tuesday.

Simultaneously, parts of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley are seeing record-setting warmth: The NWS says temperatures on Thursday are forecasted to be as much as 40 degrees above normal.

Illinois ice storm warnings for the Garland County, Arkansas, tornadoes caused by tree fall and powerline collapse on Tuesday, Oct. 21

Several buildings at a school were damaged as trees and powerlines fell in the area, which is located in Garland County, Arkansas.

The school was in session, but all the students were accounted for and no injuries were reported.

“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.

Several transmission highline towers were damaged in the Haile community in Louisiana, as well as reports from northern Louisiana. One of the towers was knocked over and several others are damaged, according to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.

The residents of Jackson Parish were told to stay off the roads Monday, when the severe weather caused power lines to fall and roads to be covered with water.

The Weather Service said the state received a lot of rain that was likely to cause flooding and damage.

More than 15 million people under wind chill warnings were in the western United States over the weekend as the cold air settled behind the arctic front.

The ice storm stretching from Texas to Tennessee will continue through at least Thursday morning, with expected ice accumulation affecting travel and possibly spurring scattered power outages, the National Weather Service reported.

The NWS predicted that road conditions would become more “treacherous” as the day went on, because of the sleet and freezing rain that fell early Tuesday.

According to the weather service, driving in Texas on Tuesday is going to be difficult because of the icy roads.

Sleet, freezing rain and ice had also moved north into southern Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, where hazardous road conditions were making driving dangerous and at least one accident was reported. The governor activated winter weather support teams from the Arkansas National Guard.

The Lincoln weather service office said that there could be icy roads, sidewalks, and parking lots. If you are planning on heading out tonight, use caution.

The cause of the collision is not known, but excessive blowing snow and gusts of wind kept visibility down when it happened. Areas along the I-80 saw between 1 and 5 inches of snow, with isolated areas along the highway seeing even higher accumulations.

“In addition to potentially hazardous travel conditions, this amount of ice will lead to tree damage and power outages across the hardest-hit regions,” the National Weather Service warned in its forecast Monday.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (Denver) says ice is not going to be an enemy of the state, and it is likely to be very dangerous

The governor has asked the emergency management division to increase its resources so that it can respond through Thursday.

As ice started forming on roads in Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to help police with their response to the storm.

Huckabee said that Arkansans should avoid travel if possible during the winter season.

The emergency order directs $250,000 toward discretionary use by the head of the state’s Division of Emergency Management to provide funding for program and administrative costs, the order stated.

“The real enemy is going to be that ice,” said Dave Parker, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. This might be a pretty dangerous situation.

A few car crashes were reported in Austin with no injuries, and a few grounds in Tennessee and Kentucky were already covered in ice by Monday.

We expect sufficient generation to meet demand and we are monitoring forecasts this week. We are not asking for it at the moment. The agency has told the public that they should contact their power provider in case of a power failure.

Abbott said, “As we mobilize the resources Texans need to stay safe, I encourage everyone to remain weather-aware, check Drive Texas.org before traveling, and heed the guidance from local officials.”

Climate Change Forecasts for Southwest and Central U.S. The Mid-Ash and Plains in the Light of Deep Snow and Cold Winds

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.

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In southern Wyoming, there is two feet of snow and winds greater than 70 mph, which will create blinding conditions. The wind chills are predicted to fall to 25 degrees below zero.

Whether you are buried under three feet of snow and experiencing frigid temperatures or basking in the sunshine and record warmth, this week will touch nearly all corners of the country with wild weather.

At the same time, it will feel more like early summer across the Southeast and up into the Midwest, as nearly 150 million Americans will see a high above 70 degrees this week. The contrast across the country will be stark, as highs in the Dakotas will be below zero and highs in central Florida surge into the 90s.

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 start on Wednesday in the Upper Midwest.

High Temperature Record Breaking in the Florida Peninsula on Tuesday and Thursday, with State Forest Service Employees and School Districts in Casper, South Dakota

High temperatures across the region will climb well into the 70s and 80s beginning Tuesday before peaking on Thursday, and cities across the Florida peninsula could reach into the 90s. These temperatures are running 20 to 35 degrees above normal and are typically highs seen in May or early June.

From Tuesday to Friday, more than 130 cities could set new daily high temperature records and some could even set new monthly records, including Atlanta, Orlando, Birmingham, Charlotte and Richmond.

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.

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota: 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.

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. Additionally, Interstates 29 and 90 partially closed Tuesday night to prepare for the expected snow.

Eastern Wyoming College announced the closure of its main campus. The Natrona County school district in Casper will conduct a virtual learning day Wednesday due to hazardous weather and road conditions throughout the area, the district said.

A record-breaking February 4 weather event in Michigan: Mariners warned against ice and wind in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties

Atlanta was 81 degrees on Wednesday, an all-time record in February. New Orleans, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. all reached 83 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.” The two counties are also at risk of seeing small tornadoes on land.

The region is under a freeze warning from Friday evening through Saturday morning. Unsheltered populations, crops, and outdoor plumbing will be at risk in the sub- freezing conditions.

Michigan in particular was hit with freezing rain and ice that disrupted travel and was risky for livestock and infrastructure. Port Austin had 8 inches of snow, and Midland had almost 9 inches. The National Weather Service said southern parts of the state saw a lot of ice.

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.

The Great Lakes are poised to be hit all over again: Severe Weather, the Blizzard, and Winter Storms

Severe weather, coupled with a multi-day blizzard warning, caused the park to close on Saturday and will remain closed until at least Wednesday. The park said that the valley could see up to 84 inches of snow by Wednesday.

Weather experts will determine if the system can be classified as a derecho, a widespread, long-lived windstorm, which typically causes damage in one direction across a relatively straight path.

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.

A number of families are being accommodated and about 10 trailers have also been damaged by the tornado. At least one person was injured by broken glass, he said, noting the injuries are minor.

This week, the Great Lakes are poised to be hit all over again, including Michigan where about 146,000 homes and businesses still do not have power after the prior storms damaged trees and utility lines.

Utility company DTE, one of Michigan’s largest electricity providers, said 630,000 of its customers have been impacted by the storms so far. By Sunday night, power had been restored to 600,000 customers.

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.

The winter storm watches are in effect for parts of New York and New England, as the storm moves eastward. The areas can see up to 10 inches of snow.

State of Emergency in Riverside County, California, after a Superstorm that Leaped and Captured Snow in the Crestline, Calif., County Sheriff’s Office

The sole grocery store in Crestline has closed due to the heavy snow and people are worried about getting supplies, as well as being emasclted by the weather.

San Bernardino County where the National Guard arrived Thursday to assist with rescues of snowbound residents, is one of 13 counties where the governor issued a state of emergency this week.

Among those trapped were more than 600 students who were scheduled to return home last Friday but got stuck at their camps due to the storm. According to an Irvine Unified School District spokeswoman, the children’s buses were escorted down the mountain by the Highway Patrol to get them back to their families.

If you plan to travel by road at elevations over 1000 feet through West Coast states, be prepared for rapidly changing conditions and have winter driving supplies, according to the National Weather Service.

Bring chains and learn how to use them. In case you are delayed, you should bring an emergency kit consisting of warm clothes, snacks and water. Make sure your vehicle is ready with good tires and working wiper blades,” the Oregon Department of Transportation said.

Officials in Oklahoma are still assessing the damage, though the most concentrated impacts appear to be in Norman, Shawnee and possibly Cheyenne, according to a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

The storm spurred wind gusts strong enough to topple tractor-trailer trucks, leaving more than 1 million people without power and threatening to bring more torrential rain, tornadoes and heavy snow.

Damaging winds, isolated large hail and a few tornadoes could be seen from southern Indiana through Kentucky and Tennessee and into northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. The region has an enhanced risk for storms that could be more widespread and intense.

Flash flood warnings stretch about 400 miles across portions of Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana. Most of the warnings will remain in effect through the morning.

Power was restored to medical facilities west of Fort Worth in Weatherford, Texas, where more than half the city was initially without power and many homes, businesses and the city hall were damaged, said city spokesman Blake Rexroat.

In many communities that were blanketed in snow, critical roads, homes, and businesses have yet to be mended, as the snow blocked vital roads, trapped them, and damaged vital businesses.

The Placer County Fire Department said there have been a couple of house fires and snow storms over the last few days, according to a CNN spokeswoman

The woman died in a weather related incident in Placer County, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman told CNN. She did not share the circumstances of the death, though where the incident occurred saw heavy snow and temperatures around freezing on Tuesday, CNN meteorologists said.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department told CNN that there were a number of structure fires that appeared to be storm related. The department said the number of fires is “atypical” but did not provide an exact number.

Gas leaks are believed to be responsible for several house fires in the mountain communities, according to Fire Chief Dan Munsey. Many of them are in areas with unpassable roads. Firefighters are responding to homes using snowcats and often drudging in by foot with shovels and hoses and digging hydrants out of the snow to extinguish flames, Munsey said.

Rescuers are supplied with meals-ready-to-eat to distribute with those unable to get food, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said in a press conference on Friday. First responders will be setting up distribution points, and a convoy carrying food and other supplies for supermarkets will be taken up the mountain.

In the past couple of days there have been nearly 100 inches of snow on Crestline. The neighborhoods were shown in the video with indiscernible streets, and snow piled to second-story windows.

The only way to get around is by shoveling walkways for emergency exits, Solo said. He added, “Everyone every day has been shoveling, and then it’ll snow another two feet.”

A Flood-Induced Unstable Black Hole in the South During the Second Day of Winter Solitons in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee

400,000 people in the South were without power on Saturday. In Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, falling trees or branches killed six people. One man drowned after driving into the floods.

Hundreds of businesses were closed and flights were canceled in New York, New Hampshire and Maine because of a snowstorm on Saturday.