Hurricane "bomb" hits central US and affects travel

Blizzard warnings were issued Wednesday between Colorado and Minnesota, and wildfires sparked concerns in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. another "cyclone bomb" hit the United States, where the possibility of additional floods in north-central has increased.

Intense snowfall has disrupted land and air transport. The roads became impbadable and visibility was reduced to a few meters northeast of South Dakota. Nearly half of daily flights were canceled in Denver International Airport.

Up to 61 inches of snow are expected to fall in parts of eastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota, the National Weather Service announced. Winds up to 80 km / h were also expected, creating conditions that threaten people's lives.

"We call it historic because of the significant snowfall in a very large area, we will impose some brands," said Mike Connelly, expert of weather services in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Transport authorities closed Interstate 29 from east-central North Dakota to the border with North Dakota. They noted that several sections of major interstate highways would eventually be closed as the weather deteriorated.

Many road accidents have been reported in northeastern South Dakotaand the storm left thousands of homes and businesses in Sioux Falls without light.

Colorado authorities closed a 241-kilometer stretch (150 miles) from Highway 76, from northeastern Denver to the border with Nebraska, and Governor Jared Polis activated the National Guard in case it is necessary for troops to rescue stranded motorists.

Several vehicles crashed in Minnesota on a snowy stretch of Interstate 35, whose authorities closed at 16 km, about 80 km south of Minneapolis.

In Nebraska, the state patrol sent additional troops to the far northeast of the state, and The authorities have closed Interstate 80 in this region.

Technically, the storm corresponds to the scientific definition of what is commonly called a "cyclone bomb", said David Roth, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center of the National Weather Service of Maryland.

Essentially, this phenomenon includes a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure and a storm that is growing in an extraordinary way, added.