A intense winter storm reached its peak this Monday in the middle of the end-of-year celebrations, affecting with snowfall and freezing rain large areas of northern and eastern United Statesand causing power outages in New York state, according to authorities. The storm, which has disrupted air travel since December 26 with thousands of flight cancellations, covers this Monday from the upper Midwest of the country to the Great Lakes region and New England, according to the National Weather Service.
The platform Aware of theft reported delays on more than 700 flights and the cancellation of around a hundred this Monday, in addition to those suspended this weekend. The hardest hit airports are in the New York metropolitan area and Boston International Airport in the northeast of the country.
In New York State, the ice storm caused electricity is cut in thousands of homes and numerous road accidents in the east-central part of the state and in the Adirondack region, located further north, where icy roads have seriously complicated traffic on main roads.
The system, described as a high intensity cyclone, caused blizzard conditions with heavy snowfall andIn the Midwest and Great Lakes, while interior New England experiences freezing rain and sleet. THE snow accumulations They will well exceed 30 centimeters in certain areas of the Great Lakes, notably along the southern shore of Lake Superior, where up to 60 centimeters of snow could be reached.
Although the intensity of the snow will gradually decrease throughout Monday, Snowfall is expected to persist through Wednesday. In the lower Great Lakes, rain associated with a cold front will give way to further snowfall throughout the day.
Cold front in Florida
In addition to the snow, the advance of an Arctic front will bring an abrupt end to the recent period of record temperatures across much of the country. The front will take with it heavy rain and a few isolated thunderstorms as it moves quickly along the east coast and Florida, before entering the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
In the western part of the country, the outlook will be generally calm, with the exception of southeastern New Mexico and southwest Texas, where the end of the Arctic front could generate accumulated snowfall in excess of 15 centimeters and near blizzard conditions.
Despite the widespread cold in the east, forecasters anticipate a rapid rise in temperatures across the country’s northern and central plains starting tonight and throughout the week, driven by a system known as Alberta mowerwhich will bring warmer air to this region.
The authorities recommend to the population Stay informed and take precautions against adverse weather conditions, especially in areas with warnings for heavy snow, icy conditions and strong winds.
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