Heavy snowstorms, frost and strong winds hit north, midwest and the Great Lakes region of the United States. According to American media, traveling is very difficult or even impossible in many places. This is especially difficult for the millions of Americans who are traveling to celebrate Thanksgiving during this time.
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Winter attack in the USA
Returning home after Thanksgiving this year on November 28 turned out to be a real challenge for many Americans. All because of the powerful winter attack that occurred in a large part of the country.
Huge snowdrifts formed on many roads. Most of the snow fell in some states New York (in places almost 1.5 m), as well as in the states Pennsylvania i Michigan.
Intense snowfall is the result of the so-called lake effect. It occurs when cold air masses pass over large areas of water, including seas or large lakes. It can lead to heavy snowfall and this is exactly what we are dealing with in the Great Lakes area.
State Governor New York Kathy Hochul warned state residents to they avoided unnecessary travel. She added that in the West, over 100 members of the National Guard were deployed to “help local communities.”
Due to inclement weather on Friday, parts of the state New Yorkand on Saturday in the state Pennsylvania there governors announced state of emergency.
On Sunday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called in members of the National Guard to help travelers trapped in snow on the roads. Pennsylvania State Police received 200 reports of this type within 24 hours from Friday to Saturday.
Great disruptions, warnings for millions
In many places there were huge disruptions and traffic paralysis. In the western part of the state New York I-90 was blocked on Friday.
This important road was reopened on Saturday evening.
Sunday's NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49s had an unusual setting. Before the match started, fans had to clear the snow from the stadium stands, which had over half a meter of snow on them. After the match, some of the winning team's players performed “angels” while lying on the snow-covered turf.
Warnings for millions
As ABC News reported on Sunday, “millions of Americans” live in areas affected by lake effect warnings. According to this medium, the Northeast and Midwest were experiencing “snowmageddon”. USA.
According to forecasts by American forecasters, snowstorms may still affect residents of many regions. Up to almost 2 meters of snow may fall in some places by Tuesday morning.
The United States Weather Service (NWS) warns that snowstorms may continue this week as welland “traveling locally may be very difficult or impossible.”
Currently approximately 9 million people live in areas covered by weather alerts.
Source: ABC News, CNN, AP