Winter storms to dump snow, extreme cold and travel alerts all over the United States

On By Littum

Heavy snow, freezing rain and temperatures as much as 35 degrees below seasonal average are set to hit large parts of the continental United States, as a number of storms confirm that winter is far from over.

About 32 million people were during winter weather alerts overnight, with the heavy snow going for northern Kentucky into West Virginia, the Washington Metro area and Maryland, as well as parts of Ohio Valley and over Mid-Atlantic.

The winter storm due to hit Tuesday is expected to bring between 4 and 8 inches of snow, probably falls by 1 inch per hour, from northeastern Kentucky to Virginia and I-95 corridor-Well Makes Tuesday evening commuting particularly dangerous to many.

As much as 10 inches of snow is possible in parts of Kansas, with large quantities expected along and north of I-70.

The same storm is set to dump heavy rain over the south and southeast, which can cause local flooding.

In addition, freezing of rain can mean as much as 0.5 inches of ice in Appalachians from northern North Carolina to Virginia, bringing dangers to commuters and the possibility of power breaks.

An Arctic explosion of cold air will make temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below average over the northern rockies to the upper large lakes and the central high plains, causing an extreme warning of cold weather, National Weather Service said.

North Dakota could see that it gets as cold as —55 degrees Fahrenheit when the wind cooling factor is added in, creating life -threatening conditions, NWS warned.

And just as they are recovering after the winter task, many of the same areas will be hit by another winter storm on Wednesday in Thursday.

This second storm, which is due on Wednesday, brings more snow to the Midwest and Great Lakes as well as more rain and ice to Mid-Atlantic. This low pressure system is set to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms over the lower Mississippi valley and the wider southeast to Thursday.

And a third storm is expected to hit the northeast this weekend, from the Midwest to the East Coast.

In Utah, there were sharp warnings about the threat of snow herd that have so far killed four people this year. Drew Hardesty, with Utah Avalanche Center NBC -attached KSL from Salt Lake City That a skier triggered an avalanche 200 meters wide Monday at Mount Superior. No one was reported missing or wounded.

“It’s been a very dangerous year. From Saturday it was our fourth avalanche mortality this year, ”Hardesty said. “We average just over two. It has been a very dangerous and unstable snow pack really since Thanksgiving. “

The west coast is not spared from the cold snap: A storm system is set to arrive in California late Wednesday and produce rain and snow in higher areas. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will hold a news conference at. 9 PT Tuesday in front of the storm.