The southeastern United States is covered by a powerful winter storm: more than 20 million people are at risk

Forecasters say more than 20 million people from East Texas to the Southeast are at risk of severe storms beginning the afternoon of Nov. 20, with tornadoes and hail possible in some areas. The publication told in more detail CNN.

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“The main hazard will be damaging winds and a few tornadoes, some of which could be severe,” the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said in a statement. Damaging winds and large hail are also possible, the center noted.

Early indications are that the storm is moving south, passing through the Rocky Mountains over the weekend, dumping nearly a foot (30 cm) of heavy snow in parts of Utah, Nevada and Colorado.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to move across eastern Texas on Nov. 20 during the afternoon, then move across the lower Mississippi Valley and toward Alabama into the evening, the center said.

An enhanced severe thunderstorm alert level, or level 3 out of 5, has been issued for parts of northern Louisiana and central Mississippi, including Jackson, Mississippi, and Alexandria, Louisiana, the center said.

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Less severe levels of alert - weak and minor - were issued from Texas to Alabama and Arkansas, including Houston, Texas, and Little Rock, Arkansas.

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The storms could bring short-term relief to drought-stricken Louisiana and Mississippi, where up to 20 inches (2 cm) of rain could fall on Nov. 5, with up to 3 inches (7,6 cm) in some areas, according to the Weather Prediction Center.

Louisiana is experiencing its worst drought on record, leading to unprecedented wildfires and potentially catastrophic saltwater intrusion into the Mississippi River. Exceptional drought, the most extreme category of drought in the U.S., now covers nearly three-quarters of the state, according to recently released data. In neighboring Mississippi, an exceptional drought has affected more than half the state.

The West says goodbye to heavy snow

Several western states, including Utah, Nevada and Colorado, saw heavy snowfall over the weekend, but all winter weather warnings for the region will be lifted by the end of the day on Monday, November 20th.

Some areas of Utah received more than a foot of snow, followed by some cities in Nevada.

Here are some of the latest preliminary snowfall data provided by the National Weather Service:

• Alta and Collins area, Utah: 13 inches (33 cm)
• Snowbird, Utah: 12 inches (30,4 cm)
• Pole Canyon, Nevada: 11 inches (27,9 cm)
• Green Mountain, Nevada: 11 inches (27,9 cm)
• Mount Rose, Nevada: 10 inches (25,4 cm)
• Mount Crested Butte, Colorado: 7 inches (17,7 cm)
• Mammoth Mountain, California: 7 inches (17,7 cm)

A winter storm warning remains in place for parts of Utah through November 20, where another 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) of snow is possible, with up to 6 inches (15,2 cm) possible in isolated cases. Winter storm warnings are in effect for parts of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona, where another 1 to 4 inches (2,5 to 19 cm) of snow is possible.

At lower elevations, it was still warm enough for snow to fall, with precipitation totals ranging from 1 to 3 inches (2,5 to 7,6 cm), and in some cases exceeding 3 inches.

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The region also saw strong wind gusts, including Mammoth, California, at an altitude of nearly 10 feet (000 km), with wind speeds reaching 3 miles (144 km) per hour.

More than 20 million people in the west of the country are under a high wind warning. In case of a high wind warning, gusts could reach 80 miles (128 km) per hour. In areas under a high wind warning, gusts could reach 65 mph.

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