More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled As Major Winter Storm Threatens U.S.

As severe weather caused havoc, more than 1,400 flights to and from the United States were cancelled Wednesday. Massive storms Snowfall records are in the offing across America.

Residents in the northern Plains are expected to stay put during the storm, as schools close across the region. Dakotas, Minnesota  Wisconsin Notifying people of closures in advance of severe weather systems, which are expected to impact millions, California You will be affected by strong winds and power outages.

The National Weather Service High-wind advisories were issued for large areas of the west and north-central U.S.A. with snowfalls up to 2 feet in some areas.

Residents have been warned by officials to avoid the roads due to potential dangers. “whiteout” conditions.

California’s sunny southern California has a lot of sunshine. blizzard warnings Alerts were issued for the mountain areas of northern Los Angeles County. This was the first such alert in over 30 years.

According to the online flight tracker, at least 2,770 flights within the United States and into the United States were delayed Wednesday afternoon. FlightAware.

By 2 p.m. ET, there were over 1,434 cancellations of U.S. flights. 416 of those journeys were connected to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Denver International Airport was the location of at least 243 flight cancellations.

A large arctic air mass has arrived from Canada. “interacting with an energetic upper-level pattern and multiple frontal systems forecast to move through the country this week will bring numerous weather hazards,” According to the weather service.

According to the agency, widespread heavy snow is expected in the West and the Northern Tier of the country. Snowfall totals of 1 to 2 feet are expected for most mountain ranges throughout the West. It said that the areas with the highest snowfall will be east-central Minnesota, west-central Wisconsin and West-central Wisconsin.

Wind gusts could also reach 50 mph, with wind chills expected to reach minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota, according to the weather service.

“As forecasts predict up to 20 inches of snow, I’ve directed state agencies, including @MnDPS_MSP, @MnDOT, and @MNNationalGuard, to take steps to prepare,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke in a Tweet Tuesday.

A tornado ripped through New Jersey’s Mercer County According to the National Weather Service.

Lawrenceville’s Lawrence Square Village complex sustained most of the damage. 27 condo units were left. “uninhabitable,” Julie Willmot, spokesperson from Mercer County said Wednesday.

“We’re working to ensure we’re ready — and Minnesotans have a part to play, too. Plan ahead, drive safe, and limit travel,” Walz tweeted.

“Snowplow crews will be out working statewide, but this storm could be a doozy,” The Minnesota Department of Transportation stated in a Tweet.

Schools throughout the state announced closings. Minneapolis Public Schools was one of them. Visit its website All of its buildings would be shuttered “due to the upcoming winter storm.”

“We will have e-learning days for all MPS students for the remainder of this week,” According to the district.

“The snow will begin to taper off to the north Wednesday and focus further south through Thursday,” It said.

California is also experiencing winter weather. Winds that started Tuesday are expected to bring snow, hail, and rain to some parts of the state.

Tens of thousands were without power in the state as of Wednesday morning. According to the online outage tracking site, the outages affected more than 97,000 Golden State customers by Wednesday morning. PowerOutage.us.

The weather service warned “there will be little to no break from the active weather in California as another Pacific storm system is forecast to approach the coast late Thursday, with continued lower elevation rain/higher elevation snow chances.”

On Wednesday, rains will be moderately to heavily falling at lower elevations on the West Coast. They are expected to move southwards from the Pacific Northwest to reach the California coast by Thursday.

As the U.S. struggles with cold weather and snow, record temperatures are expected to be experienced in the mid-Atlantic as well as the Southeast.

The weather service stated that highs Wednesday and Thursday will rise into the 70s & 80s, from the southern Plains eastward into the Southeast, Midwest and mid Atlantic. “These highs on Thursday will be particularly anomalous for the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, where temperatures 40+ degrees above average will feel more like June than February.”

On Wednesday, temperatures in the South are expected to reach near-record levels.

Orlando, Florida, could see 88 degrees. This would tie the 2003 all-time record.

The thermometer in Lexington, Kentucky, will gallop to about 78 degrees, forecasters said, which would break the record of 70 degrees set in 1922.

Nashville’s mercury could reach 77° and surpass the 1897 record of 74°.