The latest storm news on February 15 from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that a strong storm system will bring snow, rain and severe weather to the central and eastern United States.
Dangerous storms are possible from eastern Texas to the Southeast and South Central regions of the United States. Strong winds and tornadoes are the main threat.
The Hurricane Forecast Center has issued a Category 3 over 5 warning, affecting about 5.3 million people in Memphis (Tennessee), Shreveport and Bossier City ( Louisiana), Jackson (Mississippi) and Tuscaloosa (Alabama).
Rainfall could reach 75-125 mm or more, especially in Tennessee, Kentucky, southern Ohio, southern West Virginia and western Virginia. NOAA's Weather Forecast Center has issued a level 4 warning for the most serious flash flood risk in northwest Tennessee and southwest Kentucky.
A flood warning has been issued for an area of more than 1,400 km from Arkansas to Pennsylvania, covering about 11 states.
The storm will bring snow to at least 20 states east of the Rockies.
Several places could see over 8cm of snow, including Minneapolis, Des Moines, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, Boston, Manchester and Portland.
Another cold front from the northernmost hurricane will sweep across the United States, causing temperatures to drop sharply. This is the 10th time this winter this phenomenon has occurred.
Cold air will sweep the northern Rockies and Plains, spreading to the Midwest on February 16 and the eastern United States throughout next week.
Temperatures could drop below minus 18 degrees Celsius in more than 12 states, including Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
temperatures in Montana on February 19 are forecast to drop to minus 45 degrees Celsius.
Except for Hawaii, California and Florida, every US state will have cold air below minus 7 degrees Celsius next week. In the Northern Plains, cold winds may drop below minus 40 degrees Celsius, causing serious hypothermia and numbness in the skin.
This cold front continues the latest winter storm, bringing snow and ice to the Midwest and Northeast.
The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting also said that from February 16, the cold air will affect the Northeast region, then affect some places in the Northwest and North Central regions. The northeast wind inland is strong at level 2-3.
In the Northeast, it is cold, in mountainous areas, it is very cold. The lowest temperature in this cold air mass in the Northeast is generally from 16-19 degrees, in mountainous areas it is below 15 degrees.
In Hanoi, the lowest temperature in this cold air mass is generally 17-19 degrees.
