WASHINGTON: Millions of Americans squat as a large winter storm hit the United States east with thick snow and a knock of ice for an estimated 145,000 customers on Sunday night.
National weather services (NWS) said the storm brought a combination of sad combinations, freezing rain and strong winds, impacting in mideast and coastal before moving to New England and South Canada.
Some areas along the Appalachian Mountain Range can see one inch of snow per hour until Monday, while ice conditions can continue to grow until Tuesday, NWS said.
Overall, more than 80 million people fell under the winter weather warnings, US media reported.
On Sunday mid-day, around 235,000 customers have lost power in the southeast, including more than 150,000 in Carolina, according to the podoutage.us website, although it seems some will return online at night.
The storm gave birth to a destructive tornado in Florida and flooded the coastal parts, while in Carolina and rises through the condition of Ice Appalachia and fat winds raises worries.
Transportation is very disturbed, with thousands of flights canceled, and some of the busy interstate highways i-95 closed in North Carolina.
About 3,000 flights inside or out of the United States were canceled by Sunday night, according to the Flighteare website, and 4,200 was further postponed.
The driver was warned about the conditions of the dangerous road and headaches of the main trip from Arkansas in the south to the Canadian border state.
Governor Georgia Brian Kemp has stated an emergency on Friday, and Snowply is working before noon to clear the road.
Virginia and North Carolina also expressed an emergency.
Virginia State Police said on Twitter “Multi-vehicle reserves,” together with small accidents, has stopped traffic in large interstates in the southern part of the country.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said on Twitter who arrived at a snow leg had fallen in several areas in noon, and that “a significant layer of sugar caused problems in the middle of the country” because he reminded people to stay inside and avoid traveling if possible.
Also in North Carolina, students were rocked after the storm caused the roof of the college to collapse to collapse, according to the local ABC news station, even though no one was injured.
“Very scary,” Brevard College Sophomore Melody Ferguson told the station.
“I’m still trembling until now.” NWS even reported some of the snowflow in Pensacola, Florida, while usually a light Atlanta, Georgia also saw the snow.
The storm is expected to cause coastal floods, and NWS warns that the wind can approach the storm force on the Atlantic coast.
The United States northeast has experienced snow chaos earlier this month.
When a storm envelted the northeast, hundreds of motorists were trapped for more than 24 hours on the main highway that connected to the capital of Washington.