Millions of Americans took shelter on Sunday as a 'major winter storm', according to the weather services, hit the eastern United States with its share of snow and ice, causing power outages affecting at least 145,000 people.
10:30am CST #SPC Day1 Outlook Slight Risk: South FL https://t.co/GtEvHQ3UxE pic.twitter.com/9Yq318Uvuq
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“A major winter storm will hit the eastern United States between Sunday and Monday,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned, indicating that up to 30 centimeters of snow could blanket an area stretching from Tennessee and Georgia. , in the Southeast, in Vermont and in New York State, in the Northeast, accompanied by strong winds and freezing rain.
Winds could reach hurricane force on the Atlantic coast, the NWS warned.
Several states reported traffic disruptions in the evening.
Thousands of flights have been canceled and part of Interstate I95 closed in North Carolina.
Motorists have been warned of "hazardous road conditions" and heavy traffic congestion from Arkansas (south) to Maine (northeast).
Ice and gusts of wind complicate the situation
“Arctic air already in place in the central and eastern United States will combine with this dynamic system to create a thick layer of more than 30 centimeters of snow”, according to the NWS, which forecasts along the Appalachian Mountain Range snowfall of 2.5 cm per hour on Monday and freezing conditions on Tuesday.
Florida (southeast), more accustomed to good weather even at this time of year, was indirectly affected when several tornadoes accompanied by snow, caused by this winter storm caused property damage and caused coastal flooding on Sunday , according to the Weather Channel.
From North and South Carolina up the Appalachians, ice and gusty winds complicate the situation.
The winter weather alert affects more than 80 million people, according to US media.
Some 3,000 domestic or international flights were canceled by mid-afternoon on Sunday, according to the FlightAware website, and around 4,200 were delayed.
Washington covered in white, to the delight of walkers
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Snowfall is accompanied by strong winds
Snow removal chore for this resident of De Moines, Iowa
In Greenville, North Carolina, the authorities on the bridge
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The Capitol in the middle of a storm
The ballet of snowplows
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Many flights have been canceled or delayed
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For the children, on the other hand, it is happiness
Rail transport is also disrupted
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Pedestrians should be extra careful
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