90M Americans in path of next winter storm to streak across the US

Major highway arteries across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley southwestward into Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas may also be impacted, including parts of I-80, I-90, I-70, I-40 and even parts of I-20, according to AccuWeather Lead Storm Warning Meteorologist Billy Clark.

AccuWeather Global Weather Center – January 31, 2022 – At least 90 million people across 14 states were under a winter storm watch or warning by Monday evening as the makings of a far-reaching, disruptive winter storm that will track over a 2,000-mile stretch of the United States.

AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter warned that not only will the storm impact the 90 million people in its path, but also retailers and consumers as weather conditions may slow down or even stop a few trucks from transporting goods through parts of the Central U.S. for a few days this week.

“We could be looking at a big mess in moving products to where people and businesses need them as a result of our latest winter storm, and this interruption in the supply chain may be felt for weeks,” Porter said.

Denver, Dallas and Detroit are among the major metro areas expected to face wintry consequences and potential travel trouble, forecasters say. Major highway arteries across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley southwestward into Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas may also be impacted, including parts of I-80, I-90, I-70, I-40 and even parts of I-20, according to AccuWeather Lead Storm Warning Meteorologist Billy Clark.

Winter and spring will be duking it out across the middle of the nation right around the time Punxsutawney Phil makes his highly anticipated forecast on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day. The clash of seasons will commence as a fresh wave of Arctic air dives southward into the northern Plains and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico surges northward.

An expansive area of snow and ice, extending along an approximate 2,000-mile-long swath of the country, is expected to break out as early as Tuesday night from portions of Colorado and New Mexico to Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. By Wednesday night, the wintry hazards are forecast to expand farther south and east into Texas, Arkansas, and part of the lower Ohio Valley.

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