According to CNN, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that “it may be the heaviest snowfall in the last 10 years” in its weather forecast report.
Severe winter weather, which is predicted to affect a large part of the United States, will begin Saturday afternoon and last through Monday, affecting an estimated 62 million people, according to the NOAA report.
It is stated that severe winter conditions, which will affect a large region with snow, blizzard, rain and icing, as well as winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour, may cause traffic disruptions and power outages in most regions.
While the snow thickness is expected to reach up to one meter in some parts of the USA, especially in the central parts, a call was made to be careful against frost events as the temperatures dropped below zero.
According to the Storm Prediction Center, there is a level 3 to 5 severe storm threat for some parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi tomorrow, while a “state of emergency” was declared in the state of Virginia due to the storm that is expected to affect the entire state starting tomorrow.
On the other hand, NOAA warned that rain and storms could also cause floods, especially in the Southeast.
In addition, weather forecast reports indicate that, starting from Tuesday, the eastern part of the USA will be under the influence of a cold wave that will drop at least 30 degrees below seasonal norms.