Winter weather brings snow and rain to both coasts with more than 100 million people during warnings

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More than 100 million people wake up for winter weather warnings and warnings on Wednesday morning, as storm systems cause serious conditions, bite cold and travel chaos from coast to coast.

National Weather Service warnings extend from Colorado to Maine; More storm systems have dumped as much as 9 inches of snow in West Virginia and disturbed scheduled confirmation hearings in Washington, DC

Back-to-back winter storms threaten to continue the icy conditions and snowfalls over these regions in the next two days, and a third storm is expected this weekend. As much as 6 inches of snow could fall into Maryland, while New York City could get between 1 and 2 inches.

A pedestrian trips through the snow -covered streets
A pedestrian trip through the snow -covered streets near the US capital on February 11.Ting Shen / AFP – Getty Images

Heavy rain drips the south, from eastern Texas to southern Kentucky, raising the threat of local flooding by 15 million people under flood alerts. An additional 10 million people risk possible tornadoes from Birmingham, Alabama, down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The storms on Wednesday are likely to create delays in Air Travel in Atlanta, NBC’s Al Roker said.

There have already been almost 200 flight delays and more than 70 cancellations, mostly affecting the East Coast since at. 04.00 today, according to Flightaware’s misery card.

The second storm system is already formed over the eastern colorado and plains and appears to bring heavy snow to the Midwest and the top Midwest. This spreads snow from the central plains into the big lakes on Wednesday – Chicago hits around lunchtime – and into New England overnight where it creates ice and rain.

Snow that falls at a speed of an inch an hour or more could create a dangerous evening commuting, significant delays in air travel and school closures on Wednesday for large urban areas, including Milwaukee; Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Detroit.

Chicago is expected to see 4 to 7 inches of snow through Thursday night, Detroit is expected to get 4 to 6 inches, and Kansas City, Missouri, 3 to 6 inches.

The weather office in Kansas City urged drivers to give extra time and “use extreme caution” during Wednesday morning commuting as heavy snow continues to fall. Missouri Department of Transportation told drivers To avoid traveling at all where possible.

Early today, roads in Kansas City were already the blanket in snow covering track markings. Over the night activated the city’s officials A 400-person snow team To treat roads with salt. The town hall is closed on Wednesday, and Kansas City Public Schools and other nearby districts canceled the school as the locals are encouraged to jam at home.

Similar overnight in Madison, Wisconsin, Dane County Emergency Management and Highway & Transportation Teams have prepared snow plows.

“If you are going to travel, give yourself extra time to get where you are going, driving slowly, attaching your seat belts and keeping your distance from snow plows and other vehicles,” Dane County director Melissa Agard told NBC -associated company WMTV by Madison.

Meanwhile, California is stiffened into an atmospheric river event that could bring the state’s biggest winter storm of the season, with heavy rain that threatens possible floods and combustion of scars from the recent wild fires that increase the risk of mud gliders.

And the cold snap is expected to last through the work week and reach further into the lower 48.

The blast of the Arctic air that has seen parts of North Dakota reach minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit this week, when the wind cooling factor is added in, will move south to Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians by Friday, with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below seasonal average . An extremely cold warning is still in place in the northern rockies and the northern plains.

What the weather service called a “harmful freezing rain, ICE event” continues through Wednesday from Northwest North Carolina to western Virginia, with 0.25 inches of ice expected, which can lead to dangerous road conditions.

The southern plains, the lower Mississippi -Dal and the southeast will see heavy rain and possible thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes on Wednesday when moisture moves north from the Mexico Golf, which President Donald Trump has renamed the American Bay, warned the weather service. Local quantities of up to 6 inch rain in the Mississippi River Valley are expected through tomorrow night, Roker said.

Burn Arris Fear in California

In California, heavy rain is expected on Wednesday night and can be intensified by Thursday.

The weather service said there was a moderate risk of severe rain compared to parts of southern California on Thursday, in the midst of fear that precipitation could reach 1 inch per hour, with heavy snow that fell into the mountain ranges. “Numerous flooding events are possible,” the agency said.

The Gavin Gavin Newsom ordered a state response at the forefront of the upcoming storm – including the use of protective materials to contain burning arrests from Palisades and Eaton fires that come into creeks and rivers.

“The incoming storm could lead to an increased risk of power cuts, floods in small streams and low -lying areas and waste, cutting and mud lids on roads,” the state said in an update on Tuesday night.

Concrete barriers known as K-Rails, 319.00 sand bags and 5,600 called “Super Sacks” have been placed over southern California to get protective walls to stretch nearly 120 miles in total, and there has already been work to remove some dirt In the last month, the State Government said. About 242 fire engines have already been deployed, as well as 400 staff in eight counties, five helicopters and 70 soldiers.

The state has also hired 14 geologists to study and map the combustion vests to better understand possible waste stream.

The northwest Pacific is not spared for the winter task and will experience coastal and snow at the higher heights on Thursday, as snow affects large parts of the western states.