26 Dec, 2022
By FactsWow Team
The winter storm, which has already killed 34 people across the country, prompted millions of Americans to hole up in the deep freeze on Sunday.
Credits: NPR
As a result of the storm, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power, and it is expected to claim more lives.
Credits: The Wall Street Journal
Across the Rio Grande border with Mexico, the storm has reached the Great Lakes near Canada, stretching nearly to the Canadian border.
Credits: The New York Times
From east of the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians, about 60% of the nation was under some winter weather advisory or warning.
Credits: Courier Express
Hundreds of flights have already been canceled due to the bad weather, and more are expected this week as a bomb cyclone makes its way across the country.
Credits: Fox 13
Storms develop near the Great Lakes when atmospheric pressure drops rapidly, triggering blizzard conditions with heavy winds and snow.
Credits: The Salt Lake Tribune
On Sunday, FlightAware reported that 1,707 flights had been canceled domestically and internationally.
Credits: NBC News
Several emergency response efforts were paralyzed by the storm's hurricane-force winds and snow accumulations, which caused whiteout conditions in Buffalo.
Credits: AccuWeather
Governor Kathy Hochul urged people Sunday to respect a driving ban in the region as almost every fire truck in the city was stranded.
Credits: Audacy
A snow total of 43 inches was reported at Buffalo Niagara International Airport at 7 a.m. Sunday. Government officials said the airport would be closed through Tuesday morning.
Credits: NJ.com
Over the past two days, power has been restored across the U.S. after the storm knocked out power from Maine to Seattle.
Credits: NJ.com
The number of customers without power on Sunday is down to fewer than 200,000, down from 1.7 million at the outage's peak.
Credits: NJ.com
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