A major winter storm will hit the U.S. Plains on Christmas Day, blanketing many states with several inches of snow. The picture shows New York’s Central Park covered with snow on February 2, 2021. (Huang Xiaotang/The Epoch Times)
[The Epoch Times, December 25, 2023](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Li Xin) A major winter storm will hit the Plains region of the United States on Christmas Day. Many states will be covered with several inches of snow. At the same time, Much of the central and eastern parts will also have a wet and rainy holiday season.
The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center warned on Monday (December 25) that a strengthening low pressure system will affect much of the central and eastern United States starting on Christmas Day, while blizzard conditions will occur in the central and northern Plains. , there will be heavy rains in the Midwest to Southeastern United States.
According to the National Weather Service, heavy snow and ice will fall across the Central Plains and Upper Midwest, with snowfall coverage and intensity varying throughout the Christmas period in northern Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. will increase. Snowfall amounts of at least 4 inches are expected, with more than a foot of snow likely from central Nebraska to south-central South Dakota.
Across the eastern United States, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico moving north ahead of a cold front will create heavy showers and a few thunderstorms, causing moderate to heavy rain from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley and Southeast. .
Several inches of heavy rain are expected to fall in parts of the southern Appalachians, with some flash flooding possible.
Blizzard weather will make travel dangerous. Ice accumulation of more than a tenth of an inch is expected from the Red River Valley to northern Minnesota, with more than a quarter-inch possible in southeastern North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service.
Meanwhile, heavy snow is expected to fall on Monday in parts of Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. The National Weather Service said heavy snowfall and reduced visibility from blowing snow “will make travel conditions hazardous and potentially impossible on Christmas night.”
Additionally, too much ice and snow can cause tree branches to snap, down power lines, and cause power outages.
By the middle of the week, this major storm will dissipate across the central United States, leaving behind some showers and flurries.
Editor in charge: Lin Yan#
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2023-12-25 18:57:58
