A deep freeze enveloping most of the United States early on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Combined with a massive winter storm brewing in the Midwest. Strom leave two-thirds of the nation under extreme weather alerts, confounding travel plans for millions of Americans.
At least 18 people killed in this storm as bone-chilling cold continues to grip the country throughout this holiday weekend. A bomb cyclone, when atmospheric pressure plummets, has brough snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures.
The monster storm has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. It leaves approx. 250 millions of people on edge about the possibility of Christmas according to AP reports.
The temperatures drops to -50F (-45C) in western US state of Montana. Near white-out reports conditions in Minnesota, Lowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. In the city of Buffalo, New York state. The city international airport is shut down because of emergency response efforts paralyze.
More than 5,000 US flights were cancel pr delay on December 24-25, and dangerous road conditions forced some people to postpone their Christmas plans. “No matter how many emergency vehicles we have, they cannot get through the conditions as we speak,” Hochul was quoted by AP.
Even US president Joe Biden urged Americans to think twice about venturing out after Thursday, calling the gathering storm “dangerous and threatening.” “This is not like a snow day, when you were a kid, this is serious stuff,” he said in comments at the White House on Thursday.
