USA: Winter storm, severe cold in most states, mercury likely to drop to minus 40 degrees

USA: Winter storm, severe cold in most states, mercury likely to drop to minus 40 degrees

According to the foreign news agency "Reuters", a storm is predicted to turn into a "bomb cyclone" before the start of the Christmas holidays, which will cause blizzards to the Northern Plains, the upper Mississippi Valley and western New York. can become

According to the report, there is a fear of increasing the severity of cold with strong winds on the US-Mexico border. Hard freeze warnings have been issued in the US Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida, while the possibility of heavy snowfall has also been shown.

The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that most of the 48 states, from Washington to Florida, have issued severe cold warnings, along with other advisories, due to About 60 percent of the US population, i.e. 20 million people, may face extreme cold. Severe winter warnings and advisories show one of the largest ranges ever issued, according to the NWS.

The U.S. Weather Service said a bomb cyclone could cause snowfall of up to half an inch per hour, while gale-force winds could drop to zero visibility. Freezing winds are possible and temperatures could drop to minus 40 from the Northern Rockies to the Great Basin, the National Weather Service said.

High winds, heavy snowfall can cause power outages, along with higher than normal energy demand pressure.