The U.S. has experienced thousands of flight delays in the last two days as a coast-to-coast winter storm batters the northern portion of the country, bringing blizzard conditions and “significant icing” to several various states.
The National Weather Service (NWS) now warns of two winter storms causing what it describes as “hazardous travel.”
“Two powerful winter storms will bring widespread areas of wintry precipitation from coast to coast. Heavy snow, significant icing, and blizzard conditions are possible in portions of the Upper Midwest eastward into the Northeast,” an update reads.
“Heavy rain, snow, wind, and cold temperatures will affect much of California through the end of the week,” it continues, warning of “dangerous travel conditions”:
Periods of snow, gusty winds, & an icy wintry mix will continue to cause treacherous travel conditions…