A “fast and fast” winter typhoon is expected to hit the central United States on Monday with heavy snowfall, which could lead to damaging driving conditions, power outages and more flight cancellations across the country.
The National Weather Service said rain would turn to snow in much of central and southern Appalachia and in the mid-Atlantic regions in the morning, as temperatures dropped below freezing.
Several inches of snow were expected to land from southern Appalachians in Washington, D. C. and southern New Jersey through Monday night, the weather firm said. Six to 11 inches surrounded Washington, the final government offices and schools and the president’s helicopter was grounded.
Snow watchers from the National Weather Service reported accumulations of 11. 5 inches (29. 2 centimeters) in the suburb of Capitol Heights, Maryland, and 10 inches (25. 4 centimeters) in Rose Hill, Virginia, when the typhoon ended Monday afternoon. 6. 7 inches (17 centimeters) of snow were recorded. Further south, in Chancellorsville, Virginia, 12. 1 inches (30. 7 centimeters) were recorded.
Winter alerts are issued from southern and central Appalachia to the mid-Atlantic on Monday, January 3, 2022. (Credit: FOX Weather)
Heavy snowfall, along with closures caused by emerging COVID-19 cases, have forced much of Washington to close. Four of the Smithsonian’s museums had already closed in December due to a COVID-19 outbreak, and the National Zoo announced Monday that it will. it would close for the day due to snow.
Strong gusts of wind and snow falling at a speed of 2 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) consistent with the hour became dangerous. In Virginia, state police responded to more than 500 turns of destination traffic, adding a twist of fate involving six semi-trucks. State police said no injuries were reported in the crash.
Washington’s mayor declared a snow emergency ahead of Monday’s snowstorm.
Snow fell on Washington in early January. 3, when a typhoon formula threatened mid-Atlantic states with several inches of snow, the National Weather Service said. Credit: @RiverGirl707 Storyful
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy also issued a state of emergency in five counties on Sunday before the winter storm. Murphy noted how the announcement was made early because Monday is “one of the biggest ‘back to work’ and ‘back to school’ days of the total year. “
Meanwhile, scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected in the Carolinas and Florida. The NWS said much of the North Carolina Sea coast was facing mild thunderstorms Monday.
“Devastating winds and some tornadoes will be the main considerations with this serious climate threat,” he said.
More than a portion of a million power outages were reported in parts of the Southeast Monday afternoon, adding consumers in Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas, according to PowerOutage. us.
A 7-year-old woman died Monday morning when a tree fell on a cabin in east Tennessee near the Smoky Mountains, Blount County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Marian O’Briant said. Snowy rains during the night. No one else was injured. The government did not disclose further information.
The start of the new year also brought infrequent snowfall to the Florida enclave after a bloodless front swept through the state. Up to 15 centimeters of snow also accumulated in northern Alabama, where the government reported that several roads were blocked due to ice problems and shipwrecks. .
Winter conditions, combined with the pandemic, have thousands of flights across the country delayed or canceled. According to tracking service FlightAware, more than 2,600 U. S. and more than 4,100 international flights were blocked at noon Monday.
Another 8,500 flights were delayed, 3,100 in the United States.
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This story was reported from Cincinnati, the Associated Press contributed.