Winter weather brings snow and rain to both coasts with almost 100 million people under alerts
Almost 100 million people are waking to winter weather alerts and warnings Wednesday morning, as storm systems cause severe conditions, biting cold and travel chaos from coast to coast.
Almost 100 million people are waking to winter weather alerts and warnings Wednesday morning, as storm systems cause severe conditions, biting cold and travel chaos from coast to coast.
The National Weather Service warnings stretch from Colorado to Maine; multiple storms systems have dumped as much as 9 inches of snow in West Virginia and disrupted planned confirmation hearings in Washington, D.C.
Back-to-back winter storms threaten to continue the icy conditions and snowfall over these regions in the next two days and a third storm is expected by the weekend. As much as 6 inches of snow could fall in Maryland, while New York City could get between 1 and 2 inches.
A pedestrian treks through the snow-covered streets Tuesday near the Capitol.Ting Shen / AFP - Getty ImagesHeavy rain is drenching the South, from east Texas to southern Kentucky, raising the threat of localized flooding with 15 million people under flood alerts. Another 10 million people are at risk of possible tornadoes from Birmingham, Alabama, down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The storms Wednesday will likely create air travel delays in Atlanta, NBC's Al Roker said.
There have already been almost 200 flight delays and more than 70 cancellations, mostly impacting the East Coast, since 4 a.m. today, according to FlightAware’s misery map.
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