Chinanews.com, February 25th. According to the US Chinese website, in the next few days, two storm systems will form winter storms in the central United States, which may bring the largest snowstorms in this quarter to parts of the central and western regions. Affected parts of the southern United States will usher in more rain this week, which could exacerbate floods in the area.
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According to reports, on the 23rd, a winter storm in the north has brought strong winds of 80 kilometers per hour to Seattle. It was reported that the house there was crushed by trees and one person was seriously injured.
In Colorado, the southern storm brought heavy snow as high as 25 centimeters, causing multiple road accidents on different sections of the area on the 23rd.
As the storm moved east, 13 states from Washington to Illinois were on alert for blizzards and floods.
On the morning of the 24th, a winter storm brought rain to most of the southern and central Mississippi. With the arrival of this heavy rain, floods may also occur in the central plains. In the north, there are snowfalls from Idaho to northern Colorado.
On the morning of the 25th, the storm will begin to gather in the Midwest and spread heavy rainfall all the way to the East Coast. Heavy snow will also be transferred from Nebraska to the northern plains of Kota.
On the morning of the 26th, the Midwest storm will continue to intensify and form a strong winter storm in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.
It is reported that with snowstorms sweeping across the United States this week, there may be 30 centimeters of snow in some parts of the Midwest. This may be the biggest snowstorm in the winter of 2020.
Among them, there may be 30 centimeters of snowfall around Chicago, and in the north of the city, 10 to 20 centimeters of snow can be seen there.
In the south, areas that have already been flooded may have more rainfall this week, with local areas likely to exceed 5 centimeters.