Including were I live…..
All that talk about NO Snow or Rain across America for month’s was Wrong !
A major winter storm slammed into the Mid-Atlantic region on Monday, snarling morning commutes and daily routines with heavy snow and freezing rain.
Dangerous driving conditions were expected from West Virginia to Delaware, the Weather Prediction Center said, with up to 12 inches of snow expected in some areas, including Washington.
Air and train travel was disrupted, and more than 350,000 people across the path of the storm were without power on Monday morning, from Missouri to Virginia, according to the utility tracking website poweroutage.us.
An additional two to four inches of snow is likely over portions of the Ohio Valley, where travel disruptions will continue. The storm had already dumped at least five inches of snow in the Washington metro area as of 10 a.m. on Monday, after sweeping across the Midwest over the weekend…
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Deadly snow blasts Midwestern states.
The storm was moving east from the Midwest, where blizzard conditions in Kansas and Missouri led to at least three deaths and hazardous conditions for travelers.
The National Weather Service in Kansas City reported that Kansas City International Airport had received 11 inches of snow on Sunday, the fourth-largest single-day total in the city’s recorded history. In Topeka, the Weather Service said late Sunday it expected a final total of 14.1 inches, the third-highest single-day snowfall recorded in the area.
In the Kansas City metropolitan area, residents hunkered indoors amid ice- and snow-covered driveways, and roads deemed too treacherous for travel. Some areas experienced lightning and booming thunder along with wind gusts…
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Cold weather lingers.
By Tuesday morning, the snow is expected to taper off, although light snow may continue over parts of the Central Appalachians. Cold, gusty weather is forecast for the following days.
The Weather Prediction Center warned that nighttime temperatures were expected to fall into single digits to near zero across the Central Plains and into the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Daytime highs in these areas are projected to stay below freezing, while the Mid-Atlantic will see slightly less cold conditions, with daytime temperatures near freezing…..
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