A winter storm brought heavy snowfall and dangerous travel conditions to parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, with some areas expecting the heaviest snow in a decade. Millions are under winter weather advisories.
A blast of snow, ice, wind, and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas. Snowfall and ice blanketed major roadways in parts of Kansas and Indiana, where the state's National Guard was activated to help any motorists getting stuck.
At least 8 inches of snow were expected, particularly north of Interstate 70 as the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Kansas and Missouri— where blizzard conditions were reported — to New Jersey into Monday. “For locations in this region that receive the highest snow totals, it may be the heaviest snowfall in at least a decade,” the weather service said early Sunday. About 63 million people in the U.S. were under some kind of winter weather advisory, watch or warning on Sunday, according to Bob Oravec with the National Weather Service The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually stays penned up around the North Pole, spinning like a top. But sometimes it escapes or stretches down to the U.S., Europe, or Asia — and that’s when large numbers of people experience intense doses of cold. Studies show the fast-warming Arctic gets some of the blame for the increase in polar vortex stretching or wandering.In Indiana, snow fully covered portions of Interstate 64, Interstate 69, and U.S. Route 41, and Indiana State Police pleaded with motorists to stay off the roads as plows worked to keep up with the pace of the precipitation. “It’s snowing so hard, the snow plows go through and then within half an hour the roadways are completely covered again,” Sgt. Todd Ringle said. Part of the I-70 was closed in central Kansas by Saturday afternoon. Roughly 10 inches of snow had fallen in parts of Kansas with totals of snow and sleep for parts of Kansas and northern Missouri predicted to be as high as 14 inches (35.6 centimeters
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