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Subscribe to RSSTraveling could be tricky in certain parts of the U.S., where blizzards and severe storms are expected to last through the evening on Christmas day. The Weather Channel's Paul Goodloe reports.
A major winter storm sweeping through the United States could tangle holiday travel plans in the central United States and even in the South, as could a weaker storm moving through the Northeast.
The Northeast storm will likely bring a "wintry mix" to cities of the I-95 corridor and east to the coast but could still be detrimental to holiday travelers, according to weather.com.
“Despite the ‘more wet than white’ forecast for the I-95 urban corridor, expect major delays at the major Northeast airport hubs Wednesday due to low cloud ceilings and strong winds,” weather.com warned. “These delays may persist into Thursday morning due to low clouds, wind and potential changeover to light snow.”
The Weather Channel added: “Unfortunately, this occurs not only during the Christmas holiday, but also in the peak travel period after Christmas Day in the South, Midwest, and East.”
According to the flightstats.com website, 146 flights had been canceled and 4,089 had been delayed across the U.S. as of 10:50 p.m. ET on Monday. It was not known how many of these problems were due to the weather.
Car travelers will also likely be impacted -- AAA estimates that 93.3 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles for the holidays.
Last week, snow and high winds disrupted thousands of flights from the Midwest through the Northeast.
The stronger storm started in the Western U.S. and dumped six feet of snow in California's Sierra mountains.
Snow is forecast to cover the roads in Salt Lake City on Christmas morning, weather.com reported. Fresh snow is also expected to blanket parts of the adjacent High Plains, including Denver.
As the storm, dubbed "Euclid" by The Weather Channel, moves southeast, it threatens to hinder travel in the South, where it is forecast to bring “severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds and tornadoes,” according to weather.com. Rain and thunderstorms are also predicted to hit Jacksonville, Charlotte and Orlando on Christmas Day.
Hundreds of flights hit again as winter weather continues
The storm is will rev up over Texas and sweep east into Mississippi. Thunderstorms are expected to develop during the morning hours of Christmas Day, around 3 a.m., lasting until about noon, according to The National Weather Service.
It is forecast to move through the South with 70- to 80-mile-per-hour winds early Wednesday morning, which prompted Mississippi officials encouraged residents to bring in their outdoor Christmas decorations for fear they could become dangerous projectiles.
“We understand that most people will be focusing on the holiday,” Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said in a statement. “Please plan now for how you will receive a severe weather warning and know where you will go when it is issued.”
“There are enough conditions working together to increase the threat for severe weather on Christmas Day,” the Weather Service said, adding that the main threat exists from the Houston area northward to College Station. “Residents of Southeast Texas are encouraged to monitor forecasts for updates.”
Three to six inches of snow are predicted in northern and western Arkansas later on Christmas Day, according to the Weather Service. One to three inches are forecast elsewhere in the state, although no accumulation is expected near the border with Louisiana.
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Wow look folks...........weather.
dont foget to include
1.Politics
2. global warming
3. eekkk run away
4. Ban somnething or other
5. a big helping of anything off topic
In your rants....er i mean...posts......
I had terrible gas last night from a burrito I ate...It created a small weather front that swept across the planes of my living room and into the kitchen.
I think It's Obama's fault. Someone beat me.
I'm pretty sure it mixed with the gulf of bathtub, the dead toilet sea, and the kitchen sink Atlantic. Perhaps the trade winds of the saturated north lawn coming through the patio door had some influence as well.
dang Mary....MORE coffee......
dang kornfed....LESS coffee........
Arrggghhh, snow in the Rockies? NOT AGAIN!!!
GM Bill,
at least ya got a view ,around here this time of year the river even ices over and the fields are all barren and depressing.
So when did we start naming snowstorms in December after people like hurricanes? Come on. A winter storm is not even remotely on the same scale if things! and 4 or 5 feet in the sierras is really not that big of a deal. Happens all winter.
Earth to weather.com....it sometimes snows a foot or so in the rockies in december. "Travel Chaos?" What a bunch of crap. When you decide to fly around Christmas, you have made the decision that you are going to roll the dice with travel delays.
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It's karma..most of those states are red states.
huh?... you have a degree in stupid perhaps?......
Minus 32 celcius tonight in Calgary Alberta with wind chill. Light snow with lots on ground over past week. Coldest Christmas in quite some time. Too cold to even ski-snowboard. Best stay home and enjoy Turkey. Merry Christmas to all posters on this forum :-) HoHoHo.
merry x-mas blackbird..... from down south...( never thought i would say that on here)....
Looks like Republicans are out to destroy the world again...Why dont we ban bad weather?
8:56....took a whole two minutes. and number's 1 and 4 are covered.
Don't ban it, just tax it.
so a-rand....ya live in ca or chitown?
Kornfed must be a demoncrat/islamist party member. Too bad they aren't American, they would enjoy a great life. Pray for them Kornfed people.
Sorry folks, but we need the snow. It is Christmas and winter you know.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
how true...it IS needed....the question is therefor just how far off are the "prediction's? I'm bettin a country mile around here.
i give you 100 % for that comment hahhaha merry christmas and enjoy it at the airport. lol
I've already called the weather man to come over and help me get this "partly cloudy" off my driveway. Merry Christmas, all.
if he shows in a suit and tie bill...take pictures...hell the folks at Ripley's believe it or not would pay good for them.
I'm surprised the headline didn't read,"Miscount Discovered on Mayan Calender,Is End Beginning Now? Explaining the massive storm blasting across the nation is no natural and normal event, but the doomsday foretold long ago which would wipe out mankind. suspected linked to HAARP experiments, according to foreign and American sources.Guess the man in red, is supposed to represent blood. We just happen to not realized him for the hidden symbolism he was meant to herald ages ago.
Then newspaper would have gone on to talk about all those folks who had so strongly believed the end of the world was supposed to happen, and it didn't on 12/21/2012. Where are all those articles that flooded the stations, where are those who claimed to know it would happen?I guess in their bunkers, living off their food supplies for the next five years.
thank you windancer for reminding me why i am never on here in the evening.
night all...pleasant dreams
We still dont get snow like we did in the past. I was looking up some history on winter storms, and Blizzards. I was amazed at some of the blizzards and how harsh they were. The worst two in history were only a few months apart. Jan. 1888 known as the School house Blizzard. The temps were around 40, and then a cold front out of canada, and moisture from south came so quick it dropped the temp from 30's + to minus 40 in some places in just a couple hours. It came so fast that kids didnt have time to get home, and over 200 children died. To me that is incredible to think such a change in temperature can happen that quick. This one ranked as number 2 worst
The worst one, The great blizzard ( great white hurricane )was a few months later in march and it hit pennslyvannia and newyork hardest, basically east coast because it covered so much area. With snow over 50 inches and snow drifts in some places of 50 Feet !!!
I did enjoy the snow we got today here . It made my Christmas thats for sure. Nothing better then seeing everything all white.. Been a long time since i had a white christmas.
Marmaduke49-(School house Blizzard)
Also known as the Children's Blizzard, the same name for a very well researched book, I have read. Which mentions the specific factors creating the weather front. The reasons why so many were caught off guard and couldn't find their way to safety. Including how fast the temperatures were dropping in different locations. Imagine 18 degrees in three minutes. A wind chill factor of-67 when eight hours before it was 55 degrees.
If we learn anything, it's to always be prepared for what nature could throw at us. Hearing all about the terrible blizzards and storms, natural disasters which befall man does not a bit of good. If we do nothing for ourselves to be ready to help ourselves.Should we be caught in a bind.We are only as safe as our preparations have made us, or lack there of.
oh come on....you people know every december this happens what is new. last year and the year before that and the year before that and so on and so on. you know your going to get stuck at the airport- cussing out the people at the counter because you cant leave. this is so stupid . december 2013 it will be the same thing. stop bumping your head against the wall and walk around it. so get your free coffee and doughnuts and your little cot and sleep well at the airport, this is no shock that this has happen to you. and i dont blame the pilots for not going up to fly in that bad weather. next time remember what december weather brings. it has not changed for cold snowy weather. and global warming ????? please. this is what december weather is. remember your not in figi. lol
I love it, even if I do have to get the snow blower out and do a little shoveling. Nothing better than a White Christmas.
Wow...look at all this extreme weather going on. Its got to be global warming. I think. Maybe not. What you think?
i think for one or two days we should just enjoy the holidays.no thoughts of global warming, fiscal cliffs, gun control,tax increases,crime,politics,war,drugs,insanity,and just breathe deep,have a glass of wine,laugh with your freinds and family,and enjoy the holidays.all of the other crap will still be there when you get back.happy holidays.peace.
R Battle...pleasant thoughts indeed..... want odds on it happening? I'm guessing about 99.9-to .01 against....
What ever do you mean darling ? Well, let's see. Winter. Cold-ish. Snow. Ice. Freezing rain. Hmmmm...........Sounds normal to me. What do you think Al ? Global what? Oh yea, now I remember. You invented the internet. Globally stupid.
Of course you don't care, Dave, you're the kind of person nobody WANTS to have around around for the holidays.
I'm sure you have plenty of booze stocked up though, so don't worry about it.
We're talking about the weather here, retard.
You could try getting a little more hysterical, though.
I would be willing to bet a mopeds displacement in CC's is real close to your IQ isnt it .
Hi, Scooter, Merry Christmas from the other side of the fence!
merry x mas -god....wonder how many people will be saying that over the next 24 hours or so. I love to say Merry Christmas to everybody who wishs me a "happy holidays" or such...not that i am religious per say ...just an a-hole.
Back on the meds moped. And try a little sentence structure and while you're at it, maybe try and make some sense. Going from a snowstorm to all of the shootings being a conspiracy by (????) makes me think that combination of red bull and vicodin you are doing might be a bad idea...........
Well, Scooter, I'm an atheist, but wishing someone a "Merry Christmas" doesn't offend me.
As for being an ass hole, I've got you beat there... you seem to have mellowed out lately, I haven't seen you write anything I felt like arguing about.
I haven't mellowed at all. The next time you see one of my comments, see what the people replying to me are saying. ;-)
dang it -god ..i will work on it for ya , but hey im just here to play a game of "slap a lib"
oh and i follow your comments BTW.
Merry Chaosmas !
good one warren you may get the hang of this.
BREAKING NEWS!!!! SNOW FALLS IN DECEMBER!
who'da seen it comin'?
the last thing I'd do for the holidays is travel. my family can see me in July if they like -- no way in hell I'm queuing up with the huddled masses at an airport.
Merry Christmas!
only those of us who are old enough to........awwww @!$%#........
Just one of the four seasons in Iowa...you know...summer, winter, flood, tornando.
lol
Waiting for Al Gore to weigh in on this heat wave.....
Waiting for you to learn the difference between "climate" and "weather".
-god
hell im still waiting for anyone to figure that out.
Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.
its an ill wind that blows snow good
but ya dont have home field.....yet.....
OMG!! It's snowing and it's only December.
Must be Bush's fault.
stupid is............repetitive.
Merry Christmas, Tramp. Just one suggestion, next year ask for a book on how to recognize what the humans call "humor". After that you can move on to recognize "sarcasm". Good luck!
30 years ago today the 1982 Denver Blizzard was getting wrapped up good. The city ended up with about 25 inches at the old weather office at Stapleton Airport and some locations around the metro area had almost three feet.
30 years ago? i don't remember breakfast..come to think of it, why am i in this room, wheres the dial on my phone, who are you?..who the hell am i?....oh wait got my wallet out .... whats a global warming? whats a liberal? and who the hell is al gore?
I remember that snowstorm well...we were among the "crazies" flying home for Christmas...and I had a 4 mo. old baby. We were flying from K.C. to Portland OR with a stopover in Denver...NOT! Sat in KC for about 4 hours getting a reroute through LA, San Fran then Portland. We got there about 6 hours late and with a baby...I swore I'd never do it again and I never did! Denver was still closed 3 days later and we had to be rerouted through Chicago on a red-eye flight. had to go to work after traveling all night with a baby.
You can blame all this snow coming on my wifes' Dad. You see he passed away on Dec 17 and she says her Daddy is sending the snow to cheer her up as she loves snow. So, to all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Even though the weather is frightful, some well needed moisture must be appreciated. The extreme cold and frigid wind chills are a major concern for anyone during this Holiday season or during anytime during the winter months that may risk life and limb because of their dire situation. May the accidents be limited and the loss of life omitted from wise decisions of travelers to hunker down somewhere and be thankful the dice where not rolled. Merry Christmas America, stay safe, stay warm and God Bless!
mac...if your from the midwest you know we call this "normal" but i agree with your sediments.
Looks as though some Red States will receive some much-needed moisture, despite their hatred of Science and Modernity.
Thank Mother Nature....God gave you up for Lent Millenia ago.
so you have a degree in stupid?
That's just the religious wackos Never Stop. Many of us RW's are non believers with advanced degrees.
Looks as though some Red States will receive some much-needed moisture, despite their hatred of Science and Modernity.
Thank Mother Nature....God gave you up for Lent Millenia ago.
excuse me .... i was incorrect before, ,,, you obviously have a masters degree....in stupid.
It snowed here in Salt Lake today. Nice to see a white Christmas :-)
Even when its a weather news article people still talk politics on here *sigh*..... give it a break people
its rule one on the vine...new here?..hell if that klutz Timmy fell down a well its still the blame game. who did lassie vote for anyway?....
Be safe and warm in the winter weather! It is nice to have weather reports... they do serve a purpose, or at least used to.
Merry Christmas
same to ya warren. night all.... pleasamt dreams.
same to ya warren. night all pleasamt dreams.
Happy holidays, ya'll! F*ck the weather and f*ck the news!