INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An enormous storm packaging heavy snowfalls, treacherous ice and extreme weather released its fury across more than a dozen states over the
weekend, and may cause && highway mayhem & in the central parts of the US on Monday, meteorologists warned.The National Weather Service
predicted about 20 to 30 centimeters of snow for the Annapolis, Maryland, area.In a declaration on X, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin
declared a state of emergency situation ahead of the storm and motivated homeowners to vote before the state&& s special elections on
Tuesday.Similar declarations were issued in Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia and in main Illinois cities.Parts of upstate New York saw one
meter or more of snow from a lake effect occasion until late Sunday afternoon.In Kentucky, Louisville taped 19.5 centimeters of snow on
Sunday, a brand-new record for the date that shattered the previous mark of 7.6 centimeters embeded in 1910
Lexington, Kentucky, likewise set a snowfall record, with 12.7 centimeters.The storm was forecast to move into the Ohio Valley and reach the
Mid-Atlantic states later on Sunday and Monday, with a hard freeze anticipated as far south as Florida.Virginia State Police reported a
minimum of 135 car crashes as the storm went into the state Sunday
A handful of injuries were reported.In Charleston, West Virginia, where several inches of snow had fallen by Sunday night, authorities
prompted motorists to stay home.The Kanawha County Sheriff&& s Office stated deputies were responding to crashes and 911 calls countywide
&& Please be patient if you have actually called 911 for support
A deputy will call you or respond to you as quickly as possible,& & the sheriff & s workplace said in a statement.In Indiana, snow totally
covered portions many roads and highways prompting Indiana State Police to plead with motorists to stay off the roadways.&& It & s snowing
so hard, the snow plows go through and then within a half hour the roadways are completely covered again,& & Sgt
Todd Ringle said.Roughly 25 centimeters of snow had fallen in parts of Kansas, with snow and sleet amounts to forecasted to leading 36
centimeter for parts of that state and northern Missouri.Meanwhile damaging winds reduced trees throughout the Deep South
The weather service issued tornado warnings Sunday in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.The storms triggered havoc for the nation&& s
More than 20 cancellations were intended on Sunday, 40 for Monday and at least 2 for Tuesday.&& If local authorities are telling
individuals not to take a trip, it&& s counterintuitive to try to run a full slate of services when people are being told to stay at home,&
& Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari said.The Midwest was struck especially hard
A train in between Chicago and New York and numerous local trains between Chicago and St
Louis were among those canceled Sunday.Nearly 200 flights in and out of St
Louis Lambert International Airport were canceled, according to tracking platform FlightAware.Starting Monday, the eastern two-thirds of the
nation will experience dangerous, bone-chilling cold and wind chills, forecasters stated
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