Storm in U.S. intensifies changing plans of vacationers
2022.12.21 13:06
Storm in U.S. intensifies changing plans of vacationers
Budrigannews.com – Starting on Wednesday, a powerful winter storm is expected to cover a large portion of the United States with bitterly cold weather, a lot of snow, and wind chills so low that they could kill you, making holiday travel plans for millions of Americans more difficult.
According to Bob Oravec, a National Weather Service forecaster, approximately 200 million people in the Lower 48 states are under extreme weather alerts as cold air descends from the Northern Plains and plunges temperatures.
On Wednesday, for instance, temperatures in Denver may fall from a high of 51 degrees to the low single digits by evening.
“These are the kinds of changes that will take place as this front moves south: rapid drops in temperature, sometimes as much as 50 degrees below the previous day,” Oravec stated. It is quite a powerful system.”
Between Wednesday and Friday, the storm, which is fed by moisture from the Great Lakes, could dump up to a foot (0.3 m) of snow on the Upper Midwest, causing blizzard conditions from the Northern Plains states to the Great Lakes region.
A so-called “bomb cyclone” will likely form along the strong arctic front that crosses the Great Lakes by Thursday night, causing pressure to drop dramatically in a 24-hour period. Oravec stated that by Friday, temperatures could reach record lows on the Gulf Coast, in Florida, and in the eastern United States.
According to AAA, nearly 113 million people could pack up and travel more than 50 miles from home beginning Friday, making the holiday travel season the third busiest in decades.
Weighty precipitation, solid breezes and possibly perilous seaside flooding are coming up for parts of the Upper east shore and New Britain on Thursday and Friday, the weather conditions administration said, before the cold front shows up and causes a freeze. It is expected to rain as much as 7.6 cm, or 3 inches.
Due to the weather, officials are advising of severe travel disruptions. According to the weather service, if temperatures drop by more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of hours, wet roads could freeze immediately.
“With minimal disruption, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving week. “Unfortunately, that won’t be the case going into Christmas,” stated U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to MSNBC.
“Nobody can control the weather,” despite increased airline staffing and other improvements since Thanksgiving making travel easier during the holiday season. That will undoubtedly result in some disruptions,” Buttigieg stated.
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He added that drivers and Americans traveling by air should also be prepared for severe weather and be flexible with their plans.
