Houston∙ Are the American people free from these hurricanes and floods? It is reported that before the people are freed from the ravages of the epidemic that has gripped Florida, another one is forming in the line. Strong tornadoes and damaging winds threaten much of the southern US this week. Along with that, heavy snow is forecast to engulf the Pacific Northwest. The warning is that there will be several feet of snow on the roads.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that strong storms will develop and produce ‘long-track’ tornadoes by Tuesday evening. Tornadoes are known to stay longer than normal tornadoes.
Storm Prediction Center Specialist Bill Bunting said the tornado, which stretches from Illinois to Louisiana, will pack winds of 111 mph and above, and hit people while people are sleeping. While the southern states remain under the threat of the storm, 18 states in the northwestern region are on alert as some areas are expected to receive up to two feet of snow on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service’s Spokane office tweeted that a winter storm warning has been issued for Spokane, Washington, since late Tuesday night due to heavy snow expected. A cross-country storm from Nebraska to Michigan is expected to produce heavy snowfall Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Over the next two days, Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; 6 to 12 inches of snow is expected in places like Casper and Wyoming. The current situation is due to special phenomena from the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico.
On Monday, NBS issued a storm warning for parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, with heavy wind damage expected. It affects more than 30 million people. “We’re confident there will be multiple tornadoes beginning Tuesday night,” said Accuweather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Reno. People should take this threat seriously, he says.
Along with the hurricane potential, Accuweather forecasters warned of the possibility of wind gusts greater than 60 mph and large hail from the northwest Gulf Coast to the Mississippi Valley. Heavy, powerful, and dangerous thunderstorms are expected to break out Tuesday day and night as energy from the jet stream moves miles above Earth, Accuweather reported.
The storm is first expected to develop over northeastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana, and central and eastern Arkansas Tuesday afternoon through midday. Then by Tuesday evening it will move over western parts of Mississippi, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Meteorologists have warned that power lines, trees and other structures may collapse and cause danger. A tornado threat remains extremely dangerous through Tuesday evening. The warning says that tornadoes at night are more dangerous than during the day. The main reason for this is that many people are unaware of such an accident during sleep.
Another danger is that in the fall and winter, storms move very quickly. They can move at speeds of up to 50 or 60 mph at times, according to the warning. The chance for severe thunderstorms will continue to some extent in the east on Wednesday.
By Wednesday, atmospheric conditions will begin to turn unfavorable for severe weather. But it won’t be enough to prevent isolated damaging storms from forming,’ said Joe Bower, Accuweather Storm Warning Meteorologist. “The greatest risk of severe thunderstorms will be along the central Gulf Coast near the Interstate-10 corridor, but some strong storms may extend into northeastern Tennessee and western North Carolina.”
As the storm moves across the country, airline delays and ground stops are likely from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday evening. Travelers would do well to keep this in mind. Weekend storms are slowing travelers heading home from the Thanksgiving holiday.
FlightAware, which tracks delays and cancellations, reported 4,850 flight delays and 104 cancellations in and out of the US on Monday. Officials said about nine million people in the Southeast, including Louisiana, have been warned.
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