A powerful winter storm is wreaking havoc across the East Coast and Midwest, bringing with it significant snowfall, widespread power outages, and school and business closures.
Several governors have issued states of emergency as 6 to 12 inches of snow are expected from Ohio to Washington, D.C. A plow clears a parking lot during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Closures and states of emergency are being announced across the Central Plains, Midwest and East Coast regions of the U.S., as a snowstorm is expected to move across several states in those areas in coming days.Six to 12 inches of snow are expected from Ohio to D.
C by Monday morning. More than 240,000 customers were without power as of early Monday morning across West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri,Governors of several of the states affected by the snowstorm issued states of emergency, beginning early last week and continuing into this past weekend. 'A State of Preparedness enhances the state's ability to respond swiftly and effectively to potential hazards and threats before they escalate and provides an easy path for information sharing and coordination,' Maryland Gov. Wes Moore:'This winter storm will likely cause significant disruption and dangerous conditions on our roads and could cause significant power outages — just 24 hours before it gets dangerously cold.' Several county school systems across the affected states will be closed Monday, as well as in cities such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Louisville.In Washington, D.C., Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will be closed Monday. Non-emergency federal employees in D.C. will work remotely Monday, as offices will be closed. The winter storms also were affecting flight travel across the U.S. More than 400 flights traveling into or leaving the U.S. faced delays early Monday morning
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