Re: Hundreds of thousands are without power as major winter storm blasts the U.S.

[That lying whore Whitmer]

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A major, prolonged winter storm continues to bring heavy snow,
blizzard conditions and significant ice from California to the
Northeast this week.

Nearly 950,000 households nationwide were without power as of 7
p.m. ET on Thursday. The vast majority of those outages — more
than 820,000 — are in Michigan, where residents have been hit
with freezing rain and ice. That's according to PowerOutage.us,
which tracks outages state-by-state.

"Power outages and areas of tree damage will be possible across
these areas [from the Great Lakes into the Northeast], and
especially for the locations seeing a combination of stronger
winds and accumulating ice," the National Weather Service
predicted.

Snow was falling at heavy rates of 1-2 inches per hour near the
Great Lakes, and combining with 40-50 mph winds. That would have
significant impacts, including major disruptions to travel,
infrastructure, livestock and recreation, the NWS wrote.

Parts of the Midwest and the Northeast were expected to see 6 to
12 more inches of snow, with some areas receiving as many as 18
inches, according to the NWS.

Airports across the Midwest, including in Minneapolis, Chicago,
Milwaukee and Detroit, have faced a plethora of cancellations.
On Wednesday, more than 1,600 flights were canceled and an
additional 5,200 were delayed. Thursday brought more of the same
— more than 1,100 flights across the U.S. were canceled and
almost 5,600 flights were delayed as of Thursday evening,
according to FlightAware.

In the West, Portland received 10 inches of snow on the second-
snowiest day ever recorded, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

The storm also has brought heavy snow to parts of California
that rarely see it. Mount Baldy — which sits east of Los
Angeles, at just above 4,000 feet — could get a whopping 4.5
feet of snow by Saturday.

In addition to snow in the mountains, the NWS predicted heavy
rainfall in Southern California and warned of "a heightened risk
of flash flooding" beginning on Friday morning and into Saturday.

Simultaneously, parts of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio
Valley are seeing record-setting warmth: The NWS predicted
temperatures as much as 40 degrees above normal on Thursday.

Atlanta was 81 degrees on Wednesday, an all-time record in
February. Washington, D.C., reached 79 degrees, New Orleans
reached 83 degrees and Nashville, Tenn., was 80 degrees on
Wednesday.

<https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1158998369/winter-storm-update-
power-outages-michigan-california-snow>