Immense winter storm continues hammering U.S. into Monday
Significant amounts of snow and ice have already fallen, with plenty more on the way for the eastern half of the country
A once-in-a-generation winter storm continues to slide across the United States to close out an eventful weekend across the continent.
Travel delays and cancellations mounted Sunday as the sprawling winter storm pushed toward the East Coast. More than one million customers were without power as of Sunday afternoon, according to data collected by tracking website PowerOutage.US.
This is the same system responsible for intense snow across Ontario and the impending winter storm expected throughout Atlantic Canada.
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High-impact storm continues pushing east into Monday
A significant winter storm that formed late Friday night has brought heavy amounts of snow, ice pellets, and freezing rain to a vast swath of the U.S. this weekend. More than 200 million people were under winter weather alerts at one point on Saturday.
This system blanketed communities from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania with a swath of 20-30+ cm of snowfall.
A damaging crust of ice between eastern Texas and southern Kentucky has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people across the region. Some areas have seen as much as 25 mm of ice accretion.
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Heavy snows will continue across the U.S. Northeast overnight Sunday and into early Monday. New York City and Boston are both on track to see their highest snowfall totals in years. Totals in Boston could easily top 50 cm by Monday morning.
Significant ice from freezing rain remains possible across the southeastern U.S., though the situation looks less dire than models had suggested in the run-up to the event. Precipitation remained mostly ice pellets throughout North Carolina during the first half of the storm.
Travel remains treacherous across just about every community experiencing this winter storm. Local authorities throughout the country have urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel.
Airlines cancelled more than 10,000 flights throughout the U.S. due to the winter storm. Additional delays and cancellations will continue through the week as airlines get back up to speed and attempt to accommodate affected travellers.
Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern half of the U.S. long after the system departs. Widespread low temperatures in the -10s to -20s will stretch deep into the southern states, potentially threatening the health and safety of those who remain without power.