- The winter storm will continue to hit the country this weekend.
- About 90 million people are wary of the winter storm that would erupt in several cities.
- Several inches of snow are expected to accumulate in various areas.
Winter weather continues to rage in the United States, and nearly 90 million people are wary of a storm threat this weekend.
NBC News reported this morning that there is an extreme weather forecast on both coasts of the country, while much of the center has temperatures that are too cold.
According to the aforementioned media, large parts of the United States have been warned about the weekend’s winter weather.
Nearly 90 million people were on winter weather warnings or worse, according to NBC News.
The National Weather Service, quoted by NBC News, reported Friday evening: “As a cold Arctic air mass remains in much of the country, the winter rainfall from this weekend will bring hazards across the Pacific Northwest, the Southern Plains, from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley and the Northeast. the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. until at least early next week. Temperatures will remain between 20 and 40 degrees below normal in the center of the country on Saturday. “
The governors of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana have declared emergencies in their states ahead of a storm that is expected to bring heavy snow, ice and rain.
In addition, the National Weather Service warned of extremely cold temperatures and near blizzards in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where six people died in a crash of 130 drivers on an icy highway on Thursday.
According to the aforementioned newspaper, the forecasts indicated up to six inches of snow and freezing winds of 15 degrees below zero.
In Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, officials urged residents to be prepared for icy roads and even inches of snow on the weekend and beyond.
“Wherever they are on Sunday nights, they should be willing to stay there until at least Tuesday,” said NBC News.
The polar phenomenon that has gripped much of the Midwest for days on end is expected to continue for much of the following week.
NBC News detailed that in Kansas City, Missouri, the high temperature on Friday was 8 degrees, and forecasters warned it will drop to -20, with cold winds a major factor over the weekend.
He added that the increasing cold snap over the southern plains is so dangerous that the National Weather Service office in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, has warned residents to watch for signs of hypothermia and frostbite.
“If you have warming shelters where you need to plan, now is the time to prepare,” the Missouri office said in the cold situation report.
The Pacific Northwest began to see more snow and some freezing rain on Friday afternoon after snow fell in parts of Washington and Oregon on Thursday, NBC News reported.
The weather service issued an ice storm warning Friday for Oregon’s central Willamette Valley, including Salem, and the South Portland metro, and a winter storm warning for the Portland / Vancouver and Washington areas. After 5:00 p.m., icy rain began to fall in places in the Portland metropolitan area, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.
Forecasters indicated that the Portland area could see up to 20 inches of snow and the Cascades could have another footing until Saturday.
A winter storm warning is also in effect for the greater Seattle area, where 2-8 inches of snow were expected along with gusts of wind up to 40 mph.
A winter storm warning for the Olympia, Washington area, predicted another yard of snow on Saturday after the city received more than 6 inches in places Thursday.
The weekend would also bring severe winter weather to the Mid-Atlantic, where an ice storm was expected.
The Washington, DC area was under surveillance and Baltimore residents braced for an ice storm, with power outages and tree damage.
“Travel can be next to impossible” from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, the National Weather Service warned.
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