A large storm system is threatening blizzards in the north and tornadoes in the South in the United States.
Millions of people in an area encompassing Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas are under threat of severe storms, including tornadoes, on Tuesday, while much of the Midwest and northern Plains are under the threat of blizzards, the National Weather Service reported. Severe damage and injuries were reported in eastern Texas and Oklahoma earlier on Tuesday, according to CNN.
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The northern Plains and much of the Midwest are facing blizzard warnings until at least Thursday, endangering travel plans and the power grid.
“The impacts from the storm are multiple days of heavy snow, strong winds, and periods of freezing rain will create major to extreme impacts across the north-central U.S. from Tuesday into Thursday evening,” the Weather Prediction Center noted. “Blizzard conditions are expected for the Northern and Central High Plains, where 1-2 inches per hour snow rates and winds gusting 50-60 mph will create near zero visibility and snow-covered roads. Difficult to impossible travel, scattered power outages, and harsh livestock conditions are expected.”
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The south-central U.S. won’t fare much better, with the winter storms expected to cause widespread flooding, in addition to the tornadoes. The storms are expected to continue through Wednesday before fading on Thursday.
