Extreme winter storm in the USA: 10 people died, 60 million in danger

The death toll has risen to 10 as a result of accidents related to winter weather, and nearly 60 million people are in hazardous weather warning zones: a large winter storm with snow and ice has hit a large part of the Midwest and East of the United States.

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Reported 4 dead in Missouri, 3 in Nebraska, 2 in Indiana and 1 in Kansas, notes USA Today. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory, with hazardous conditions expected for more than 53 million people and winter storm warnings for another 6 million.

A storm warning means, among other things, that there is at least 4 inches (10 cm) of snow or a quarter inch (0,6 cm) of ice ahead.

SNOW SPINOUT: ABC affiliate KMBC captured the moment a pickup truck lost control on a snowy highway in Kansas City, Missouri, narrowly missing another vehicle, as a major storm heads east, with dozens of states under weather alerts. More tonight. https://t.co/eYaBbxHBa0 pic.twitter.com/2OAkKbMzlP

- World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) December 16, 2019

Missouri got the most: snow due to the first storm forced the State Highway Patrol to handle more than 1000 calls for motorists stuck on the roads and car accidents on Sunday. According to authorities, on Sunday night 3 people died when the driver lost control and the car capsized in the county of Saint-Francois in the eastern part of the state.

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Photo: twitter.com/NWSStLouis

In Callaway County, an 18-year-old boy died when his car drove off the Missouri Highway 94 and rolled over.

On Monday, the second winter storm forced St. Louis public schools to cancel classes for 30 students, and tens of thousands of children across the state also received sudden leave due to weather. More than 000 flights were delayed or canceled on Sunday and Monday at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

“We expect heavy snow to return to parts of east-central Missouri and southwest Illinois today,” the National Weather Service in St. Louis warned. “This includes St. Louis and the surrounding area from approximately 9 a.m. to 00 p.m.”

Take a look at Erie, PA yesterday! Anyone tired of the snow already?

Winter Storm Warnings today for parts of Missouri & Illinois
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Permission: James Halko#MOwx #PAwx #ILwx pic.twitter.com/HDtoNabYJl

- Live Storm Chasers (@Livestormchaser) December 15, 2019

Snow cover in some parts of Kansas has reached a foot (over 30 cm). The Department of Transportation said the 21-year-old man died Sunday after his pickup truck rolled over on the icy road to Wichita.

In Nebraska, a crash on Sunday on Highway 80 north-east of Lincoln killed 3 passengers aged 10, 15, and 19.

In Indiana, a woman and her adult son died after a night of snowfall, police said. Snow prompted Indianapolis school principals to delay school hours for 30 children. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Ryan made it clear that the storms did not end.

Enjoying the 50-degree temperatures today, Indiana and Ohio? Well just to our north in the UP of Michigan there's plenty is snow falling. This is a look at #Marquette on the campus of @NorthMichU. ❄❄❄#MIwx #UPwx pic.twitter.com/igjrtYKpEP

- Tyler Sebree (@ TylerABC57) December 9, 2019

"By late evening we're talking about an additional 3 to 4 inches," Ryan said Monday. - This is on top of the 7,6-10 that we already had. There may be lesions ranging from 3 to 4 inches (6 to 7 cm) in size.”

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Extremely heavy snow and 2 hours ago and the snow is still coming down hard! (Greencastle, Indiana) @NWSIndianapolis @WISH_TV @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/1d8Knxhq1b

- StormCaster (@ StormCaster95) December 16, 2019

Parts of the Northeast that weren't affected by the first snow storm could be hit by a second, stronger one, AccuWeather said. The main outbreaks are Northern Pennsylvania and much of upstate New York towards New England.

"The Northeast will also likely see a narrow band of 6 to 12 inches of snowfall, but uncertainty remains about exactly where that will occur," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Rob Miller said.

Photo: twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY

In the center of Washington, morning snowfalls and snow with rain began before the rainfall turned into rain. The surrounding areas are faced with snow, sleet and confused traffic conditions towards the late morning. Officials at Manassas City Public Schools delayed their opening for two hours and promised to "monitor the conditions and make an additional announcement about the status of the school if necessary."

Further south, strong winds and rains are aimed at western Tennessee, western Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and will threaten Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi, AccuWeather reports.

"These storms have the potential to produce wind gusts, heavy rain, hail and even an isolated tornado or two," AccuWeather meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. “These threats will continue for some time into the evening hours, becoming even more dangerous in the dark.”

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