The Midwest and Northwest regions of the United States are suffering from severe snowstorms and thunderstorms with wind gusts of up to 100km/h, causing thousands of flights to be canceled or postponed, and many areas experiencing widespread power outages. .
Snowstorms accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds have covered nearly half of the US Midwest and are gradually moving east. It is expected that this weekend, heavy snow will continue to fall in the Midwest while winter storms with heavy rain, gusty winds and cold will strike across the East Coast and Northeast states of the United States.
About 150 million Americans could be affected by this severe snowstorm when all US states have to issue weather emergencies to varying degrees.
The snowstorm also caused traffic delays in many states. On January 12 alone, there were a total of nearly 3,000 flights canceled and more than 4,700 flights delayed across the United States.
Airports in Chicago were almost completely paralyzed due to strong winds and heavy snowfall. Hundreds of thousands of households in the Midwestern and southern states of the United States also lost power for many hours. It is expected that this storm will become stronger and peak on January 13.