US Braces For Extreme Weather and Numerous Winter Alerts

US Braces , For Extreme Weather , and Numerous Winter Alerts.
NBC reports that 34 million Americans are
currently facing winter alerts and extreme
weather from California to Maine. .
The news comes as Minneapolis braces for its
biggest snowstorm in over a decade and the
potential for life-threatening travel conditions.
Due to obstructions, it is hard to get
blizzard conditions in major metropolitan
areas such as the Twin Cities, but with the
actively falling snow and strong winds,
this would be an event that could do so, National Weather Service in Twin Cities, via NBC.
Meanwhile, blizzard warnings have
been issued for parts of the Rockies,
the northern Plains and the Upper Midwest. .
On February 21, the first round of snow
is expected to start, with five to seven inches
or more predicted to fall over night.
Winds have been forecast
to be in the ten to fifteen
miles per hour range.
A second round of snow has been forecast to start around
midday on February 23, with the potential to add 10 to 15
inches of snowfall and bring 45 to 50 mph wind gusts.
NBC reports that cities most likely to face
treacherous travel conditions or power outages
include Chicago, Detroit and Albany, New York.
Meanwhile, severe storms are predicted from Missouri
to the Oklahoma-Texas border, with the potential
for everything from hail and high winds to tornadoes.
Meanwhile, severe storms are predicted from Missouri
to the Oklahoma-Texas border, with the potential
for everything from hail and high winds to tornadoes.
According to NBC, the cities
most at risk for damaging winds
include Oklahoma City and Tulsa.