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Monday May 06, 2024

US storm alert: Near 40 states face severe floods, blizzards, tornadoes in next 24 hours

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska are expected to be hit by storm

By Web Desk
January 09, 2024
Vehicles are seen trapped under heavy snow in the streets of downtown Buffalo. — AFP/File
Vehicles are seen trapped under heavy snow in the streets of downtown Buffalo. — AFP/File

More winter storms are expected to hit more than 40 states from Washington to Masachusetts as per the new US weather forecast.

Nine states under the West and the Plains have been under blizzard warnings since Monday. Whereas, 18 inches of snow pummeled from California and Colorado this weekend according to ABC.

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska are expected to be hit by the storm.

The snow is expected to make its way into Chicago, Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin from Monday night into Tuesday.

In addition, tornadoes and flash floods are anticipated along the Gulf Coast, from Texas to Florida.

The bull's eye is from New Orleans to Pensacola, Florida, but tornadoes might possibly hit Houston.

A tornado watch remained in effect until 9 pm in an area that included Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Houston and Beaumont, Texas.

Because of the impending bad weather, schools in the parishes of St James, St Charles, and Jefferson in Louisiana will close early on Monday.

From Florida to the Carolinas, including Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, and Charlotte, there will be a risk of severe weather and tornadoes on Tuesday.

Tuesday could see flooding in the Northeast, especially along the Interstate 95 corridor that runs from Washington, DC, to Philadelphia, to New Jersey, to Connecticut, and Massachusetts. This could happen from Virginia to Maine.