FLIGHT CHAOS
Flights carrying 1000’s of reporters and political observers to Iowa have been cancelled or rerouted to neighbouring states, additionally going through fallout from the large storm.
Greater than 2,000 flights have been cancelled throughout the nation, together with greater than 400 at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, in line with flightaware.com.
By Friday night, the lights have been again on for many prospects in Illinois, the place native media reported that greater than 100,000 had misplaced energy earlier within the day as wind and snow pummeled the state.
Additional west, the NWS stated Montana and the Dakotas may see temperatures as little as -50 levels Fahrenheit.
“These excessive obvious temperatures will pose a danger of frostbite on uncovered pores and skin and hypothermia,” the company warned.
The winter climate was additionally threatening key soccer video games over the weekend, because the NFL enters its post-season.
Whereas Missouri’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are extra accustomed to the chilly predicted for Saturday’s sport, the opposing Miami Dolphins are used to the balmy climate of Florida.
The western United States was additionally anticipated to get hit with snow, as a storm system collides with freezing Arctic air.
Forecasters stated there may very well be appreciable accumulation over elements of Oregon, Idaho and Utah, whereas sleet and freezing rain have been anticipated Friday and Saturday within the south and northeast.
The storms come on the heels of extreme chilly climate that slammed a lot of the USA earlier within the week, inflicting a number of deaths and knocking out energy to a whole bunch of 1000’s of properties and companies.
