Massive Snow Storm to Cause Blackouts, Flight Delays and Traffic Difficulties

As a massive winter storm pounded the eastern United States, millions of Americans bunkered down, with heavy snow and ice knocking out power to an estimated 130,000 people as of early Monday.

Strong Winter Storm

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the storm was bringing a nasty combination of heavy snow, freezing rain, and high winds to the southeast and coastal mid-Atlantic before moving up to New England and southern Canada, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

In the upper Ohio Valley and north to the lower Great Lakes region, more than a foot (30 cm) of snow may fall Monday.

According to US media, more than 80 million individuals were affected by the winter weather advisories.

According to the website PowerOutage.US, some 235,000 people were without power Sunday, but by early Monday, that number had dropped to roughly 130,000 throughout the east coast and Kentucky as supplies were restored.

In Florida, the storm caused destructive tornadoes and floods along the coast, while freezing weather and gusty winds in the Carolinas and up into the Appalachians aroused worries.

Canceled Flights

Thousands of flights were canceled, and a stretch of the critical interstate route I-95 in North Carolina was blocked.

The cancellations on Sunday affected more than 3,000 flights inside, into, or out of the United States.

According to the FlightAware website, Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina was the worst hit, with 95 percent of its planes halted. Early Monday, another 1,200 flights were canceled.

Icy Roads

From Arkansas in the south to Maine on the Canadian border, drivers were cautioned of dangerous road conditions and considerable travel hassles.

On Friday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp proclaimed a state of emergency, and snowplows were on the job clearing the roads by noon.

States of emergency have also been proclaimed in Virginia and North Carolina.

According to a tweet, on Sunday, Virginia State Police attended to almost 1,000 collisions and damaged cars. The force stated, "Mostly car damage, no recorded traffic deaths."

A "multi-vehicle backup," as well as minor collisions, had already halted traffic on a key highway in the state's southern section.

Up to a foot of snow had fallen in some regions by lunchtime, and "substantial ice is causing difficulty in the Central portion of the state," North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper wrote on Twitter, reminding residents to remain inside and avoid driving if possible.

Hunkered Down

According to a local ABC news station, students in North Carolina were scared up after the storm forced the roof of a college resident hall to fall, albeit no one was wounded.

Melody Ferguson, a sophomore at Brevard College, told the station, "Very alarming." "To this day, I'm still shaking."

The National Weather Service even recorded light snow flakes in Pensacola, Florida, while Atlanta, Georgia, generally warm, also experienced snow.

The storm is likely to create coastal flooding, and the National Weather Service has warned that gusts on the Atlantic coast might reach hurricane strength.

Pandemonium

Snow unrest erupted in the northeastern United States earlier this month. Hundreds of vehicles were detained for more than 24 hours on the main route linked to Washington as a blizzard covered the northeast.

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