According to the Storm page in the Northwest Pacific, on January 22, in the Siberia region (Russia), there is a cold core. In the next 2-3 days, the core will move eastward, continue to develop and reach very strong intensity.
This could be one of the most intense cold cores in the Mongolia-Siberia region in the winter of 2024-2025, with the barometric pressure index at its peak possibly fluctuating at 1065-1075 mbar, and the lowest temperature in the core possibly dropping to minus 40 degrees Celsius.
With the cold waves moving to the southeast and south, passing through mainland China expected on January 24-25, from around January 26 (ie 27th of Tet), cold air is expected to officially flow down to Vietnam, bringing strong northeast winds, cloudy skies, light rain and a sharp drop in temperature.
The entire North and North Central regions are likely to enter a widespread cold spell, with mountainous areas experiencing severe cold. High mountain areas with an altitude of 2,000 meters or higher are likely to experience frost, frost, and even snow during the night of January 26, early morning of January 27, and early morning of January 28.
The cold air mass from Siberia also affected tens of millions of people across the United States. The New York Times reported that the fierce winter storm, fueled by the Arctic cold air mass, paralyzed many areas in the southern United States, with temperatures plunging to subzero levels.
The hardest-hit areas, from the Sun Belt to the Gulf states and the Carolinas, will endure cold weather through the weekend.
Cities and towns from Houston to the Florida Panhandle saw snowfalls not seen in decades. Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, broke snow records dating back to 1895. Nearly 9 inches (22 centimeters) of snow fell in the western Florida Panhandle, while Chalmette, Louisiana, east of New Orleans, recorded 11 inches (29 centimeters) on the evening of Jan. 21.
In North Carolina, shelters were opened and more than 1,300 vehicles were deployed to clear roads. Most schools and businesses were closed, some for days.
Snowfall levels are expected to taper off as the storm moves away from the East Coast, but below-average temperatures are expected to persist through January 25, according to the weather forecast for January 23.
The storm killed at least 10 people in Texas, Alabama and Georgia, leaving behind icy roads and frozen bridges.
Of the 10 people killed by the storm, five died in a crash in Texas near the Mexican border. A large truck lost control and crashed into the scene of a minor collision between two pickup trucks on a bridge.
