Livni, blizzard and ice: a new powerful storm will affect 200 million US residents

Most of California has already been covered with a new winter storm, and this is only the beginning: from the west the storm will move eastward, gaining powerful momentum, and 200 will fall upon millions of Americans with heavy rain and snowfall in just two days.

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After a short respite, rain will return to Southern California - it will begin to drizzle Wednesday evening, followed by rain overnight and lasting through Thursday. On Tuesday, temperatures in Los Angeles and Orange counties reached 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 Celsius), writes ABC7.

Temperatures in the valleys and Inland Empire will drop to 34 (1) degrees by nightfall. Waves up to a meter high are expected on the beaches. In the mountains, the weather is excellent for skiing with 5 (-15) degrees at night, but this will only last until Wednesday when snow returns above 4000 feet (1200 meters). In desert areas it will be sunny and cool - up to 48 (9) degrees.

California has already been hit hard enough this February, with the National Weather Service reporting record rainfall already in January and February: 18 trillion gallons of water, the equivalent of 27 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, or 45% of Lake Tahoe's total volume, it notes. The Week.

“If you weighed all the water, it would be 150 trillion pounds of water,” said KGO-TV meteorologist Mike Nicco. “It’s a lot of weight.”

According to Los Angeles Times, Sierra County's snowpack is 141% of the seasonal average - more than what typically falls before April. This snow will provide water for farmers when it begins to melt. But, oddly enough, even this amount of moisture was not enough to lift California out of the drought. Much of Southern California is still considered abnormally dry, and there are small pockets of moderate to severe drought in the far north and south of the state.

A powerful storm that began on Sunday in most parts of California will spread throughout the country in two to three days: more than 200 to millions of Americans are threatened by heavy snowfall, heavy rain, icy roads and power lines, writes USA Today.

This is about 60% of the country's population, notes AccuWeather.

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"The severe storm will partially impact 39 states, including all states east of the Mississippi River," said meteorologist Faith Earths.

On Monday, the storm sent its rage on the southern Rocky Mountains: in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico a lot of snow fell.

On Tuesday, heavy snow and powerful winds will get to the central US, reports National Weather Service.

On Tuesday evening and during the environment, the threat of heavy snowfall, icing and road hazards spread to the Midwest, to the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and to the northeast.

"Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, Minneapolis and Duluth will see several inches of snow," says AccuWeather meteorologist Tyler Royce.

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The Weather Channel warned that in areas around Washington, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia, snow accumulation will begin, then it will be replaced by wet snow, freezing rain and the usual heavy rain. All this together can make the morning of Wednesday in these cities dangerous for residents.

Freezing rain and ice will be especially dangerous in the mountains of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, Weather.com reports, with tree falls and scattered power outages possible. There will be slightly less ice in areas of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

In the south, on Tuesday and Wednesday, several rounds of heavy rainfall, floods and thunderstorms are expected. Rain can flood parts of northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and Tennessee, where flood warnings and warnings have already been published.

Florida will continue its early summer into February with temperatures rising into the 80s Fahrenheit (almost 27 Celsius). On Monday, several Florida cities set record highs, with temperatures reaching 89 (32) degrees in Vero Beach. The unusual warmth is expected to continue across the Sunshine State for much of the week.

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