Cold snap continues from south to Pacific north-west, with thaw not expected until next week
The deep freeze affecting millions of people across the US is continuing this weekend, as bitterly frigid air spilled into the midwest from Canada amid high winds that could make it feel like -30F (-34C) outside in some areas.
The list of severe weather events was growing as the US struggled with the intense cold and news reports said at least 55 people across 10 states had been killed in weather-related incidents over the past week or so since the cold snap hit.
In Memphis, Tennessee, residents were urged to boil water and New Yorkers warned that roads could be covered with dangerous black ice this weekend as brutal cold and inclement weather continue to sweep across parts of the US.
Heavier-than-forecast snow fell in New York City, Baltimore and Washington DC on Friday. Storms have walloped the Pacific north-west, midwest, plains, south and north-east with low temperatures, heavy snow, ice storms, freezing rain and high winds for the past two weeks.
A potential thaw isn’t expected until next week, when the forecast predicts above-average temperatures across most of the country, according to the National Weather Service.
The bracing weekend weather follows a series of storms blamed for at least 55 deaths around the country, many of them involving hypothermia or road accidents.
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Article URL : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/20/us-winter-weather-snow-storms-east-coast-northwest-south