A wild winter storm is expected to bring strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes region and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb tornado tore through the northern United States and left tens of thousands dead. Without power.
The storm that struck parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Monday brought frigid air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, making for treacherous travel. Meteorologists said the storm intensified quickly enough to meet the criteria for a… Bomb hurricaneIt is a system that strengthens quickly as the pressure decreases.
Nationwide, more than 153,000 customers were without power early Tuesday, more than a third of them in Michigan, according to Poweroutage.us.
As the storm moved into Canada on Monday, the National Weather Service forecast more severe weather in the eastern United States, including fast-moving heavy snow and gusty winds known as blizzards.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned that blackout conditions were expected Tuesday in parts of the state, including the Syracuse metro area.
“If you are in an affected area, please avoid all non-essential travel,” she said in a post on social media platform X.
Snow accumulated quickly in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Monday, with up to 2 feet (60 centimeters) falling in some areas, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologist Ryan Metzger said more snow is expected in the coming days, although snow totals will be much lighter.
Waves in Lake Superior, which were expected to reach 20 feet (6 meters) high, on Monday sent all but one cargo ship into ports seeking shelter, according to MarineTraffic.com. Weather forecasting on the lakes has improved greatly since then Edmund Fitzgerald It sank in 1975 after waves were predicted to reach 16 feet (4.8 m).
High winds on Lake Erie sent waters rising toward the eastern end of the basin near Buffalo, New York, while lowering the waters on the western side in Michigan to expose the normally submerged lake floor — even the wreckage of a car and a snowmobile.
Kevin Aldrich, 33, a maintenance worker from Monroe, Michigan, said he had never seen the lake recede this much before, and was surprised Monday to spot the remains of old docks dating back to the 1830s. He posted photos on social media of wooden supports rising several feet out of the mud.
“Those places are probably usually 12 feet deep,” he said. “We can usually drive our boat over them.”
Dangerous wind temperatures dropped to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 34 degrees Celsius) in parts of North Dakota and Minnesota on Monday. In northeastern West Virginia, rare hurricane-force winds were recorded on a mountain near Dolly Sods, according to the National Weather Service.
In Iowa, after the blizzard abated Monday morning, high winds continued to blow falling snow across roads, closing more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) of Interstate 35. State troopers reported dozens of crashes during the storm, including one that killed one person.
On the West Coast, the National Weather Service warned that moderate to strong Santa Ana winds were expected in parts of Southern California through Tuesday, raising concerns about falling trees in areas where the soil was saturated. Recent storms. Two more storms are expected later this week, with rain possible on New Year’s Day Rose Parade in Pasadena For the first time in about two decades.
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Associated Press writers Julie Walker in New York; Corey Williams in Detroit; Margery Peck in Omaha, Nebraska; Susan Hay in Norwich, Connecticut; Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, contributed.