More than a million people are without electricity in several states of the United States due to a strong winter storm that is hitting the country
For iProfessional
12/24/2022 – 11:31 a.m.
hours of the Christmas, Storm Elliot hits the United States and is considered the strongest in recent decades. With temperatures of 40 degrees below zero and cities covered in snow, more than 5,000 flights were cancelled.
The latter generated chaos and confusion for millions of people who must move or mobilize to spend the holidays in other locations in the country.. The weather forecast reports that the “terrible” conditions will continue throughout the weekend so the Christmas festivities are at risk.
In addition, specialists point out that this storm could become a “bomb cyclone”a large meteorological phenomenon that forms when the pressure drops and a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass.
Although the outlook is grim, the next few hours will be the most eloquent where winds of more than 105 kilometers per hour are expected, abundant snowfall and a thermal sensation of 40 degrees below zero.
“The storm can produce widespread and potentially crippling disruptive impacts throughout the central and eastern United States,” the Weather Service said.
Specialists point out that this storm could become a “bomb cyclone”
Emergency plans in some states due to the “cyclone bomb”
In Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia and North Carolina, they have already been implemented. Emergency plans and other locations could follow the same path if the situation worsens as expected.
“This is not like a snow day when you were a child. This is something serious,” warned President Joe Biden, who also expressed the need to take care of himself in the face of this type of phenomenon that plagues a large part of the country.
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA) it is expected that between December 23 and January 2, 112 million people will travel at least 80 km, the third highest number since this began to be counted in 2000.
What is a cyclone pump?
There are temperatures of 40 degrees below zero and cities covered by snow
It is the term assigned to a rapidly intensifying storm, with an air pressure drop in the center of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. They are known as cyclone bombs due to the explosive power caused by the rapid drop in pressure.
Such storms bring weather ranging from blizzards to heavy thunderstorms and precipitation. Bomb cyclones are most common on the east coast of the United States and Canada, where the cold ground and warm current of the Gulf Stream provide optimal conditions for their occurrence.
