A cold front from the Arctic is causing a cold snap that will affect most of the continental United States this weekend, with some northern and northeastern regions experiencing a blizzard in the middle of the peak travel season.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were more than 232,000 flights in the US from November 24 to 28, a record high for the Thanksgiving season.
As of the morning of November 30, subfreezing temperatures were covering an area home to about 196 million Americans, according to data from Weather.com . For millions of people living in states along the East Coast’s Interstate 95 corridor, it was the coldest start to winter in years. The National Weather Service said parts of the northern Great Plains and Midwest were experiencing subfreezing temperatures, while parts of North Dakota were experiencing wind chills as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Heavy snowfall in Ohio
Photo: Ohio Department of Transportation
Meteorologists are warning of dangerous wind chills in North Dakota and Alaska on November 29 and 30, with temperatures that can cause frostbite in just 10 minutes, USA Today reported. Michigan State Police are urging drivers to be cautious as roads are slippery despite light snowfall. The city of Erie, Pennsylvania, declared a snow emergency on November 29 and urged residents to stay off the roads as the area is expected to receive up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow this weekend.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul also declared a state of emergency on November 29 in 11 counties due to this snowstorm. Some areas in New York are forecast to receive up to 1.8 meters of snow by early next week.
The cold air mass will continue to move south and east this weekend, causing temperatures to drop close to zero degrees Celsius in Texas and Florida. According to ABC News, more than 13 million people in the southern US are under cold weather warnings. About 70% of the US is forecast to have temperatures below zero degrees Celsius in the next few days.
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