Millions face ANOTHER winter storm in days as Arctic blast kills at the least 25 and cripples dozens of main airports
Forecasters have warned of the possibility of another dangerous winter storm this upcoming weekend, after Winter Storm Fern claimed the lives of 25 people.
The National Weather Service has forecasted dangerously cold temperatures across the eastern half of the US this week, and there is the possibility for another major snow storm.
Frigid air is forecast to expand across the eastern portion of the country, causing widespread sub-zero temperatures and record cold.
‘Dangerous wind chills as low as -50°F will persist, and much below-normal temperatures may continue into early February,’ NWS wrote on X.
‘Potential is increasing for another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend.’
A high-altitude disturbance will move from Canada on Thursday and deepen across the US on Sunday, leading to a strong surface low-pressure system.
WSVN Meteorologist Dylan Federico also wrote on X, ‘The cold coming this weekend is the real deal! The EURO is one of the coldest model runs I’ve ever seen, with below-zero wind chills down to the Gulf Coast on Saturday morning!’
While forecasters noted it is too soon to know the details of the storm, very cold temperatures will put millions at risk.
Forecasters warn of another deadly storm heading for the US after Winter Storm Fern claimed the lives of at least 25 people
Airports across the country are experiencing massive delays caused by crippling ice and snow
It comes as the death toll from Winter Storm Fern has risen to 25, according to the Associated Press.
In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office said at least eight people were found dead outside as temperatures plunged between Saturday and Monday morning, though the cause of their deaths remained under investigation.
In Emporia, Kansas, police searching with bloodhounds found a 28-year-old teacher dead and covered in snow. Police said she had was last seen leaving a bar without her coat and phone.
Police said snowplows backed into two people who died in Norwood, Massachusetts, and Dayton, Ohio. And authorities said two teenagers, one in Arkansas and another in Texas, were killed in sledding accidents.
Officials reported three deaths apiece in Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Tennessee; two deaths in Mississippi; and one in New Jersey.
Meanwhile, airports across the country are experiencing massive delays caused by crippling ice and snow.
Boston Logan International Airport has issued a ground stop due to a request from an airline.
Flights had already been delayed at least 80 minutes due to snow and ice, according to the FAA.
At least 6,095 flights have been delayed and 5,183 have been canceled within, into, or out of the United States as of Monday evening
At least 6,095 flights have been delayed and 5,183 have been canceled within, into, or out of the United States as of Monday evening, according to FlightAware.
Additionally, there still more than 690,000 power outages in the nation Monday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.com
Most of them were in the South, where weekend blasts of freezing rain caused tree limbs and power lines to snap, inflicting crippling outages on northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee.
