The powerful winter storm in the U.S. has led to transportation disruptions, flight cancellations, and power outages across the country. The influx of fresh Arctic air will maintain low temperatures.
Powerful snowfalls and severe frosts. A harsh winter seems unwilling to leave the territory of the United States. Meteorologists have warned that the influx of fresh Arctic air will maintain low temperatures in areas already covered with snow and ice.
In areas north of Pittsburgh, up to 50 centimeters of snow has fallen, and the temperature, factoring in the wind, has dropped to minus 31 degrees Celsius.
According to meteorologists, another winter storm may hit the East Coast this weekend.
The bad weather has affected about 200 million Americans. At least 30 people have fallen victim to the elements. Hundreds of thousands of people remain without electricity. Authorities state that restoring power will take several days. The hardest-hit states from the storm's aftermath are Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.
Tate Reeves, the governor of Mississippi: "Currently, 750,000 homes across the country remain without electricity. More than one-fifth of them, over 20%, are here in Mississippi. We peaked at 180,000 homes (without electricity). That number has now decreased to 150,000."
Heavy snowfalls from Arkansas to New England have caused widespread transportation disruptions and school closures. Over the past three days, approximately 16,000 domestic and international flights have been canceled. Thousands have been delayed. This disruption in the aviation system has become the most severe in scale since the COVID-19 pandemic.
