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A severe winter storm has claimed the lives of several individuals across a wide swath of the United States, while also triggering thousands of flight cancellations and delays due to hazardous conditions.
The disruptive weather system, which created widespread challenges from Texas to Maine over the weekend, has significantly hampered road travel, caused widespread power outages, and blanketed major metropolitan areas in heavy snow.
Reports indicate at least a dozen fatalities across multiple US states. The National Weather Service (NWS) has documented over 20 inches (50.8 cm) of snowfall in some areas of the Northeast within the past 24 hours, and Canadian officials have confirmed substantial disruptions in Southern Ontario.
Forecasters are now warning of a potentially “significant winter storm” that could impact the eastern US again this coming weekend.
As of Monday afternoon, over 200,000 individuals in Tennessee were without power, as a deep freeze plunged the city into cold and darkness.
“There are many trees down and power lines blocking the roads,” Joy Flores, Vice President of the Nashville Rescue Mission homeless shelter, told the BBC, adding that her center had been inundated with calls from residents who had lost power.
Flores described treacherous, icy road conditions and reported that her own home was experiencing “no heating, no internet, and no coffee.”
City officials in New York City confirmed a total of eight deaths between Friday and Monday morning, coinciding with temperatures that plummeted into the single digits.
As of Monday morning, New York City’s Central Park had recorded 11.4 inches of snow, according to the NWS.
In Frisco, Texas, the Police Department reported the death of a teenage girl and the critical injury of another in a sledding accident.
Authorities in Buncombe County, North Carolina, are investigating whether the death of a man found on the side of a highway was weather-related. Additionally, Louisiana’s Department of Health reported two fatalities attributed to hypothermia.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy cautioned state residents on Monday that “it’s not over yet,” as an additional one to five inches of snowfall were anticipated.
In Canada, the storm’s most significant impacts were felt in Ottawa and Quebec, leading to widespread transportation issues and numerous school closures.
Toronto Pearson Airport recorded 18.1 inches (46 cm) of snowfall on Sunday, setting a new record for the location, according to the CBC.
On Monday, US airline customers continued to face disruptions and delays. FlightAware data indicates that airlines experienced over 19,000 delays and 5,900 cancellations on Monday.
Relief may be delayed, as the NWS has indicated a rising potential for another winter storm beginning on Friday. This event could bring very cold temperatures across the eastern US, accompanied by “widespread heavy precipitation.”
The US weather agency stressed that the storm’s potential path and areas of greatest impact remain uncertain at this time.
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Environment Agency is limiting risk but it is not expecting a repeat of the 2014 floods.
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