A strong winter storm hits the United States and threatens millions of residents

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A strong winter storm hits the United States and threatens millions of residents

Caused by A strong winter storm threatened large areas of the United States with extremely dangerous weather conditions, including Intense snow storms, strong winds, and a sharp drop in temperatures, which led to warnings of difficulty in movement and the possibility of aPower outages, especially in the upper north-central regions of the country.

The US National Weather Service said, in a statement, that snow accompanied by strong winds began spreading yesterday across the northern plains, warning of conditions of poor visibility and the possibility of snow storms that may make travel impossible in some areas.

Heavy snow

The thickness of the snow is expected to exceed (30) Centimeters in parts of the upper Great Lakes region and may reach twice that rate on the southern shore of Lake Superior.

Bob Oravec, an official at the National Weather Service office in College Park, Maryland, said: "Part of the atmospheric system brings heavy snow, while other parts experience stronger winds and extreme drops in temperatures as the cold front passes. All of these phenomena are interconnected, but the effect of the storm varies from one region to another."

Dangerous winds

The Meteorological Authority warned of "Dangerous wind chill" It may reach minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit "That is, about 34.4 degrees Celsius below zero" In the states of North Dakota and Minnesota, starting Sunday night until Monday. In the south of the country, meteorologists expected that severe thunderstorms would lead to the announcement of the arrival of a sharp cold front, which would cause a sudden drop in temperatures and strong northern winds, ending days of record warmth that the region had witnessed.

Yesterday, the city of Atlanta recorded a maximum temperature of about (22) degrees Celsius, continuing an unusual wave of warmth after the temperature reached (26) degrees Celsius on the eve of the end of the year holiday, breaking a record. Historically, according to the National Weather Service, several cities in the South and Midwest also experienced record temperatures after the holiday.