Storm Elliott threatens to ruin Christmas for many Americans. Yesterday 5,200 flights were canceled and one and a half million families were left without electricity. The media are talking about an “Arctic explosion”.
Elliott is unusually large: the storm covers an area from Texas to Maine, about 3200 kilometers. Nearly two-thirds of Americans suffered from extreme weather conditions. “We had ice, flooding, snow, sub-zero temperatures and whatever else Mother Nature could throw at us this weekend,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said at a news conference yesterday.
The mercury column dropped rapidly: on Thursday it went from +5 to -23 degrees in Colorado and in Cheyenne and in Wyoming the temperature even dropped by 22 degrees in one hour: from +6 to -16. In Havre, Montana it was the coldest with -39 degrees.
Even today dozens of trains are not running and visibility on many roads is practically zero. Americans are therefore urgently asked to stay at home, which puts a big damper on the joy of Christmas.
Here are some pictures of the “pounding snow” in New York:
vSevere blizzard conditions today in Lancaster, NY!❄️🥶❄️
Permission: Ashley B.@MeteoBug – Download the app today! https://t.co/weJaAMYkXM #Blizzard #To snow #NYwx #New York #Winter storm #Elliott #wxtwitter #WinterStormElliott #Snow storm #Winter pic.twitter.com/Bf7H7vfhv3
— Live Storm Chasers (@LiveStormChaser) December 23, 2022
Not in Ohio:
#Break up Massive 100+ vehicle pileup on Interstate 75 in #Ohio.
— Earth42morrow (@Earth42morrow) December 23, 2022
Some reports claim more deaths
‘Mass Casualty Incident’ declared. More emergency crews responding#Winter storm #Elliott #coldwave #Cyclone Bomb #To snow #Storm #Viral #Weather #Climate #Global warming #OHwx pic.twitter.com/70iN4CjtGk
Hey! Mobile studs in the midst of a winter storm
VC: Colt of Kolt starting South Dakota #To snow #Winter storm #Elliott #Weather #Viral #Cold wave #Storm #Blizzard #South Dakota #SDwx #PineRidge #OglalaLakota #Cold front #Snowmageddon pic.twitter.com/KgbAUByesM
— Earth42morrow (@Earth42morrow) December 22, 2022
Several cars abandoned in the southbound lanes of I-71 south of Cincinnati. #KYwx #Elliott pic.twitter.com/N4WbBeruN3
— Marc Wilson (@marc_wilson21) December 23, 2022
