At least 34 dead nationwide in massive winter storms
The extreme cold from a deadly winter storm that hit much of the United States continues this week, as people in western New York deal with massive snowdrifts, disrupting emergency vehicles, and travelers across the country canceling flights or canceling flights. Witness dangerous roads.Across the United States, at least 34 people have died, many more have died after some residents were trapped inside their homes and tens of thousands of homes and businesses were without power. expected to be stolen. border with Mexico. About 60% of the US population faced some kind of winter weather advisory or warning, with temperatures well below normal from east of the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains. This is particularly unwelcome news for Buffalo, where the hurricane’s high winds and snow caused whiteout conditions that paralyzed emergency response efforts. Almost all fire trucks in the city were stranded on Saturday, Kathy Hochul pleaded with people to respect the ongoing driving ban in the area on Sunday. said. Total snowfall at Buffalo Niagara International Airport was 43 inches as of 7 a.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Huge snowdrifts nearly covered cars and thousands of houses, some decorated with off-light holiday displays, were darkened by the lack of electricity. As snow swirls over pristine, impassable streets, forecasters warned that an additional foot or two could fall in some areas by early Monday morning amid gusting winds of up to 40 mph. Police said there were two “isolated” cases of looting during the storm on Sunday evening, with two people dying Friday at their home in the New York suburb of Cheektowaga. Erie County Executive Mark Polonkers said 10 people died during the storm, including six in Buffalo, and warned that more could die. I know people who are stuck in their cars for more than 2 days. But with the streets under a thick blanket of white, it wasn’t an option for people like Jeremy Manahan, who charged his cell phone in his parked car after nearly 29 hours of power outages. “It’s going to be too far to get stuck. Obviously you can’t drive because you’re stuck. You can’t get frostbite if you’re outside for more than 10 minutes,” Manahan said. , Maryland is way to visit his relatives in Hamilton, Ontario, with his daughters on Christmas Day when the SUV was stuck in Buffalo. Unable to get help, they spent hours with their engines running, blown away by the wind and nearly buried in the snow. The vehicle was almost out of fuel by 4am on Saturday and Ilunga made a desperate choice to take the risk. A Howling Storm arrives at a nearby shelter. He carried his 6-year-old Destiny on his back and Cindy, 16, cradled a Pomeranian puppy and followed in his footsteps during the drift. idea. He cried as his family walked through the shelter door. “It’s something I’ll never forget in my life.” Travelers’ weather woes continue, with hundreds of flight cancellations already expected after the bomb cyclone, and atmospheric pressure soaring in a strong storm. , and originated near the Great Lakes and shook. Blizzard conditions including heavy winds and snow. Video below: Washington airport says ‘go home’ after more than 700 flights are canceled. Storm knocks out power in communities from Maine to Seattle However, heat and lighting have been steadily restored across the U.S. Fewer than 100,000 customers were without power at 7 a.m. EDT Monday, according to poweroutage.us — up from a peak of 1.7 million Concerns about rolling blackouts across the eastern states subsided on Sunday after PJM Interconnection said utilities could meet the day’s peak power demands. Called on 65 million consumers to conserve energy amid Saturday’s freeze. United States: In Erie County, New York, 12 men, ages from he’s 26 to he’s 93, and in Niagara County, where he’s a 27-year-old man who was hit by carbon monoxide after a furnace was blocked by snow. . In Ohio, he electrocuted 10 people, including those killed in multiple car accidents. Six motorists killed in crashes in Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky. A Vermont woman struck by a fallen branch. An apparently homeless man found in freezing temperatures in Colorado. In Jackson, Mississippi, city officials announced on Christmas Day that residents had to boil their drinking water after water pipes burst in frigid temperatures, Breiburg reported from Dallas, Orlando, Florida. His AP journalist Mike Schneider. Stephanie Dazio in Los Angeles. Jonathan Mathis of Charleston, West Virginia. Ron Todd of Philadelphia. John Lavy of Charleston, West Virginia. Mark Levy of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Jeff Martin of Atlanta. Wilson Ring of Stowe, Vermont contributed to this report.
The extreme cold from a deadly winter storm that hit much of the United States continues this week as people in western New York cope with massive snowstorms, disrupting emergency vehicles and leaving travelers across the country with canceled flights and hazards. I’m looking forward to the road.
Severe storms are expected to kill at least 34 people across the United States, trap some residents inside their homes, and claim many more after power outages to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. .
Extreme weather has ranged from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. About 60% of the US population faced some kind of winter weather advisory or warning, with temperatures well below normal from east of the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains.
The National Weather Service said Sunday that frigid Arctic air “envelops much of the eastern half of the United States.”
This is particularly unwelcome news for Buffalo, where hurricane-force winds and snow have created whiteout conditions that have paralyzed emergency response efforts.
Video below: Storm video captured by New York State Police
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said nearly all fire trucks in the city were stranded Saturday, and on Sunday pleaded with people to respect the ongoing driving ban in the area. officials said the airport will be closed until Tuesday morning. Total snowfall at Buffalo Niagara International Airport was 43 inches as of 7 a.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
A huge snowdrift has nearly covered the cars, and there are thousands of houses, some decorated with holiday displays that have no electricity, and are dark due to the lack of electricity.
With snow swirling over pristine, impassable streets, forecasters warned that an additional foot or two of snow could fall in some areas by early Monday morning in gusts of 40 mph. Police said there were two “isolated” cases of looting during the storm on Sunday night.
Two people died Friday at their suburban home in Cheektowaga, New York. Because the paramedics weren’t there in time to treat their condition. Erie County Administrator Mark Polonkers said 10 people died during the storm, including six in Buffalo, and warned that more could be dead.
“Some were found in cars, others were found on the street in snowbanks,” Polonkers said.
Video below: Vehicles driving on flooded roads in Brooklyn
Sub-zero conditions and power outages caused the Buffalonians to rush to get anywhere in the heat. Hochol calls it the city’s longest-lasting blizzard ever. But with all-white roads, it wasn’t an option for people like Jeremy Manahan, who charged his cell phone in a parked car after nearly 29 hours of power outages.
“We have one warming shelter, but it’s too far to get there. “And he can’t be outside for more than 10 minutes without getting frostbite.”
Dijak Ilunga of Gaithersburg, Md., was en route to spending Christmas with his daughters on Friday to visit relatives in Hamilton, Ontario when his SUV got stuck in Buffalo. Instead, they left their engines running for hours, swaying in the wind and almost buried in the snow.
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By 4am on Saturday, fuel was almost gone, so Ilunga made the desperate choice to risk a howling storm to reach a nearby shelter. He carried his 6-year-old Destiny on his back, while 16-year-old Cindy cradled a Pomeranian puppy and followed in his footsteps during the drift.
“If I stay in the car, I will die here with my children,” recalled Ilunga. He cried as his family walked through the shelter door. “It’s something I’ll never forget in my life.”
Bad weather for travelers continues, and hundreds of flights have already been canceled after a bomb cyclone (when atmospheric pressure drops rapidly in a strong storm) formed near the Great Lakes, causing blizzard conditions such as high winds and snow. Cancellation is expected.
Video below: Washington airport says ‘go home’ after over 700 flights canceled
The storm caused power outages in communities from Maine to Seattle. According to poweroutage.us, he had less than 100,000 customers without power at 7 a.m. EDT Monday, down from his peak of 1.7 million.
Concerns about rolling blackouts across the eastern state subsided on Sunday after PJM Interconnection said its utility could meet the day’s peak power demand. Mid-Atlantic power grid operators called on 65 million consumers to save energy amid Saturday’s freeze.
Storm-related deaths have been reported across the country in recent days. Twelve of him, aged 26 to his 93, died in Erie County, New York, and in Niagara County, a 27-year-old man was struck by carbon monoxide. After snow blocked his furnace. In Ohio, he electrocuted 10 people, including those killed in multiple car accidents. He killed six motorists in crashes in Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky. A Vermont woman struck by a fallen branch. An apparently homeless man found in freezing temperatures in Colorado. A woman fell into the ice of the Wisconsin River.
In Jackson, Mississippi, on Christmas Day, city officials announced that residents will have to boil their drinking water after a water pipe burst in the extreme cold.
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Breiburg reported from Dallas. His AP journalist Mike Schneider from Orlando, Florida. Stephanie Dazio in Los Angeles. Jonathan Mathis of Charleston, West Virginia. Ron Todd of Philadelphia. John Lavy of Charleston, West Virginia. Mark Levy of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Jeff Martin of Atlanta. Wilson Ring of Stowe, Vermont contributed to this report.
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