[ad_1]
A plow removes snow from Highway 438 in Douglas County, near Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday. The area is under a blizzard warning.
Orlin Wagner / AP
hide the legend
activate the legend
Orlin Wagner / AP
A plow removes snow from Highway 438 in Douglas County, near Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday. The area is under a blizzard warning.
Orlin Wagner / AP
A snowstorm created whiteout conditions in Kansas on Sunday, causing blizzard warnings, which are expected to head north through the Midwest and New England this week, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm caused significant cancellations at Kansas City and Chicago airports, during a weekend that, according to AAA forecasts, would record the highest volume of travel for more than 30 years. a dozen years, while people are returning home after Thanksgiving.
The storm will continue in northwestern Missouri, northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin before heading to New England, resulting in dangerous blizzard conditions, the NWS says.
More than 1,270 domestic flights were canceled Sunday. Nearly 5,000 more were postponed to Monday morning.
The airport O 'Hare Chicago, a hub for the entire Midwest, has recorded massive cancellations – 801 departing and departing flights were canceled Sunday, with more than 300 others delayed.
However, Newsweek reports that it has set a 5.3-inch daily snow record in Kansas City, noting that the previous record of 3.9 inches was set in 1895.
"The National Weather Service said the Kansas City International Airport had received 5.3 inches, but the totals were going to the area," the KCUR member station reported.
"The blizzard warning, which according to the NWS was the first in Kansas City since January 31, 2011, was spreading south from the Missouri border to Olathe, from west to west. beyond Topeka and east of Macon, Missouri. "
The storm blocked Sunday for several hours 235 km from Interstate 70 in Kansas, as well as a portion of Interstate 29 from Mound City, Missouri, to the border. from the state with Iowa.
On Sunday afternoon, Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer declared the state of emergency. "We strongly recommend that you postpone your travel plans," said the Republican in a report, noting gusts of wind and whiteout conditions.
The Kansas Emergency Management Division has received several reports of drivers having abandoned their vehicles stuck in the snow.
"Road teams may not see you because of visibility issues – stay in your car," said Colyer.
According to the statement, the Kansas National Guard sent nine assistance response teams to motorists stranded throughout the state.
Other snow totals throughout the state are still being measured, reports the Kansas City Star. Preliminary NWS data indicates that different parts of the state received between 2 and 12 inches of snow.
More than 67,000 power outages have occurred throughout Kansas due to strong gusts of over 55 km / h that have knocked over power lines. Atchison, Leavenworth and Ottawa are the hardest hit areas, according to KCUR.
As the storm crossed Kansas on Sunday night, the National Weather Service lifted blizzard warnings issued by the state and declared them in parts of northeastern Missouri, including St. Louis, north of Illinois, including Chicago and southeastern Wisconsin.
According to the NWS, the storm will shift to the northeast and pour heavy snow over the Great Lakes in New England during the first half of the week.
[ad_2]
Source link
