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According to NBC News, a major winter storm has claimed at least 23 lives across the United States.
According to Xinhua News Agency, 23 people were killed in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado, and Michigan as of Saturday evening.
Four people were killed in a 46-vehicle pileup on the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, Ohio, on Friday afternoon.
State troopers “responded to terrible crashes on our roadways this weekend,” Ohio Governor Mike DeWine tweeted on Saturday.
“If you have to be out, drive slowly, buckle up, and keep a safe stopping distance,” DeWine warned. “We want you to get to your destination safely.”
According to US weather forecasters, the winter storm continues to impact the Great Lakes with gusty winds, cold temperatures, and heavy snow, despite the fact that its center has moved far north over eastern Canada.
According to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office, a “historic” blizzard has created “impossible travel conditions” in the Buffalo area of the state of New York and beyond.
During the event, peak wind gusts of more than 60 miles (96 kilometers) per hour were recorded in the North County, Finger Lakes, and Central New York regions.
Peak wind gusts in Western New York reached 79 miles per hour (127 kilometers per hour). Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 feet (91 to 152 cm) are expected in the Buffalo and Watertown areas by Monday.
As Christmas Eve approaches, the lights are still turned off in hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States.
According to a flight tracking website, over 3,300 flights within, into, or out of the United States were canceled on Saturday, with an additional 7,500 delayed.
Source:OCN
