Subfreezing temperatures across much of the US left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as an Arctic storm threatened near-blizzard conditions in the Northeast and several inches of snow in the South.
The National Weather Service warned that windy, subfreezing conditions in Montana and the Dakotas could bring wind chills as low as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
An estimated 95 million people are under a weather warning or advisory for wind chills below zero F, according to the weather service.
Forecasters say the severe cold is expected to push south as far north as Texas.
Even northern parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia could see snow. In Shreveport, Louisiana, Mary Trammel was among residents stocking up on bottled water, food and fuel for generators before freezing weather forecasted an inch of snow and left roads covered in ice.
“It’s cold here,” said Tramel, who told KSLA-TV he bought enough bread and ingredients for soup to last a few days. “I can get what I need and make sure the house is well kept.”
Officials are warning people to stay off the roads in Buffalo, New York, where 1 to 2 feet of snow is forecast. Severe storms forced the postponement of the Buffalo Bills-Pittsburgh Steelers NFL playoff game from Sunday to Monday.
Cars are covered in snow at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago after a winter storm on January 14, 2024. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Wind gusts as high as 50 mph are also possible, said Zack Taylor, a National Weather Service meteorologist in College Park, Maryland.
“They are expected to see both heavy snow, but also extreme winds,” Taylor said. “That’s why they expect to see near blizzard conditions at times.”
Airports across the country are affected. More than half of the flights in and out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport have been canceled.
Dozens of flights were also canceled or delayed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Workers clear snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York during a snowstorm on January 14, 2024. AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes Workers shovel snow at Highmark Stadium. AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes
Forecasters also warned Sunday that blowing snow and strong winds could cause drastic and sudden drops in visibility across eastern Pennsylvania and northern parts of New Jersey and Delaware.
The weather service urged people to stay off the roads, saying such a storm could bring “near whiteout conditions and half an inch of snow in just 10 to 15 minutes.”
Another Arctic storm that brought heavy snow to the Rockies is forecast to push further south, potentially bringing 4 inches to 6 inches of snow to parts of Arkansas, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency ahead of severe weather to give utility trucks and trucks transporting essential supplies more flexibility to respond.
More than 150,000 homes and businesses in Oregon were without power Sunday following a heavy snow and ice storm, according to poweroutage.us. Widespread disruptions affecting tens of thousands were also reported in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Bad weather in Oregon played a role in the three deaths.
In Portland, medical examiners are investigating deaths from hypothermia as freezing rain and heavy snow fell in a city more accustomed to mild winter rains, and hundreds of people took shelter overnight in warming centers.
Winter conditions at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 14, 2024. Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette Via AP
Portland Fire and Rescue also reported the death of a woman in her early 30s on Saturday evening. An RV caught fire when a small group of people used an open fire stove to heat the interior and a tree fell on top of the vehicle, causing the fire to spread.
Three other people escaped, including one with minor injuries, but the woman was trapped inside, the fire department said.
Authorities in Lake Oswego, Oregon, said a large tree fell on a house during high winds Saturday, killing an elderly man on the second floor.
Weather-related deaths have already been reported earlier this week in California, Idaho, Illinois and Wisconsin.
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