Snow and Ice Storms Blanket Areas of the Northeast United States

Traveling conditions in different regions throughout the United States remain difficult and even dangerous in some areas as snow and ice continues to blanket the country. The Northeast continues to get hit hard as another major accumulation of deep snow and ice was dumped on the mid-Atlantic region yesterday. This particular storm was responsible for the ice accumulation in parts of Texas as late as Sunday and the front moved to the Northeast.

Some spots received a foot of snow which stopped vehicles on the highway completely and caused power outages, and school delays and cancellations. This particular storm canceled more than 2,800 flights and delayed thousands more over the past few days and the dangerous traveling conditions are not expected to cease anytime soon. The winter is already seems to be shaping up to be full of snowy conditions and it is just getting started. Storms like these are predicted to continue in parts of the United States over the course of the next week. A large snowstorm currently traveling north from Virginia is expected to cause freezing rain in New York and Boston, among other places. A snowstorm along the Utah-Arizona border caused hundreds of drivers to be left stranded on the highway and pile-ups are frequently being seen in the news. Take extra time on the roads, check your weather forecasts regularly, and stay safe out there!

(Snowstorm causes dangerous driving conditions in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah)

Sources:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/us-winter-storm-slams-us

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82469&eocn=home&eoci=nh