Winter storm of the century will freeze the United States for Christmas
A winter storm Which may also become a bomb cyclone will affect almost all the states and paralyze the travel of Christmas in America, meteorologists also talk storm of the centuryWith polar cold, snow and blizzards.
Blizzard and Winter Storm Warnings are in effect Throughout the US Midwest, where hazardous conditions are expected and potentially fatal. By this time, the storm was already affecting large parts of the Plains and Rocky Mountains.
Winter storm of the century will freeze the United States for Christmas
The winter storm couldn’t have come at a worse time. More than 100 million Americans are expected to relocate these days for the Christmas holidays. ,Traveling in such a situation would be very dangerous.”, alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS, for its abbreviation in English).
Dangerously cold weather will see much of the country over the next few days, and it will come on suddenly with a powerful Arctic front. Travel can become difficult immediately due to sudden whitewash, flash freezing and icy roads accompanied by bursts of snow and strong winds. pic.twitter.com/aVPmypXMIO
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) December 21, 2022
Snow will begin in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Nebraska before spreading south, with AccuWeather forecasters alerting many of these states to blizzards. Further south, in Oklahoma, a state of emergency has been declared in dozens of counties. Total, Alert extends to 37 states Arrived at the Texas-Mexico border.
Arctic air is expected to decline over Canada and parts of North America over the next few days
Temperatures will drop by 10-15 Celsius below average with widespread #snowFreezing rain and strong winds forecast pic.twitter.com/3I1wy4awlx
– Met Office (@metoffice) December 21, 2022
The storm will rapidly deepen by a process called bombogenesis, meaning that the pressure in the center of the storm will drop by at least 24 millibars in less than 24 hours, something extraordinary. Thus, The weather service speaks of a “bomb cyclone”.
Its consequences will not only be extreme cold and snow, but it will also very strong winds with gusts that can reach 130 kilometers per hour, Similar to a Category 1 hurricane.
This may happen Coldest Christmas in nearly 40 years For most of the US, with temperatures at least 25ºC above average.