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Thousands were without power in Arizona.Ĭalifornia was also preparing for the latest in a series of winter storms as winds that began blowing Tuesday brought the potential for rain, snow, and hail for much of the state.
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Washington, D.C., could hit 80 degrees on Thursday, which would top the record of 78 degrees set in 1874.Ī more than 200-mile stretch of Interstate 40 from central Arizona to the New Mexico line closed Wednesday morning due to wind gusts reaching up to 80 mph, plus snow and rain. Record highs are expected from Baltimore to New Orleans and in much of Florida, National Weather Service Meteorologist Frank Pereira said. deals with a winter blast, record warmth is expected in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast - 30 degrees to 40 degrees above normal in some places. "When we had that storm the first part of January, they told us we were probably going to get 3 or 4 inches of snow, and we got 18 inches," VandenBos said.įorecasters at AccuWeather said the same storm system could result in icing across a 1,300-mile (2,092-kilometer) band from near Omaha, Nebraska, to New Hampshire on Wednesday and Thursday, creating potential travel hazards in or near cities such as Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, and Boston.Īs the northern U.S. His customers are used to the snow, but don't necessarily trust the forecast. In Sioux Falls, Dallas VandenBos has owned Robson True Value hardware store for 48 years. With a storm like this, I expected a little bit more, but we've already had a big year of snow already." "It's usually the first snowfall of the year that gets a lot of attention. "I think people are either prepared or they're not," Kapaun said.

He attributed that to the fact that winter is two-thirds over. Hardware store owners said residents were generally taking the forecast in stride.Īt C&S Supply, an employee-owned hardware store in Mankato, Minnesota, manager Corey Kapaun said demand was high for salt and grit, but not for shovels, snow blowers, or other equipment. The Twin Cities got 20 inches of snow on Jan. The second-largest was 21.1 inches of snow from Nov. 3, 1991 - known as the Halloween Blizzard. Paul area could see 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow or more for the first time in over 30 years.Īccording to the weather service, the biggest snow event on record in the Twin Cities was 28.4 inches from Oct.

Wind gusts could reach 50 mph and wind chills are expected to hit minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 46 degrees Celsius) in some parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota. As much as 25 inches may pile up, with the heaviest amounts falling across east-central Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said. The snowfall could be historic, even in a region accustomed to heavy snow. Forecasters expect up to a half-inch of ice in some areas of southern Michigan, northern Illinois, and some eastern states. Places that don't get snow may get dangerous amounts of ice. The storm will make its way toward the East Coast later in the week. Rush hour traffic travels southbound on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis as a winter storm began hitting the Twin Cities on Tuesday. Kristi Noem shut down state executive branch offices in several parts of the state, and employees were working remotely. Offices closed, and so did the Minnesota Legislature. Many schools throughout the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin were called off for Wednesday, ahead of the storm. Meanwhile, many places in the mid-Atlantic down to Florida are expected to see record high temperatures - in some cases up to 40 degrees above normal. Wind gusts, combined with snow and rain, forced closure of a long stretch of interstate highway in the Southwest. The blizzard-like conditions to the north are part of a wild weather day across the U.S. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - States in the northern plains are largely shutting down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures.
