Land Rovers in the snow in Vermont
A major winter storm will bring treacherous weather conditions to millions from the Plains to the East Coast including to some areas which are typically not on the receiving end of such severe weather.
“[A] major winter storm… [will] bring snow and ice from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic,” the National Weather Service said in a Friday morning statement.
“The Major winter storm will produce widespread significant impacts from the central Plains across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, and into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend into Monday,” the NWS said. “Areas between central Kansas and Indiana, especially along and north of Interstate 70, are likely to receive heavy snowfall.”
The storm is expected to produce widespread significant impacts from the central Plains across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, and into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend into Monday. Heavy snowfall is likely in areas between central Kansas and Indiana, especially along and north of Interstate 70. Hazaroudous icing is forecast from eastern Kansas into the southern Appalachians.
Across these regions, residents can expect “considerable disruptions to daily life … dangerous or impossible driving conditions and widespread closures,” based on the Winter Storm Severity Index, which combines weather forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database with non-meteorological and climatological data to produce an impact-based forecast product for winter weather.
The storm will lay down at least several inches of snow as it tracks each in the period late Saturday through Monday, cutting a stripe across parts of Kansas and Nebraska that will reach to the East Coast. Highest snowfall amounts will be in the coldest areas, likely to include parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia
Drivers shoiuld expect hazardous road conditions and have in the vehicle an emergency kit with a potable water, first-aid kit, fully charged battery jumper, flashlight, fully charged powerbank, warning triangles, reflective safety vests for each person in the vehiucle, blankets, and a tire repair kit.
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