More than 1,300 flights have been canceled and travelers have been warned to stay at home as the huge Oakley winter snowstorm is heading northwest and has already laid six inches of snow and is expected to cause possible power outages from Ohio The valley in New England.
Warnings to interrupt the power supply are issued in parts of Pennsylvaniawestern Maryland and North West Virginia, where significant icing is possible until Friday.
Tree branches are likely to fall and scattered power outages and driving will be very difficult.
Freezing rain and sleet will hit the southern parts of the region, including Pennsylvania, New Jerseythe Hudson Valley and the coast of New England.
In the north, at least six inches of snow will wreak havoc on Americans in the interior of New York State and New England.
And some areas may even see a foot of snow. So far, about 1,326 flights have been canceled in the United States today, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
Early Friday, Baltimore reported 0.15 inches of freezing rain, while 6 inches of snow was already observed in Preston, New York.
Stephen Tole, an employee of the Fayetteville Police Department, offers advice to a driver on College Avenue near the mall in Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas
John Loti shoves snow from his frozen road in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Heavy snow fell over Flagstaff, Arizona, on Wednesday. The storm forced the closure of major roads in Arizona
Runner withstands low temperatures to head to Hyder Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Matthew White enjoys a cold morning walk with his 1-year-old Border Collie Terrier in Albuquerque
Since Wednesday morning, the storm has caused numerous reports of sleet and icy rains, from the far south to central Texas to central and eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri and parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic.
More than 118 million people all the way to Texas and New England are under warning of a winter storm, and seven million people in the Tennessee and Ohio valleys are on the lookout for floods due to the heavy rain they can expect.
That’s what James Connolly, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in New York, said. New York Times“Initially, snow will be a problem, then it will turn into a winter mixture and then it will turn into rain.”
He added that there would be the least snow in the coastal areas, while three inches could be seen in New York, Connecticut and the Lower Hudson Valley.
And devastating weather warnings have led governors of states, including Connecticut and Massachusetts, to encourage residents to stay out of the way, and I-70 and I-80 are expected to be particularly smooth.
The snow had already made its way to Chicago and Iowa on Thursday night.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted: “Given the dangerous travel conditions that will be created by the coming winter storm, we urge people to stay out of the way tomorrow – especially during the morning trip.
“Non-part-time civil servants should work remotely tomorrow when possible.”
Record low temperatures can even be reached in California, Western Oregon and Western Arizona.
The United States was hit by a series of winter storms this year, and in early January, a weather system blocked hundreds of I-95 drivers in Virginia for more than 24 hours.
Later that month, another storm hit the south, killing at least two people and leaving thousands without electricity.
This comes after more than 2,000 flights were canceled in the United States as a winter storm broke through to the northeast and is expected to result in six inches of snow by Friday.
More than 110 million Americans received weather warnings Thursday for a winter storm that will bring dangerous ice to the south and midwest on Thursday before dropping a combination of heavy snow, winter mix and rain in the northeast.
Until Thursday evening, ice and rain continued in the southern plains and in Mississippi The valley, as snow is projected to increase in coverage and intensity in the Midwest and southern Great Lakes, while heavy rain with some isolated strong storms will move in the southeast, NBC News reported.
A fresh layer is now visible in Mother Neff State Park in Moody, Texas on Thursday as a winter storm moves through the South and Midwest
Historic San Felipe de Neri in New Mexico’s Old Town is seen with fresh snow on Thursday night as a winter storm breaks through the United States.
Ice accumulations of more than 0.25 inches from the Red River Valley in Texas through the Ozarks and southeastern Missouri are likely, according to the Weather Forecasting Center.
To prepare for the storm, the Texas Electricity Reliability Council warned of tight network conditions and some Texas school districts in Texas have canceled classes due to unsafe driving conditions, CNN reported.
Thousands of flights, mostly outside Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, were also canceled and delayed.
By Thursday afternoon, flights entering, departing and traveling within the United States had been canceled, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.com.
As the storm shifts east at night, it is projected to cause 12-18 inches of snow in parts of New England, along with a mixture of snow, ice and rain for points south on Corridor I-95, Accuweather reported.
A map of the projected snowfall as a winter storm makes its way to the northeast on Thursday
The storm is expected to bring 12-18 inches of snow to parts of New England, along with a mixture of snow, ice and rain for points south on I-95
A huge snowstorm is expected to make its way northeast late Thursday, bringing heavy snow and winter mix and rain
“Heavy snow is expected in upstate New York and New England on Friday, when snow is likely to darken by 1 ft / h at times. It’s probably a dangerous trip, “tweeted the weather service.
The northeast is expected to be dry on Thursday, with a light mixture of rain and sleet expected to spread east to northern Maryland and Virginia and southern Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon.
On Thursday night, most of central and southern Pennsylvania through central New Jersey will have rain and icy rain.
New York is expected to have about 2.5 inches of snow, which is expected to be around midnight on Thursday, as well as rain and icy rain, which will spread in the New York subway between late Thursday and Friday afternoon.
“After that, there will be a gradual transition to rain on Friday morning. However, roads and sidewalks are likely to still be slippery, especially over the northern and western suburbs and parts of central Long Island, where the winter mix is likely to linger for a while, said AccuWeather meteorologist Adam Sadvari.
Bad weather has even forced the People’s Convoy heading to Washington to protest COVID’s mask and vaccine mandates to redirection
By Thursday afternoon, 2020 flights entering, leaving and traveling within the United States had been canceled, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.com
On Thursday morning, Chris Young, who is the administrator of the group’s Facebook page, announced the delay in his trip to Lupton, Arizona, citing “weather conditions.”
Young later released an updated route, as if to avoid bad conditions, and told Lupton supporters to prepare for their arrival. The convoy is still expected to arrive in the city on Friday, they are just moving on different roads to get there.
“Arrange over the aisles! Wave your flags! Get the kids to pump their hands! ‘ she wrote.
It is unclear what conditions the convoy met on the original route, as organizers did not respond immediately to a request for comment from DailyMail.com, but a storm fell about a meter of snow in parts of High County on Wednesday in Arizona.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning spanning from Flagstaff to the Nis Show until 11pm on Wednesday. When the truck drivers arrived in Kingman, about 150 miles east of Flagstaff, no snow was visible.